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• Free Will Astrology: August 6-12

  08-08-2019 23:39 via thestranger.com
  by Rob Brezsny
  ARIES (March 21-April 19): When it came time to write your horoscope, I was feeling unusually lazy. I could barely summon enough energy to draw up the planetary charts. I said a weak prayer to the astrological muses, pleading, "Please don't make me work too hard to discover the message that Aries people need to hear; just make the message appear in my mind." As if in response, a voice in my head said, "Try bibliomancy." So I strolled to my bookcase, shut my eyes, pulled out the fi
  
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• Russia says its bombers escorted by US jets over Bering Sea

  08-08-2019 22:06
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a patrol mission over the Bering Sea, where they were escorted by U.S. fighter jets. The Defense Ministry said two Tu-95 bombers flew Thursday over international waters during a 10-hour mission that was part of the Ocean Shield exercise. It […]
  
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• State suspends burn permits in Mat-Su, Kenai Peninsula

  08-08-2019 22:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Division of Forestry has again suspended burning in two regions because of wildfire danger. The division announced Thursday that suspensions of both small- and large-scale burn permits have been issued for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula. The suspensions took effect Thursday and include suspensions of open burning […]
  
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• Stop Eating Meat, Help Save the Planet

  08-08-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  A new report from a team of UN scientists warns that we need to modify our diets and how we produce food in order to stem climate change.by Dave SegalYou know you want this salad.BROOKE FITTS
  A new report from a team of UN scientists warns that we need to modify our diets and how we produce food in order to stem climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report uses input from 107 authors and analyzes over 7,000 research articles.This development, on top of what Nathalie Graha
  
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• Where to Celebrate National S’mores Day

  08-08-2019 21:16 via thestranger.com
  A S'mores-gasbord of options for August 10, ranging from milkshakes to macarons.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSaturday, August 10, is National S’mores Day, and there are plenty of places in Seattle to get the flavors of the chocolaty, smoky treat. The options below range from sundaes to cookies to pie to actual s'mores.
  S'mores Pie at A La Mode PiesWhy choose between pie and s'mores when you can enjoy A La Mode's mash-up with a graham cracker crust, rich chocolate mousse filling, and swirl
  
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• David Berman Is Dead

  08-08-2019 21:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Death of an heir of sorrows.by Rich SmithOff to the land of club soda unbridled. KYLE T. WEBSTER
  When I heard that David Berman had died at 52, I felt like I'd lost a whole alphabet.
  If you're lucky you've been spared these conversations, but there are entire groups of mostly sad people who speak to one another only in Berman lyrics. So Wednesday evening there was nothing for me to do except to find another one of those people, play some darts, drink a few beers, and swim through a few of Berman
  
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• Behind the Byline: Meet arts critic Moira Macdonald

  08-08-2019 21:10
  Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald discusses her book club, what inspires her, and why criticism is a vulnerable way to write. This is the 16th edition of Behind the Byline, our series introducing you to Seattle Times journalists.
  
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• 2007 mass shooting survivor copes with 300 pellets of lead

  08-08-2019 20:53
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who survived a 2007 mass shooting in Utah said Thursday she has lead poisoning from 300 shotgun pellets still in her body, leaving her with debilitating headaches, nausea and other serious health problems. Carolyn Tuft, whose 15-year-old daughter died in the Trolley Square mall shooting in Salt Lake […]
  
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• 31 Festivals to Check Out in the Seattle Area This Weekend

  08-08-2019 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffAnnie Ford, Beverly Crusher, and Great Grandpa are just some of the bands on the bill at this weekend's Doe Bay Fest on Orcas Island. Doe Bay Fest
  Is it going to rain this weekend? Maybe. But if you're a true Seattleite, that won't stop you from doing cool stuff, whether it's taking part in Native traditions at the Festival of the River and Pow Wow, dancing to the Dandy Warhols at the South Lake Union Block Party, or spending the evening by the water at the 1000 Lig
  
