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• NASA: Jupiter spacecraft detects problem, turns off camera

  19-10-2016 23:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter has hit another snag. The space agency said Wednesday the Juno spacecraft went into safe mode, turning off its camera and instruments. It’s designed to go into safe mode if it detects a problem. Juno can still communicate with Earth, but its activities are limited. It’s […]
  
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• The misleading promise of IVF for women over 40

  19-10-2016 22:52
  
  Centers for Disease and Prevention statistics from 2013 show fewer than 30 percent of women at age 40 became pregnant with IVF using fresh eggs or embryos. Fewer than 20 percent gave birth to live babies as a result.
  
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• Divisive bid to build telescope in Hawaii faces new hearing

  19-10-2016 22:52
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world’s largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea mountain will desecrate sacred land. Hearings for the project’s construction permit are set to begin Thursday and expected to last […]
  
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• WSU medical school gets preliminary accreditation

  19-10-2016 22:42
  
  Washington State University’s new medical school passed an important milestone Wednesday when it received preliminary accreditation for the school.
  
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• Refuge occupier Bundy urges jurors to ‘stand for freedom’

  19-10-2016 22:23
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — National wildlife refuge occupier Ryan Bundy twice referenced the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during his closing argument Wednesday, and he told jurors to “stand for freedom” and find him not guilty. Bundy, 43, is among seven defendants being tried on a charge of conspiring to impede federal workers from doing […]
  
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• Sound Transit won’t face legal action from Attorney General’s Office over release of email addresses

  19-10-2016 21:50
  
  The state Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday it won’t pursue legal action against Sound Transit for the agency’s improper release of ORCA cardholders’ email addresses to the campaign promoting a ballot measure to expand regional light rail.
  
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• Next razor clam digs at Twin Harbors could be finalized Friday, and diggers will get a few extra days

  19-10-2016 21:20
  
  The next round of coastal razor clam digs is expected to get underway Oct. 28-Nov. 1 at Twin Harbors only, and final approval will be announced Friday. “We decided to add a few extra days to this upcoming dig at Twin Harbors,” said Dan Ayres, the head state Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish manager. “Unfortunately we […]
  
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• Approval of next razor clam digs at Twin Harbors should be known by Friday, and diggers will get a few extra days

  19-10-2016 21:20
  
  The next round of coastal razor clam digs are expected to get underway Oct. 28-Nov. 1 at Twin Harbors only, and final approval will be announced Friday. “We decided to add a few extra days to this upcoming dig at Twin Harbors,” said Dan Ayres, the head state Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish manager. “Unfortunately […]
  
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• Dear D.C., you can’t call yourself ‘State of Washington.’ That’s our name.

  19-10-2016 20:45
  
  The District of Columbia is pushing for statehood. It’s a longshot bid, supported by Democrats. But proponents in the nation’s capital are pitching a name that’s a lot like ours.
  
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• 2 San Francisco-area earthquake faults found to be connected

  19-10-2016 20:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most dangerous earthquake fault in the San Francisco Bay Area is connected to another, which means both could rupture simultaneously and unleash major devastation, a new study finds. The Hayward Fault has long been considered a threat because it runs under densely populated neighborhoods east of San Francisco. The new […]
  
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• Jay Inslee and Bill Bryant meet in final governor debate tonight

  19-10-2016 20:02
  
  After the presidential candidates square off Wednesday night, keep the TV on to see Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Republican challenger Bill Bryant in their third and final debate.
  
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• Rock-smashing monkeys make flakes like early stone tools

  19-10-2016 19:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Call them knockoffs. Rock-smashing monkeys in Brazil make stone flakes that look a lot like tools made by our ancient ancestors. Scientists watched as Capuchin monkeys in a national park pounded stones against each other, splitting off sharp-edged flakes that resemble cutting tools used by the forerunners of humans. The monkeys […]
  
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• 2,000 Seattle teachers wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts to class

  19-10-2016 18:07
  
  The “Black Lives Matter at School” rallies attracted hundreds of students, parents and teachers on Wednesday.
  
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• Did you see last night’s incredible sunset? You’ve got to see these photos

  19-10-2016 17:21
  
  The setting sun lit up Seattle's skyline last night, making for a dramatic scene as cloud hung over the city.
  
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• O, Canada! Thanks for the kind words

  19-10-2016 15:29
  
  Canadians put together a social media campaign, #tellamericaitsgreat, to help Americans get through this presidential election.
  
