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• City manager in Oregon placed on leave

  19-08-2019 23:41
  LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — The city manager in Lebanon, Oregon, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending further discussion from the city council. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports the decision to place Gary Marks on leave was made after an executive session on Aug. 14. Those sessions are closed to the public but city attorney […]
  
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• Literature's Wildest Lesbian Love Story Is Coming to the Big Screen

  19-08-2019 23:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Vita and Virginia opened in the UK last month, and it opens in New York and LA this Friday, but there is no word yet when it will open in Seattle.by Christopher FrizzelleThe best novelist of all time, Virginia Woolf, had an affair with a woman while she was married to a man (he was cool with it).George C. Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  The longest, strangest, most wild lesbian love letter of all time has to be Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography.It's not, I should clarify, a "lett
  
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• Wife of man gored to death by yak sues 911 for $7M

  19-08-2019 22:51
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a Central Oregon man who was gored to death by a yak on his hobby farm is suing Deschutes County’s 911 system for $7 million, saying a dispatcher failed to send an ambulance when the man called. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the lawsuit filed last week says Brian Wing […]
  
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• Oregon health officials confirm 23 measles cases this year

  19-08-2019 22:41
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say 23 measles cases have been confirmed, the most reported in the state in a single year since 1991. KATU-TV reported Monday that the Oregon Health Authority announced nine new cases were reported in Clackamas and Multnomah counties since the beginning of July. Health officials say none of […]
  
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• Seattle’s police-reform plan is ‘busywork,’ citizen panel says in asking federal judge to reject proposal

  19-08-2019 22:35
  In court papers filed in U.S. District Court, the Community Police Commission asked U.S District Judge James Robart to order the city to adopt a plan based on existing remedies.
  
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• Citizen panel asks federal judge to reject Seattle’s police-accountability plan

  19-08-2019 22:35
  In court papers filed in U.S. District Court, the Community Police Commission asked U.S District Judge James Robart to order the city to adopt a plan based on existing remedies.
  
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• Florida Cannabis Enforcement Is in Flux, Because Science Is Hard

  19-08-2019 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Meg NannaThe legalization of hemp as a crop has led to some great things. (Yay, hemp!) But nothing is everything all the time, and legal hemp is causing some massive headaches for officials in Florida (much like the type of headaches you get when you smoke hemp). It's a very special Florida problem—which should probably be the state motto.
  Last month, deputies in some Florida counties announced that the methods used to "field test" plants suspected of being cannabis (as opp
  
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• US attorney seeks to block plan for supervised drug center

  19-08-2019 22:19
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Loved ones propped photos of more than a dozen young people lost to the opioid crisis against the outside of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on Monday as a judge inside heard arguments on whether the city could become the nation’s first to open a supervised injection center. U.S. Attorney William McSwain, […]
  
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• The 45 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: August 19-25, 2019

  19-08-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts & culture critics recommend the best local events.by Elaina FriedmanOur music critics have already chosen the 43 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts and culture critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Washington Bus and The Stranger's Seattle City Council pageantCandidate Survivor to 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival, and from Nordic Sól to the Washington State I
  
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• Congo to use second vaccine to fight Ebola

  19-08-2019 22:14
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of Congo’s Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year. Dr. Jean-Jaques Muyembe is the director of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research. He said Monday the World Health Organization has recommended the use of […]
  
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• Earthquake-warning system that could provide smartphone alerts to Pacific Northwest gets funding boost

  19-08-2019 21:40
  An updated alert system should be able to provide critical seconds of warning before an earthquake's most destructive shaking.
  
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• Earthquake-warning system gets funding boost, could provide smartphone alerts to Pacific Northwest

  19-08-2019 21:40
  An updated alert system should be able to provide critical seconds of warning before an earthquake's most destructive shaking.
  
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• Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts

  19-08-2019 21:00
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis. After years of frequent list price hikes, many drugmakers are showing some restraint, according to the analysis of drug prices provided by health […]
  
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• Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

  19-08-2019 20:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood said Monday it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions. Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s acting president and CEO, said the organization’s nationwide network of health centers would remain open and strive […]
  
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• ‘Sinking Ship’ parking garage in Seattle’s Pioneer Square named ‘coolest’ place to park in the nation

  19-08-2019 20:46
  The garage, whose triangular shape and position on a hill creates the illusion of a boat's bow in water, beat out nine garages for top honors. The "Sinking Ship" sits in the footprint of the historic Seattle Hotel.
  
