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• Trans Woman Launches Hunger Strike After State Moved Her to Men’s Prison

  08-07-2024 21:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Monday is the 17th day of Kim’s hunger strike, and she said she won’t eat until she’s returned.by Vivian McCallAmber Kim laughed weakly when a nurse at Monroe Correctional Complex asked if she wanted an nutritional shake.
  “I’m like, y’all know I’m on a hunger strike,” she said. “Why are you offering Ensure?”
  More than two weeks ago, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) forcibly removed Kim from the Washington Corrections Cente
  
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• The Top 38 Events in Seattle This Week: July 8–14, 2024

  08-07-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Day In Day Out, Blink-182, and Moreby EverOut StaffHow are we hangin' in there, Seattle? The heat wave persists this week, but we're bringing you an equally hot slate of events, from Day In Day Out to blink-182 and from Seattle Theatre Group's DANCE This to Hot Off the Press Book Fair.
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  Redd Kross
  Likening their legacy to the King of Filth John Waters, punk outfit Redd Kross has built a name for themselves by making subversive music in a "high pop celebrity style." Tracks like "
  
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• Slog AM: Boeing Pleads Guilty, Biden Doubles Down on Staying In, French Cyclist Fined for Kissing Wife

  08-07-2024 17:31 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamBoeing's bad year continues: The company will pay $487 million and plead guilty to defrauding the Federal Aviation Administration for its part in two fatal plane crashes that occurred in 2018 and 2019. While that seems like a lot of money, Boeing avoided paying the $24.8 billion desired by the families of the 737 MAX 8 crash victims. Boeing will now need to operate under a government-appointed independent monitor for three years.  
  
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