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• Alex Pedersen Voted Against Transit Twice

  10-09-2019 23:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamSeattle loves its transit! Does Alex Pedersen?STANTON STEPHENS
  According to District 4 candidate Alex Pedersen, he's all for transit. But his voting record says otherwise.Pedersen, who failed to show up and explain his positions at a June candidate forum hosted by the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) group, has come under fire for voting against the Move Seattle Levy in 2015 and Sound Transit 3 (ST3) in 2016.Both measures were transit-focused. Pedersen penned multiple blog p
  
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• Alex Pedersen Rides Light Rail—But Only in the Summer

  10-09-2019 23:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamSeattle loves its transit! Does Alex Pedersen?STANTON STEPHENS
  According to District 4 candidate Alex Pedersen, he's all for transit. But his voting record says otherwise.Pedersen, who failed to show up and explain his positions at a June candidate forum hosted by the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) group, has come under fire for voting against the Move Seattle Levy in 2015 and Sound Transit 3 (ST3) in 2016.Both measures were transit-focused. Pedersen penned multiple blog p
  
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• 102 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: September 10-15, 2019

  10-09-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger EverOut StaffYou and your dog can bid summer adieu at Wild Waves' Paw Pool-ooza on Saturday.Shutterstock
  Our arts critics have already recommended 57 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 50 best music shows, but there are still tons more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from falling through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from Sky Nursery's Odd Plant Show & Sale to Friday the 13th events like th
  
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• Oregon officials confirm 2nd case of vaping-related illness

  10-09-2019 23:14
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State officials say a second Oregon resident has received medical treatment for severe lung disease linked to vaping. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the person did not die from their illness, according to the Oregon Health Authority, which provided no other details about the person or where they were treated. The reported case […]
  
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• Draft Pelosi plan would overhaul how Medicare pays for drugs

  10-09-2019 23:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft plan from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaked Tuesday would overhaul how Medicare pays for prescription drugs, by negotiating prices for costly medications, curbing annual price hikes, and limiting what seniors pay out of their own pockets. With President Donald Trump highly interested in a deal on prescription drugs, the ambitious […]
  
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• ICE and Tough Immigration Policies Are Dragging the Economy into Recession

  10-09-2019 22:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede NNehring/gettyimages.com
  A new poll has made it clear that a growing number of Americans believe the country is headed into a recession. President Trump has, one, blamed the media for encouraging this perception of the economy. He has also blamed the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, for slowing growth by raising interests too quickly and reducing them too slowly. This of course was Janet Yellen's approach: extreme caution with interest rates. But Trump did not reapp
  
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• What we know about mysterious vaping-linked illnesses and deaths

  10-09-2019 22:42
  Six deaths have been reported, amid 450 cases of potentially vaping-related illness spread among 33 states and one U.S. territory. Officials say they are not sure why the afflictions are just now surfacing. "We're all wondering if this is new or just newly recognized," said a CDC official.
  
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• Canada tries a forceful message for flood victims: Live someplace else

  10-09-2019 22:23
  Unlike the U.S., which will repeatedly help pay for people to rebuild in place, Canada has responded to the escalating costs of climate change by limiting aid after disasters and even telling people to leave their homes. It's triggering a complex mix of relief, anger and loss.
  
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• University: Losing Hawaii telescope risks billions in funds

  10-09-2019 22:12
  HONOLULU (AP) — Losing the Thirty Meter Telescope could mean losing billions of dollars in research funding over the next few decades, a senior University of Hawaii official said. Vassilis Syrmos, the school’s vice president for research and innovation, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser not building the advanced telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea on […]
  
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• Official wants independence for new Oregon transparency role

  10-09-2019 22:09
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon official who is resigning her job aimed at making government more transparent is urging her successors to defend the independence of the new office in the face of attempted influence by the governor’s office. Public Records Advocate Ginger McCall, who announced her resignation on Monday, said staff from Democratic […]
  
