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• Key moments in case of teen fatally shot by Chicago cop

  01-12-2015 23:11
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Chicago’s police superintendent Tuesday and named a task force to study police accountability in the aftermath of the release of a 2014 video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Emanuel defended the city’s handling of the matter, saying the timing of the video’s […]
  
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• Planned Parenthood shooting: Domestic terrorism? It’s knotty

  01-12-2015 23:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic brought several guns, ammunition and propane tanks that officials say he assembled around a car. For hours, he holed up inside the clinic, unleashing a fusillade that wounded nine others and sent shoppers scattering inside surrounding buildings during a […]
  
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• In slap at Obama, GOP-led House moves to block climate rule

  01-12-2015 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama worked to hammer out a global climate agreement in Paris, Republicans in Congress moved to block his plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The House passed two resolutions Tuesday disapproving Obama’s power-plant rules and rendering them inoperative. A measure blocking an […]
  
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• In massive stranding, 337 whales beached on Chilean coast

  01-12-2015 23:07
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The coast of southern Chile has become a grave for 337 sei whales that were found beached in what scientists say is one of the biggest whale strandings ever recorded. Biologist Vreni Haussermann told The Associated Press Tuesday that she made the discovery along with other scientists in June during an […]
  
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• Seattle woman accused of altering cellphone records after fatal crash

  01-12-2015 22:39
  
  A South Seattle woman was charged with vehicular homicide last week, accused of talking on her cellphone when she fatally struck an elderly pedestrian in February 2014. Police say she altered phone records in an attempt to cover up her distracted-driving behavior.
  
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• When girl’s pain became too much, YES was there to help

  01-12-2015 21:13
  
  Counseling to work through a childhood trauma was the key to moving forward for a student now on a full scholarship in college.
  
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• Suit tests case for seizing $908,000 from indicted state Auditor Troy Kelley

  01-12-2015 20:38
  
  Indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley is challenging the government’s seizure of $908,000 in allegedly “tainted” funds. A two-day hearing under way in U.S. District Court in Tacoma will be the first test of the government’s case against him.
  
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• Indicted State Auditor Kelley seeks return of seized $908,000

  01-12-2015 20:38
  
  Indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley is challenging the government’s seizure of $908,000 in allegedly “tainted” funds. A two-day hearing under way in U.S. District Court in Tacoma will be the first test of the government’s case against him.
  
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• Snow is coming to the Cascades, weather service says

  01-12-2015 20:27
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a snow advisory for the Cascade Mountains in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Lewis counties.
  
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• Search continues for climber missing near Leavenworth

  01-12-2015 19:08
  
  A search was to resume Tuesday for a Portland man who planned to climb Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth but failed to return on time.
  
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• Bremerton boy who set cat on fire sentenced to year in detention

  01-12-2015 18:56
  
  Bremerton teenager who set a cat on fire has been sentenced to a year to 14 months in the state juvenile rehabilitation system.
  
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• Rising cigarette taxes tied to lower infant deaths: Study

  01-12-2015 18:39
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links rising cigarette taxes with declines in infant mortality, especially among blacks. With nearly 4 million annual births nationwide, the results suggest that a $1 increase in cigarette taxes would be expected to lead to 750 fewer […]
  
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• New Sea-Tac Airport director coming from Houston

  01-12-2015 18:36
  
  Houston Airport System chief operating officer Lance Lyttle is expected to be announced today as the new managing director of Sea-Tac International Airport, succeeding Mark Reis, who is retiring after 27 years with the Port of Seattle.
  
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• Q&A: What is the U.N. conference on climate change, and how is Seattle represented?

  01-12-2015 17:54
  
  World leaders are meeting about climate change in Paris. Our region is well represented at the conference.
  
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• Photos of the Day: Dec. 1, 2015

  01-12-2015 17:19
  
  Explore the news of the day with these images from around the world.
  