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• Grower: 5,000 in Louisiana medical marijuana program so far

  19-08-2019 20:38
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the head of one growing operation said Monday. John Davis, president of GB Sciences Louisiana, one of two state-sanctioned […]
  
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• Seattle City Council Candidates Will Pitch to the Youths at Candidate Survivor This Wednesday

  19-08-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The only candidate forum worth attending.by Rich SmithIt gets weird.The Washington Bus YouTube ScreengrabSince all politics is theater anyway, The Stranger is yet again teaming up with The Washington Bus to stage Candidate Survivor, the best goddamn display of political theater you'll see this year short of Jeff Bezos dressing up like Richard Schwartz and playing the victim during public comment at the next city council meeting.Before an audience of politically savvy youths, candidates running f
  
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• Dunleavy to announce Alaska oil check decision on video

  19-08-2019 20:15
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy was scheduled Monday afternoon to announce whether he will accept a smaller payout to residents from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund than the amount he’s long pushed for. The Republican governor will release a video with his decision instead of holding a news conference. “Given the significance of this […]
  
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• Dunleavy OKs ‘partial’ oil-wealth check of about $1,600

  19-08-2019 20:15
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he is approving the roughly $1,600 oil-wealth fund check for residents passed by lawmakers this year but views it as a partial payment and plans to press for additional funding. Dunleavy, in a video message released Monday, said majorities in the House and Senate do not […]
  
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• Follow One Reel on social media to enter to win a pair of single day passes to Bumbershoot!

  19-08-2019 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy MarlerEntries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Sunday, August 25, 2019Show your support to the Bumbershoot non-music artists by following One Reel via social media to enter to win a pair of single day passes.Choose Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to qualify - one entry per site when you start following between August 15 - August 25.Learn more about One Reel HERE. Or buy Bumbershoot tickets here.
  
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• Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Finally Gets Fired, Five Years Later

  19-08-2019 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  The cop who killed Eric Garner finally faces a consequence for his actions.by Katie HerzogOfficer Daniel Pantaleo of the New York Police Department never faced criminal charges for Eric Garner's death. Yana Paskova/GettyFive years later, the cop who killed Eric Garner has finally been fired.NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced the news on Monday, two weeks after an administrative judge recommended Pantaleo’s termination. The judge, according to the New York Times, found Panta
  
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• The 43 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: August 19-25, 2019

  19-08-2019 19:54 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWilco's Jeff Tweedy (playing on Sunday) is one of many acts to look forward to at Fort Worden State Park's new music and arts festival THING. Courtesy of the artist
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from the 10th Annual Linda's Fest to fuzzy pop-rockers the Courtneys to the new music and arts festival THING. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.Found
  
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• Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to host town hall in Seattle on Sunday

  19-08-2019 19:41
  Warren, who's currently running second among nearly two dozen Democratic candidates in polling averages, will be the first top-tier Democratic candidate to hold a public campaign event in Seattle.
  
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• Conservation groups sue to restrict whale-watching near southern resident orcas

  19-08-2019 19:29
  Conservation groups sued the Trump administration Monday for ignoring a legal petition to create a no-go zone for boats in the prime fishing areas of endangered southern resident orcas. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington by the Center for Biological Diversity and Orca Relief Citizens Alliance […]
  
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• Report from Portland: As Protest Spread, Police Mostly Managed to Keep Protesters Apart

  19-08-2019 19:24 via thestranger.com
  by Alex ZielinskiOriginally published in our sister paper, The Portland Mercury.Portland Mercury Staff
  The much-anticipated protest in Portland on Saturday, August 17, that was instigated by the Proud Boys, a national right-wing extremist group, dissipated with minimal engagement from counterprotesters.The day's events began around 9:30 a.m., with a crowd of left-wing counterprotesters congregating at Tom McCall Waterfront Park to make costumes and plan their actions for the day. Some of these a
  
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• Dump truck crashes into Subway sandwich shop in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, 5 injured

  19-08-2019 19:09
  The dump truck careened down James Avenue, hitting other vehicles before it slammed into the front of a Subway restaurant.
  