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• Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen Agree: Don't Upzone The Ave

  10-09-2019 21:58 via thestranger.com
  
  It looks there won't be any new upzones on The Ave.by Lester BlackTowers? Not here. Lester Black
  Seattle City Council candidates Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen don’t agree on much. But when it comes to The Ave, the two District 4 city council candidates are in complete alignment.
  “We agree on a very important policy matter affecting our district: the current city council should indefinitely suspend its plan to upzone 'The Ave,’” Scott and Pedersen wrote in a co-signed lett
  
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• Rival Candidates for City Council Agree: Don’t Upzone The Ave

  10-09-2019 21:58 via thestranger.com
  
  It looks there won't be any new upzones on The Ave.by Lester BlackTowers? Not here. Lester Black
  Seattle City Council Candidates Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen don’t agree on much. But when it comes to The Ave, the two District 4 city council candidates are in complete alignment.
  “We agree on a very important policy matter affecting our district: the current city council should indefinitely suspend its plan to upzone 'The Ave,’” Scott and Pedersen wrote in a co-signed lett
  
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• Loving Father and Husband Struggles With "Disgusting" Desires

  10-09-2019 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Forty-five-year-old straight married white man here with one wife and one seventeen-year-old daughter. No sex with wife, not for many, many years. Sleeping in separate beds, only partly because I snore. Wife is going through menopause. I have kinks that she has never shared and I'm afraid can no longer have sex without expressing. She has lots of friends but I am pretty sure she hasn’t had any affairs. If she did I might not even mind. We trust an
  
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• Biologists to start tracking pronghorn antelope in Oregon

  10-09-2019 21:46
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say the agency plans to start tracking pronghorn antelope to learn more about the species and identify migration patterns in southeast Oregon. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports during the last week of September, wildlife biologists working with federal agencies will capture and attach radio collar […]
  
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• September Food & Drink Specials to Try Now

  10-09-2019 21:29 via thestranger.com
  Pumpkin Ice Cream, PB&J Cupcakes, and More September Flavorsby Stranger EverOut StaffAs Seattle transitions into fall weather, local eateries have concocted flavors that conjure back-to-school nostalgia: Cupcake Royale and Lady Yum have whipped up PB&J macarons and cupcakes, while Salt and Straw has introduced a limited-time series of flavors dreamed up by the fourth-grade students of Adams Elementary in Ballard. Plus, find out where to get hot, cheesy pizza doughnuts and pineapple upsid
  
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• Flavors of the Month: Seattle Food & Drink Specials to Try in September 2019

  10-09-2019 21:26 via thestranger.com
  Pumpkin Ice Cream, PB&J Cupcakes, and More September Flavorsby Julianne BellAs Seattle transitions into fall weather, local eateries have concocted flavors that conjure back-to-school nostalgia: Cupcake Royale and Lady Yum have whipped up PB&J macarons and cupcakes, while Salt and Straw has introduced a limited-time series of flavors dreamed up by the fourth-grade students of Adams Elementary in Ballard. Plus, find out where to get hot, cheesy pizza doughnuts and pineapple upside-down ca
  
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• Trump pushing for crackdown on homeless camps in California

  10-09-2019 20:40
  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has ordered White House officials to conduct a sweeping crackdown on homelessness in California, citing the state’s growing crisis, according to four government officials aware of the effort. The planning has intensified in recent weeks. Administration officials have discussed using the federal government to get homeless people off the streets […]
  
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• US expands hunting and fishing at national wildlife refuges

  10-09-2019 20:21
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding hunting and fishing in 77 national wildlife refuges in what it says is a bonus for hunters and anglers but what critics contend is deferring management to states with potential harm to wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a final rule posted Tuesday […]
  
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• Wisconsin man accused of making illegal vaping cartridges

  10-09-2019 20:14
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin man is accused of manufacturing thousands of counterfeit vaping cartridges a day with THC oil for almost two years. Kenosha County prosecutors say 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines had 10 employees to make cartridges that were packaged to look professionally done. The Kenosha News reports authorities seized 188 pounds […]
  