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• Murder case suspect arraigned on federal child porn charges

  08-08-2019 20:06
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 21-year-old Indiana man suspected of orchestrating the death of an Alaska teenager was arraigned in federal court on child pornography charges. Anchorage television station KTVA reports Darin Schilmiller of New Salisbury was extradited Monday and arraigned Wednesday in Anchorage. He will be arraigned Friday in state court on charges of […]
  
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• In Trump's Reaction to Mass Shootings, Red Flags Everywhere

  08-08-2019 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Episode 209 of the Blabbermouth podcastby The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk about the mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, Trump’s role in them, and whether we’ll now, finally see some Congressional action on common sense gun laws.After that, a caller demands we stop talking about the Democratic presidential debates! (And we sorta comply—but only sorta.) Then, another caller takes Eli to task for c
  
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• Stupid Politicians Are Still Trying to Blame Social Ills on Cannabis

  08-08-2019 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh JardineOkay, to be fair, outbreaks of the munchies CAN sometimes be blamed on cannabis. WILDPIXEL/GETTY IMAGES
  As wonderful as cannabis can be, it's important we don't view it as the be-all and end-all to solve every issue, and its limited drawbacks should be owned. The way I see it, there are two legitimate problems with cannabis. You are welcome to @ me with your hot takes, but the following are hills on which I am good to die.
  1) Cannabis can be partly responsible for weight gain. Cer
  
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• Injured Nevada wildland firefighter released from hospital

  08-08-2019 19:31
  ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter who was injured while battling a wildland blaze in northeast Nevada has been released from the hospital. The Elko Daily Free Press reports two volunteer firefighters suffered unspecified injuries Sunday when flames burned over their vehicle during the initial attack on a lightning-sparked fire in the Ruby Mountains […]
  
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• Crews gaining on 3 big Nevada fires; injured firefighter OK

  08-08-2019 19:31
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter injured while battling a wildland blaze has been released from a Nevada hospital as more than 700 people make progress on all three of the biggest wildfires burning in the state, officials said. None of the fires grew overnight and one is now 75% contained, officials with the […]
  
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• 2 drivers indicted in Anchorage crash that killed passenger

  08-08-2019 19:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted two drivers involved in a May fatal crash. Anchorage police say 26-year-old Maxwell Edlund faces counts of manslaughter, felony assault, driving with an open container and operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Sixty-year-old Louanna Pickles was indicted Wednesday on counts of manslaughter and […]
  
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• Monica Lewinsky Is Co-Producing a TV Show About the Clinton Presidency Scandal

  08-08-2019 19:07 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned LannamannMonica Lewinsky at the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women in Entertainment event in 2018. JESSE GRANT / STRINGER / GETTY IMAGES
  The internet erupted in cheers Tuesday when it was announced that Ryan Murphy’s excellent FX anthology series, American Crime Story, would return in 2020 for its third season—this time focusing on the 1998 Clinton presidency scandal, and with key player Monica Lewinsky on board as a producer. Per Deadline, the show will start production in
  
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• UK plans fast-track visa to attract scientists after Brexit

  08-08-2019 19:02
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to introduce a new fast-track visa to attract more of the world’s best scientists to the U.K. Johnson said Thursday he wanted to “ensure our immigration system attracts the very best minds from around the world.” Few details were announced. Johnson said the government […]
  
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• Idaho hot springs area near McCall evacuated due to wildfire

  08-08-2019 18:51
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning in dense timber in west-central Idaho has nearly tripled in size and led to evacuations of a small community and a popular rustic resort hot springs. Fire officials say Thursday that the fire near Burgdorf Hot Springs grew to 1.5 square miles (4 kilometers) and jumped across roads […]
  
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• Republican Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch has died