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• Corgi from Seattle ends up in Honolulu instead of Mississippi

  01-12-2015 16:43
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A dog bound for its new owner in Mississippi ended up in Honolulu instead. American Airlines spokeswoman Andrea Huguely Bethany said the Pembroke Welsh corgi was headed from Seattle to her new owner in Mississippi on Saturday when she made a wrong connection in Dallas. American Airlines says the company is looking […]
  
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• Mexico experts: passageway may lead to Aztec ruler’s tomb

  01-12-2015 16:42
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican archaeologist said his team has found a tunnel-like passageway that apparently leads to two sealed chambers, the latest chapter in the search for the as-yet undiscovered tomb of an Aztec ruler. The Aztecs are believed to have cremated the remains of their leaders during their 1325-1521 rule, but the […]
  
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• McMenamins eyes Tacoma’s Old City Hall for future hotel

  01-12-2015 16:06
  
  Tacoma officials say they are moving forward with plans to sell or lease the Old City Hall building to McMenamins for the development of a boutique hotel.
  
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• State to out-of-bounds hikers at Palouse Falls: Keep out — and we mean it

  01-12-2015 15:47
  
  Visitors to Washington’s state waterfall are being asked to keep a safe distance.
  
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• Ramen Yoshi brings umami goodness to Bellevue

  01-12-2015 15:30
  
  Steaming broth and just-right noodles are the best bet at this spot that’s a “work in progress.”
  
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• France, Germany, Canada call on world to put price on carbon

  01-12-2015 15:28
  
  LE BOURGET, France (AP) — One of the smartest ways to fight global warming is putting a price on carbon dioxide pollution, some key world leaders at the international climate summit say. Either a tax on carbon dioxide emissions or trading carbon pollution like pork bellies, which puts a price on carbon, will help use […]
  
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• Grand Canyon looks for new ways to manage backcountry

  01-12-2015 15:18
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon each year, taking in the sweeping views from developed areas along the rim, grabbing a bite to eat and hopping on a shuttle bus to other outlooks. Far fewer people venture into the 1.1 million acres that make up the backcountry. Park officials are […]
  
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• A proposed luxury resort where eagles soar stirs anger

  01-12-2015 15:14
  
  WARSAW, Va. (AP) — Twice a year, bald eagles from as far north as Canada and as far south as Florida flock by the thousands to a stretch of the Rappahannock River in Virginia for an all-you-can-eat buffet. They perch in trees atop pale cliffs rising along this river to the Chesapeake Bay and dive […]
  
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• Mayor of Alaska’s capital found dead; police investigate

  01-12-2015 15:13
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The newly elected mayor of Alaska’s capital city has been found dead. Juneau police in a statement identified the man as 70-year-old Stephen “Greg” Fisk, who handily defeated incumbent Merrill Sanford in the October election to become mayor. A man found Fisk’s body at a residence Monday afternoon and alerted authorities. […]
  
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• Monsanto pledges to be carbon neutral by 2021

  01-12-2015 15:12
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Monsanto Co. plans to make its operations carbon neutral by 2021, in part by working with farmers who use its products to help them reduce carbon emissions, the company’s CEO told The Associated Press. To be carbon neutral, Monsanto must reduce its net emission of climate-changing carbon to zero. Climate change […]
  
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• Group funded by Coke to fight obesity is disbanding

  01-12-2015 15:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker’s involvement with the group. The Global Energy Balance Network said on its website Monday night that it is “discontinuing operations due to resource limitations.” The decision was effective immediately. The group had previously […]
  
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• Scientists debate boundaries, ethics of human gene editing

  01-12-2015 14:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering — a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies. Hundreds of scientists and ethicists from around the world are gathering in Washington this week to debate the boundaries of […]
  
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• Obama says parts of climate deal must be legally binding

  01-12-2015 14:58
  
  PARIS (AP) — Parts of a global climate agreement being hammered out in Paris should be legally binding, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. The declaration was a boost to climate negotiators seeking a tough accord and a challenge to Republican senators, many of whom don’t believe that global warming is real. Whether or not to […]
  
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• New building to boost research firepower at Allen’s brain institute

  01-12-2015 14:30
  
  After years crammed into four buildings, the Allen Institute for Brain Science is opening a new Seattle headquarters intended to help expand and accelerate its work.
  
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• We want your stories about Seattle artifacts

  01-12-2015 07:20
  
  Whether you’re nostalgic for the past or embracing your neighborhood’s change, we’d like to know.
  