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• Wisconsin man accused in illegal THC vaping cartridge scheme

  10-09-2019 20:14
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is accused of running a 10-man operation that manufactured thousands of counterfeit vaping cartridges loaded with THC oil every day for almost two years, authorities said. Kenosha County prosecutors said 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines had employees make professionally packaged cartridges. Authorities said the employees filled about 3,000 to 5,000 […]
  
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• Man gets more than 8 years for sexual assault, other charges

  10-09-2019 20:04
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 8 ? years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman after breaking into her Portland, Oregon, home. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Joseph William Green Jr., 31, was sentenced Monday. The 76-year-old woman told police she knew Green as a neighborhood panhandler. Authorities say that shortly […]
  
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• Minnesota lawmakers will hear disputed assisted suicide bill

  10-09-2019 19:54
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman with terminal cancer will tell her story Wednesday before a Minnesota House committee considering a bill that would allow adults with less than six months to live to obtain medication to end their lives on their own terms. The bill is patterned after an Oregon law that has been in […]
  
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• Idaho officials confirm 2 cases of vaping-related illness

  10-09-2019 19:27
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials confirmed Tuesday that two people in Idaho have developed a serious lung disease linked to vaping. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced the two patients, one a minor and the other a young adult, were hospitalized for a time but are now recovering at home. Three […]
  
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• Meet the Artist Behind Those Strange, Colorful Dragon Sculptures

  10-09-2019 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigI've been taking pictures of these mobiles for months, trying to find their creator. Jasmyne Keimig
  Maybe you've seen them on your walk to work or late at night after having drinks with friends. Your eyes unglue themselves from your bright phone screen and you see it. Dangling, twisting in the breeze, a sculpted creature made of wood, CD shards, bright paint, and wire, hanging from the telephone pole above the sidewalk. Maybe you're scared the things will fall down and stab you.
  
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• Meet the Artist Behind the Strange, Colorful Dragon Sculptures in Seattle and Portland

  10-09-2019 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigI've been taking pictures of these mobiles for months, trying to find their creator. Jasmyne Keimig
  Maybe you've seen them on your walk to work or late at night after having drinks with friends. Your eyes unglue themselves from your bright phone screen and you see it. Dangling, twisting in the breeze, a sculpted creature made of wood, CD shards, bright paint, and wire, hanging from the telephone pole above the sidewalk. Maybe you're scared the things will fall down and stab you.
  
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• High school athlete disqualified over swimsuit modesty rule

  10-09-2019 18:11
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A race judge at an Alaska high school swim meet disqualified a state champion swimmer after concluding that that her team-issued swimsuit did not meet modesty requirements. The decision outraged a competing coach and the Anchorage School District announced it will review the decision that disqualified the 17-year-old Dimond High School […]
  
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• Alaska high school swimmer disqualified over fit of swimsuit

  10-09-2019 18:11
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska high school swimmer was disqualified because a race judge ruled that her school-issued swimsuit did not meet modesty requirements. The Anchorage School District is reviewing the decision Friday that negated a heat victory by a 17-year-old a state-champion swimmer from Dimond High School. The National Federation of State High […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: Dental Dams Spoiler Alert! (Nobody Uses Them.)