  08-08-2019 18:41
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch, a former state House member who also served on the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Anchorage assemblies, has died, his family said in a statement Thursday. He was 68. Birch died Wednesday of a torn or ruptured aorta after experiencing chest pains and being taken […]
  
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• Republican Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch dies

  08-08-2019 18:41
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch, a former state House member who also served on the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Anchorage assemblies, has died, his family said in a statement Thursday. He was 68. Birch died Wednesday of a torn or ruptured aorta after experiencing chest pains and being taken […]
  
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• Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch dies at 68

  08-08-2019 18:41
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Alaska state Sen. Chris Birch has died. He was 68. Birch suffered a heart attack and died Wednesday, said Senate Majority Communications Director Daniel McDonald. Birch was a former state House member who previously served on the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Anchorage assemblies. He was an engineer. He was […]
  
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• The Top Nine Things to See at the Capitol Hill Art Walk Tonight

  08-08-2019 18:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffImminent Mode will continue its tradition of radical fashion in the street. Stephanie Jameson
  Every second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the August 8 edition. But, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't miss, like the fashion show Im
  
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• El Nino fades so forecasters expect busier hurricane season

  08-08-2019 18:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday the Atlantic season looks more active than normal as peak hurricane season begins. Forecasters now expect 10 to 17 […]
  
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• Alaska man pleads guilty to kidnapping of gang member

  08-08-2019 18:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who played a role in the death of a gang member has pleaded guilty to kidnapping. The Anchorage Daily News reports 32-year-old Beau Cook pleaded guilty Wednesday. Cook is one of six men charged in the 2017 death of 34-year-old Michael Staton. Staton was a member of the […]
  
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• Authorities find missing California children in Idaho

  08-08-2019 17:32
  GARDEN CITY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say three young children who went missing from California were found living in a tool shed with their mother in Idaho. The district attorney’s office of Tulare County, California says the 1-, 2- and 3-year-old children were found in Garden City, Idaho last week in a shed without running […]
  
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• Slog AM: Mike O'Brien Is the Bike-Lane Lorax, Mississippi Children Left Homeless After Huge ICE Raid, Climate Change Will Cause Food Shortage

  08-08-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamHe speaks for the Bike Master Plan!CITY OF SEATTLE
  More bad news for Boeing: Amid all this "our plane murdered hundreds of people" hoopla, Boeing is facing problems with another one of their planes. The once-neighborhood plane manufacturer is still working on a fix for its 737 MAX 8 which had a glitch that caused two planes crashed within months of each other. But, it's newest jet, the 777X is facing setbacks and delays. It's current issue is an engine glitch. Is anyone even bu
  
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• Political Action Committee helps pay fines for GOP senators

  08-08-2019 16:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A political action committee has donated enough money to cover the majority of fines for each of the 11 Republican state senators in Oregon who walked out of the Capitol to kill a clime change bill in June. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Stand with Our Senators Political Action Committee on July […]
  
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• Director of Alaska college resigns due to state budget cuts

  08-08-2019 16:04
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The newly appointed director of Kodiak College has resigned due to budget cuts to Alaska’s public universities, officials said. Jessica Paugh informed the college pn July 31 that she would not fill the post because of the state funding reduction, The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Wednesday. Paugh was selected in May […]
  
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• Two Arlington police officers injured in suspected DUI crash

  08-08-2019 15:19
  A 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she struck a marked Arlington Police Department vehicle on Highway 530 early Thursday morning, state police say. Washington State Patrol spokesperson Heather Axtman said the woman was driving east in a dark-colored sedan with its lights off when she struck the police […]
  
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• Two Arlington police officers injured by suspected DUI driver

  08-08-2019 15:19
  A 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she struck a marked Arlington Police Department vehicle on Highway 530 early Thursday morning, state police say. Washington State Patrol spokesperson Heather Axtman said the woman was driving east in a dark-colored sedan with its lights off when she struck the police […]
  
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• ‘Vehicle ranching’ in Seattle: Inside the underground market of renting RVs to homeless people

  08-08-2019 15:00
  Seattle's underground, unregulated market finds itself targeted by the mayor.
  