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• Officials: Boise could see rent application fee regulations

  19-08-2019 18:49
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho city councilwoman has proposed placing restrictions on rental application fees after residents have complained of high cost, officials said. Boise City Council member Lisa Sanchez discussed suggesting an ordinance that would stop people who take fees with no intention to rent, or whose fees are unreasonably high, the Idaho […]
  
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• New Burke Museum will have a striking and symbolic work of art

  19-08-2019 18:30
  As the grand opening of the new Burke Museum gets closer, workers have been busy installing a large mural in the new natural-history museum on the northwest corner of the University of Washington campus. The 46-by-60-foot piece, titled “Synecdoche,” is by artist RYAN! Feddersen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Okanogan/Arrow Lakes). It […]
  
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• Wildfire burns at least 50 structures, prompts evacuations

  19-08-2019 17:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — High wind pushed a weekend Alaska wildfire across the main highway connecting Anchorage and Fairbanks and burned at least 50 structures, according to the state Division of Forestry. Fire officials did not have details on what kinds of structures burned and whether they were homes, outbuildings or businesses. The fire along […]
  
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• Alaska wildfire season continues with new fires, hot weather

  19-08-2019 17:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s wildfire season usually ends well before mid-August but persistent hot, dry weather has contributed to the start of new fires and the spread of old ones. High winds Saturday damaged power lines or knocked trees into lines, sparking multiple fires, including one that temporarily shut down the highway between Anchorage […]
  
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• Alaska wildfire crosses highway, prompts evacuations

  19-08-2019 17:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A weekend wildfire in Alaska burned at least 50 structures and closed a highway linking the state’s two largest cities. Forestry officials say the fire began Saturday north of Willow when high wind blew a tree onto a powerline at Mile 91 Parks Highway. The fire grew to 0.2 square (0.52 […]
  
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• NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner

  19-08-2019 17:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of the black man whose dying cries of “I can’t breathe” fueled a national debate over race and police use of force. Police Commissioner James O’Neill’s said […]
  
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• NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner’s chokehold death

  19-08-2019 17:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the unarmed man whose dying gasps of “I can’t breathe” gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force. Police […]
  
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• Florida governor’s Western Wall prayer: ‘Good Lord, spare us hurricanes this year’

  19-08-2019 17:09
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor says when he visited the Western Wall in Israel in May he followed tradition by sticking a slip of paper with a written prayer in between crevices of the ancient structure. Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed Monday that his prayer said, “Good Lord, spare us hurricanes this year.” DeSantis […]
  
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• Slog AM: China Rallies Its Troops, Man Sends 'No Parking' Sign Through Beth's Cafe Window, RIP to This Glacier

  19-08-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamIceland held a funeral for its lost glacier.DURKTALSMA/GETTY
  It's more than the bikinis: Everett's restriction on its bikini barista's uniforms (the city wants the bikini baristas to stop just wearing bikinis) is more than a wardrobe change. For the baristas and their supporters, this is a women's rights issue. The issue has cost Everett $294,533 in litigation fees so far, according to the Seattle Times. The legal fight centers around whether a uniform of thongs and nipple past
  
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• Utah man recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

  19-08-2019 16:49
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who went missing for nearly a week in the wilderness along the Idaho-Montana border says he sustained himself on berries and bugs. Kaden Laga told Salt Lake City’s KUTV in an interview Sunday that he told himself he was going to survive no matter what. Authorities say […]
  
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• Hiker recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

  19-08-2019 16:49
  FLORENCE, Mont. (AP) — A Utah man said he ate berries and bugs to survive for nearly a week while lost in wilderness along the Idaho-Montana border. Kaden Laga, 25, is about to become a father and told himself he had to survive and make it home to his pregnant wife no matter what, he […]
  
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• Lufthansa offers climate-friendly fuel, but at a price

  19-08-2019 16:25
  BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa is launching a website that allows customers to buy climate-friendly plane fuel to compensate for the emissions caused by their flight. Lufthansa said Monday that the sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, purchased that way will be added to one of the airline’s flights, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by […]
  
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• Idaho airline to service flights from Lewiston to Boise