  10-09-2019 18:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #672 — September 10, 2019by The StrangerA woman's boyfriend used to achieve orgasm with ease. But now he can't come from penetration. The caller worries that in her boyfriend's eyes, she has become the madonna, when she used to be the whore. Also, Dan speaks with a bisexual man, whose first attempt at unicorning (yes, we verbed the word "unicorn,") went poorly, mainly due to his straight couple maybe getting a little too drunky? Anyway, next time will go better, brave unicorn!
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• States sue SEC, claiming investors left behind by new rules

  10-09-2019 17:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the regulatory agency is putting investors in jeopardy by relaxing rules for brokers. The lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court asks a judge to order the agency to scrap new rules that weaken protections for […]
  
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• California man dies in Idaho BASE jumping accident

  10-09-2019 17:45
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A California man died Monday while BASE jumping off a bridge in southern Idaho. The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office says 38-year-old Brandon John Chance and his wife, Aly, both jumped from the bridge around noon, but Brandon Chance deployed his parachute late and hit the water with the chute […]
  
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• Scientists rethink Alzheimer’s, diversifying the drug search

  10-09-2019 17:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When researchers at the University of Kentucky compare brains donated from people who died with dementia, very rarely do they find one that bears only Alzheimer’s trademark plaques and tangles — no other damage. If they do, “we call it a unicorn,” said Donna Wilcock, an Alzheimer’s specialist at the university’s aging […]
  
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• After deadly shooting, Spokane police explain body-camera policy

  10-09-2019 17:03
  Spokane police Officer Brandon Rankin had activated his body camera when he fatally shot a 35-year-old man in January, but other officers at the scene failed to do so,
  
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• Slog AM: Rain Floods Everett High School, Seattle Police Lose Lip-Sync Competition, Parliament Is Closed

  10-09-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie Graham"Do you know why I pulled you over today?"AVID CREATIVE / GETTY IMAGES
  Seattle has headache-inducing driving but fewer traffic tickets:Despite constant reports about what a nightmare Seattle drivers are, on the whole, traffic tickets are down 40 percent since 2015, according to Gene Balk at the Seattle Times. That's for stuff like running red lights and whatever "inattention to driving" means. As for speeding? Those tickets went down by half. Distracted driving tickets, however
  
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• Idaho governor orders half-staff flags for fallen soldier

  10-09-2019 16:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Gov. Brad Little has ordered all U.S. and state flags in Idaho to be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of a fallen Green Beret killed during combat in Afghanistan. Little says 31-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Ard died Aug. 29 from wounds received in Zabul Province. Ard was on […]
  
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• EPA to scale back use of animals to test chemical toxicity

  10-09-2019 16:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of mammals to test the toxicity of chemicals, a move backed by animal rights groups but criticized as irresponsible by a leading environmental organization. A directive signed Tuesday by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said that “scientific advancements exist today” […]
  
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• EPA to reduce use of animal testing in predicting hazards

  10-09-2019 16:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to sharply cut its use of animals for toxicity testing. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a directive to senior staff signed Tuesday that “scientific advancements exist today” that permit the agency to better predict potential hazards to humans while reducing or avoiding animal testing. Wheeler […]
  
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• Tuesday is the first of 10 ‘palindrome days’ in a row, the last stretch of them in this century

  10-09-2019 16:13
  Geek out on this: From now through Wednesday, Sept. 19, the numerical signature of the day reads the same forward and backward.
  
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• Heavy rain in Everett floods streets and high school, hints at possible high flood year

  10-09-2019 16:02
  So much rain fell in Everett on Monday that two streets were closed temporarily, a high school was closed Tuesday and one man took to his kayak for a row down the road. Water was so deep at the intersection of 16th Street and McDougall Avenue and in the 1800 block of West Marine View […]
  
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• Jack Clay, former UW drama teacher, mentor of Oscar and Pulitzer winners, dies at 92

  10-09-2019 15:00
  His students included Academy Award-winning actor Kathy Bates, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and television and film actor Stephen Tobolowsky.  
  
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• Despite rampant bad driving in Seattle, tickets for traffic violations down more than 40% since 2015

  10-09-2019 15:00
  Seattle police are writing far fewer tickets than they used to, according to court data. But it seems traffic violators are as prolific as ever. What's going on?
  