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• Still fuming about 35th Avenue N.E., Seattle City Council to consider new bike-lane requirements

  08-08-2019 15:00
  The proposal would require the city to build protected bike lanes any time it spends more than $1 million on a paving project on a street where the bike master plan says a protected bike lane should someday be built.
  
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• Still fuming about 35th Avenue N.E., Seattle City Council considers new bike-lane requirements

  08-08-2019 15:00
  The proposal would require the city to build protected bike lanes any time it spends more than $1 million on a paving project on a street where the bike master plan says a protected bike lane should someday be built.
  
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• Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González eyes run for Washington state attorney general

  08-08-2019 15:00
  González pointed to her experience growing up in Central Washington as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, saying that perspective would inform her work as the state's top lawyer.
  
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• Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González eyes run for state attorney general

  08-08-2019 15:00
  González pointed to her experience growing up in Central Washington as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, saying that perspective would inform her work as the state's top lawyer.
  
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• Road work, light-rail construction on I-405, I-90 and the Aurora Bridge will snarl traffic this weekend

  08-08-2019 15:00
  Travelers can expect lane closures and traffic delays on Seattle-area highways this weekend as maintenance and construction season continues full-steam ahead. The work includes light-rail construction over Interstate 405, repaving of the Aurora Bridge and maintenance of the Interstate 90 Mercer Island lid and Mount Baker tunnel. Congestion is expected to spill into other streets […]
  
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• Citizen panel spurns Durkan’s proposal to address Seattle police accountability flaws

  08-08-2019 15:00
  The Community Police Commission expressed concern that the city's approach fails to adequately address deficiencies cited by a federal judge.
  
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• 4 new happy hours around Seattle and the Eastside, including a family-friendly waterfront venue

  08-08-2019 15:00
  Got kids? Here is an all-ages happy-hour venue; Kidd Valley by the Seattle waterfront runs happy hour all night with $2-$5 burger-and-fries specials.
  
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• Toxic lead removed from Paris schools after Notre Dame fire

  08-08-2019 13:40
  PARIS (AP) — Workers in full protective gear began Thursday to decontaminate some Paris schools tested with unsafe levels of lead following the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral, as part of efforts to protect children from risks of lead poisoning. Paris authorities ordered last month a deep clean and removal of hazardous substances at […]
  
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• 13 Places to Celebrate National S’mores Day in Seattle All Weekend Long

  08-08-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  A S'mores-gasbord of options for August 10, ranging from milkshakes to macarons.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSaturday, August 10, is National S’mores Day, and there are plenty of places in Seattle to get the flavors of the chocolaty, smoky treat. The options below range from sundaes to cookies to pie to actual s'mores. For more ideas, check out our food and drink calendar.S'mores Pie at A La Mode PiesWhy choose between pie and s'mores when you can enjoy A La Mode's mash-up with a graham c
  
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• UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future

  08-08-2019 10:01
  GENEVA (AP) — Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth’s land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a new United Nations scientific report says. That creates a vicious cycle which is already making food more expensive, scarcer and less nutritious. “The cycle is accelerating,” said NASA climate scientist […]
  
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• New UN warming report sees hungry future that can be avoided

  08-08-2019 10:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new United Nations scientific report says climate change is hitting us where it counts: the stomach — not to mention the forests, plants and animals. The report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use […]
  
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• The food supply is at dire risk, U.N. experts say

  08-08-2019 10:00
  More than 10% of the world’s population remains undernourished, and food shortages could lead to an increase in cross-border migration.
  
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• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces tough town-hall questions about guns and Trump’s rhetoric

  08-08-2019 09:20
  The eight-term congresswoman said she couldn't support a ban on assault-style weapons but would support an expansion of"red flag" laws that would restrict access to guns for those exhibiting warning signs.
  
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