  19-08-2019 16:03
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho airline has plans to add flights to the state capital several months after the service was withdrawn. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Stout Flying Services is expected to begin flights twice a week between Lewiston and Boise starting Sept. 2. Officials say pilot Ralph Stout plans to leave Lewiston […]
  
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• Crews battle large blaze in Salem

  19-08-2019 16:03
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Crews battled a four-alarm blaze at a wooden pallet facility in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports the fire was initially reported before 3 a.m. Monday. Fire officials stated that the blaze engulfed a large number of wooden pallets but crews had made good progress and had the fire spread contained as […]
  
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• Scorned customer throws sign through window at Beth’s Cafe in Seattle

  19-08-2019 15:56
  Seattle police are looking for a man who threw a large "No Parking" sign through the window of Beth's Cafe.
  
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• A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing

  19-08-2019 15:05
  LOS ANGELES — On paper, the high-school senior from British Columbia was a promising soccer player. So much so that UCLA admitted the teen last fall as an athletic recruit and even awarded him a scholarship. The teen, however, didn’t play soccer — and his admission to UCLA was bought with a $100,000 bribe William […]
  
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• Washington firefighter badly burned in 2015 Twisp River Fire now fighting law that won’t let him collect damages

  19-08-2019 15:00
  "I want to be able to pave a new path for firefighters down the road who are in similar situations," said Daniel Lyon Jr., the sole survivor of a four-person engine crew overcome by the Twisp River fire. "I want to make sure they are afforded the same rights as everyone else."
  
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• How should the King County Council spend $318M for education?

  19-08-2019 15:00
  Job centers on high school campuses. More money to hire teachers of color. Mentors for students. Over the past two months, the Metropolitan King County Council has heard countless ideas from the public on how it should spend $318 million on education — a one-time windfall provided through a fee on Sound Transit construction contracts. And […]
  
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• Have you tried samsa? A mouthwatering Central Asian snack comes to Greater Seattle — these 3 places do it and other meat pockets well.

  19-08-2019 15:00
  This Central Asian snack should be on your must-try list. Fresh from the oven, beef samsa is succulent. Their skin is flaky and buttery, with rippling cracks like the pattern of wind on sand. Have a bite, guzzle strong green tea, then cool your palate with pickled carrot-and-garlic salad.
  
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• Firefighter grievously injured in Washington wildfire faces uphill legal battle to seek damages

  19-08-2019 15:00
  "I want to be able to pave a new path for firefighters down the road who are in similar situations," said Daniel Lyon Jr., the sole survivor of a four-person engine crew overcome by the Twisp River fire. "I want to make sure they are afforded the same rights as everyone else."
  
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• Bikini baristas aren’t giving up after appeals court rules Everett can regulate their outfits

  19-08-2019 15:00
  Folks driving through Everett recently may have seen a readerboard outside a bikini barista stand that accuses the city of caring “more about bikinis than drugs and our homeless crisis.” It’s a sign that, despite last month’s appeals-court ruling against the owners of the drive-through java huts, a legal clash over the coffee slingers’ clothing […]
  
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• A mouthwatering Central Asian snack comes to Greater Seattle — these 3 places do it well

  19-08-2019 15:00
  This Central Asian snack should be on your must-try list. Fresh from the oven, beef samsa is succulent. Their skin is flaky and buttery, with rippling cracks. Have a bite, guzzle green tea, then cool your palate with pickled carrot-and-garlic salad.
  
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• Eastbound Highway 512 reopens after truck fire jams commute near Puyallup

  19-08-2019 14:59
  All lanes of eastbound Highway 512 near Puyallup reopened around 7:30 a.m. Monday after a semitruck apparently scraped a bridge and erupted into flames, snarling the South Sound commute for hours. Officials with the Washington state Department of Transportation tweeted that the 2 a.m. blaze near Portland Avenue East heavily affected westbound traffic as well. […]
  
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• Eastbound Highway 512 blocked after truck catches fire near Puyallup

  19-08-2019 14:59
  A semitruck that erupted into flames early Monday near Puyallup has blocked all eastbound lanes of Highway 512, snarling the South Sound commute. Officials with the Washington state Department of Transportation tweeted that the 2 a.m. blaze near Portland Avenue East has heavily affected westbound traffic as well. WSDOT urged drivers to delay trips through […]
  
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