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• Man pleads guilty to killing wife, dumping body

  10-09-2019 14:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man has pleaded guilty to killing his wife and dumping her body near a summer camp in Sandy last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Martin Gallo-Gallardo pleaded guilty Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court to killing Coral Rodrigues-Lorenzo. Gallo-Gallardo was charged in October 2018 with killing his wife and dumping […]
  
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• German party co-leader steps down after cancer diagnosis

  10-09-2019 14:00
  BERLIN (AP) — An interim leader of Germany’s junior governing party is stepping down after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The Social Democrat Party’s Manuela Schwesig says she is confident of making a full recovery but needs treatment and won’t be able to attend every public appointment in the coming months. Schwesig said Tuesday she […]
  
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• Sellers continue to have advantage in Spokane housing market

  10-09-2019 09:17
  The Spokane County real estate market was bustling with activity in August, but not enough to drive up home sales, as persistently high demand and low inventory continued to be the norm. Home sales declined 5% last month compared to August 2018, according to data from the Spokane Association of Realtors. More than 869 single-family […]
  
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• Slog PM: God Is Trying; Jojo Rabbit Divides Critics; Congress Is Back in Session, Baby!

  10-09-2019 03:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase BurnsAlso, it turns out the blowhard controls the wind.TOM BRENNER / GETTY IMAGES
  Sigh, I guess we still have to talk about Sharpiegate: I really, really, really wanted to avoid this story but it keeps evolving, building in strength, what was once a Cat 1 shitstorm is now at least a Cat 3... "Sharpiegate," the epic presidential distraction that snowballed into the possible suppression of a government agency, has evolved yet again. Today,US secretary of commerce Wilbur Ross is facing cal
  
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• Tacoma man accused of slitting cat’s throat

  10-09-2019 03:20
  A Tacoma man slit a cat’s throat because the cat was going to the bathroom in the house, court documents say. The 40-year-old pleaded not guilty to first-degree animal cruelty and resisting arrest. He was ordered jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail. The man lived with his girlfriend, his girlfriend’s brother and a few children […]
  
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• Blowing Clouds: Researchers Announce a Breathalyzer for Bud

  10-09-2019 02:45 via thestranger.com
  by Josh JardineA breathalyzer machine for alcohol. Could one for cannabis be on the way? AlexLMX/Getty ImagesBoth cannabis prohibitionists and supporters agree that operating a motor vehicle after consuming cannabis is not a good idea. The “effects of cannabis versus alcohol” argument aside—in which some researchers believe cannabis is safer than alcohol when driving—no one is in favor of intoxicated driving.But what tools are available to determine if a driver is under t
  
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• Dating Apps—And the Men On Them—Are Making Her Miserable. But Is Loneliness Worse?

  10-09-2019 02:24 via thestranger.com
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  My issue is ghosting. I've been dating for a VERY long time. I came out of a LTR twelve years ago (I'm 42 now) with very low self-esteem after my partner fell for one of our mutual friends. I did what most single people do in their thirties: working my way through the ever-morphing vernacular of dating, from dating sites to dating apps, making mainly three-week to three-month connections with guys. A FWB here, a FB there, I seemed to meet so many poly g
  
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• Ex-USC doctor charged with sex abuse surrenders license

  10-09-2019 02:23
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Tyndall, a former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting patients, has surrendered his medical license, the state medical board announced Monday. Tyndall surrendered the license effective last Thursday, the board announced. His license would have expired next Jan. 31. The medical board suspended Tyndall’s license last year. […]
  
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• Kung fu comedy takes to Seattle rooftops for filming

  10-09-2019 02:15
  Filmed entirely in the Seattle area, the premise of the film is three washed-up fighters and estranged friends reconnecting to avenge the death of their old kung ku master.
  
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• Seattle vows to address crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls

  10-09-2019 02:06
  The Seattle City Council adopted a resolution Monday acknowledging violence against indigenous women and girls and vowing to address the crisis by hiring a special liaison, investing in human services, consulting with tribal governments, improving data collection and training police. The resolution doesn’t on its own allocate any money immediately. But sponsor Councilmember Debora Juarez […]
  
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