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• Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study says

  01-12-2015 06:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Are the brains of men and women truly different? Not if you look at the overall structure, a new study says. While specific parts show sex differences, an individual brain only rarely has all “male” traits or all “female” traits, researchers report. It’s more likely to be a mixed bag: some […]
  
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• Washington: Arrest in Campus Threats

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Western Washington University officials said that they had arrested a 19-year-old student in connection with racial threats posted online against black students and others that closed the campus last week.
  
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• Bill Gates lays out vision for clean energy

  01-12-2015 05:24
  
  In the Monday kickoff to the historic climate conference in Paris, Bill Gates unveiled a new role as a global recruiter for billionaires willing to push clean-energy ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace.
  
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• Readers’ generosity shines through wartime fears of 1941 and decades later with Fund For The Needy

  01-12-2015 04:40
  
  A 1941 newspaper serves as a testimony to Times readers’ long history of generosity — even in periods of upheaval and uncertainty, writes Nicole Brodeur.
  
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• Winter storm dumping snow on northern Plains

  01-12-2015 04:25
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Schools called off classes and road crews warned of hazardous conditions Monday as a snowstorm crawled across the northern Plains, while states farther south worked to recover from a weekend of icy weather and deadly flooding. Snow made for a messy, slow commute in Minneapolis, while dozens of schools closed […]
  
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• World Aids Day: China alarmed by rise in HIV among young elite

  01-12-2015 03:18
  
  Before 2009, most HIV infections in China were caused by intravenous drug use, blood transfusions, mother-to-child transmission and “unknown” factors. Now sexual transmission accounts for more than 92 percent of all new infections.
  
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• Teen arrested after girlfriend accidentally shot in Centralia

  01-12-2015 03:04
  
  An 18-year-old felon has been arrested after he accidentally shot his girlfriend in Centralia, police say.
  
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• Fred Hutch featured in HBO documentary on HIV vaccine

  01-12-2015 03:04
  
  Scientists from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center working on an HIV and AIDS vaccine will be featured Tuesday in an HBO documentary.
  
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• Bellevue police official on leave pending internal investigation

  01-12-2015 03:00
  
  Deputy Chief Jim Jolliffe was placed on leave after alleged issues with his job performance, department officials say.
  
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• Teen who allegedly shot brother says he bought gun after he was wounded in drive-by

  01-12-2015 02:59
  
  A 15-year-old Everett-area boy accused of accidentally shooting his 11-year-old brother in the face Sunday told detectives he bought a handgun from a friend after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting in August, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• Seattle renters face teardown blues, higher costs

  01-12-2015 02:35
  
  The demolition of one Seattle apartment building offers a look at the housing challenges and rising costs for working-class residents.
  
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• Podcast host: ‘I wasn’t mocking’ man’s Middle Eastern name

  01-12-2015 02:34
  
  The conservative think tank Freedom Foundation removed a podcast in which the Middle Eastern surname of a state Democratic Party spokesman was mocked.
  
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• Gun safety: The state can do more to require safe storage

  01-12-2015 02:07
  
  The editorial on kids and firearm safety was very informative [“A good deal to keep kids safe from firearms,” Opinion, Nov. 27]. However, the editorial did not go far enough. It ended by stating that, “Individuals can, and should, take simple steps to protect their families.” Eleven states have laws concerning the safe storage of […]
  
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• No arrests in shooting outside Capitol Hill QFC; store limits weekend hours

  01-12-2015 00:55
  
  The QFC store at 1401 Broadway will close between 1 and 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays to “eliminate gathering places” when nearby bars shut down.
  
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• Testing finds no nuke-disaster radiation in Alaska seafood

  01-12-2015 00:44
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska seafood has not been tainted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster four years ago, according to test results announced Monday by a state agency. Alaska health authorities working with the federal Food and Drug Administration pronounced Alaska salmon, cod, halibut and other species free from radioactive contamination connected to the power […]
  
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• Kin of Robert Durst’s missing 1st wife file $100M lawsuit

  01-12-2015 00:03
  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of the missing wife of millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst have filed a $100 million lawsuit against him in her presumed death, the second legal action taken against Durst by the family of Kathleen McCormack Durst in recent weeks. Kathleen Durst vanished in 1982 and was pronounced dead in […]
  
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