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• Seattle teachers hope their cause isn’t lost amid noise over Black Lives Matter shirts

  19-10-2016 15:00
  
  Teachers at Seattle’s John Muir Elementary have been criticized and celebrated for wearing T-shirts that say “Black Lives Matter” - “We Stand Together.” But they just hope their original intent of supporting their students doesn’t get lost.
  
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• Puyallup officer shoots ‘serial robber’ after chase, police say

  19-10-2016 14:58
  
  The suspect had robbed a restaurant and was chased by officers before being shot, police said.
  
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• Super typhoon slams into northeastern Philippines

  19-10-2016 13:03
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forecasters say a super typhoon has slammed into the country’s northeastern coast amid fears it may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The forecasters say Typhoon Haima, with sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 315 kph […]
  
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• Haiyan-like deluge feared as super typhoon nears Philippines

  19-10-2016 13:03
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forecasters are warning that a super typhoon set to slam into the country’s northeast may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, and have asked people to flee out of harm’s way. They say Typhoon Haima, which was packing sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 […]
  
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• Indonesia’s parliament ratifies Paris climate change deal

  19-10-2016 11:52
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s parliament ratified the Paris climate change agreement on Wednesday, obligating one of the world’s biggest polluters to limit its carbon emissions. All 10 political parties in Indonesia’s parliament endorsed the agreement, paving the way for it to become part of the country’s laws. The deal aims to curb the emissions […]
  
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• Mars probe enters atmosphere; word on landing awaited

  19-10-2016 10:54
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency’s experimental Schiaparelli probe entered the atmosphere of Mars on Wednesday, and scientists awaited confirmation that the craft had touched down safely. Its mother ship, which will analyze the atmosphere, went into orbit around the red planet. Schiaparelli was released from the mother ship, the Trace Gas Orbiter, on […]
  
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• Experimental European Mars probe set for landing on Mars

  19-10-2016 10:54
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency is preparing to land an experimental probe on Mars, part of a mission that also will analyze the red planet’s atmosphere to help determine whether there is or was life there. ESA plans to put the Schiaparelli lander on the surface Wednesday following a controlled descent lasting less […]
  
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• European Mars lander’s fate unclear, signs ‘not good’

  19-10-2016 10:54
  
  DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) — The European Space Agency lost contact with an experimental Mars probe shortly before its planned landing on the red planet Wednesday. Scientists said that wasn’t a good sign for the Schiaparelli lander, but it was too soon to give up on the craft. ESA successfully put Schiaparelli’s mother ship, which will […]
  
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• Soyuz rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off from Baikonur

  19-10-2016 10:13
  
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russians and an American has blasted off for the International Space Station. The crew of Roscosmos Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough lifted off as scheduled from the Russian-operated Baikonur launch facility in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 2:05 p.m. local time […]
  
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• Want a self-driving car? Regulators consider public use

  19-10-2016 09:31
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are asking members of the public what they think about proposed regulations that would — eventually — permit self-driving cars that lack a steering wheel or pedals on public roads. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is hosting the hearing Wednesday in the state Capitol. Among those planning to […]
  
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• Underwater drone to investigate sonar contacts in MH370 hunt

  19-10-2016 07:21
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with a drone that will examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia, officials said Wednesday. None of the sonar contacts exhibit the characteristics of a typical aircraft debris field, […]
  
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• Biden to speak about White House push to find cancer cure

  19-10-2016 07:12
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Boston to talk about the White House’s push to find a cure for cancer. Biden will speak Wednesday afternoon about the so-called “Cancer Moonshot” initiative at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate. President Barack Obama announced the initiative in his final State […]
  
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• Brush-up work for new Seattle business

  19-10-2016 05:48
  
  Future Nostalgia will cater to the gardening lifestyle.
  
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• Photo: Demolition started on Old Seattle Times building

  19-10-2016 05:18
  
  Crews begun demolishing the north side of the former Seattle Times building last week. The vacant property now owned by Onni Group, based in Vancouver, B.C., has been the home of squatters and the scene of at least two fires since mid-November. Demolition plans were sped up due to public-safety concerns.
  
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• Writer to share field notes from life among Trump’s core base

  19-10-2016 05:14
  
  Wondering how in the world Trump ever happened? A sociologist spent five years immersed in Trump’s white, working-class base, and she’s coming to Seattle to talk about what she found.
  
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• Speaking truth in ‘Power’ at Langston Hughes

  19-10-2016 04:51
  
  In “Power: From the Mouths of the Occupied,” local African Americans work with LA-based director — and Black Lives Matter co-founder — Patrisse Khan-Cullors to tell stories about traumatic encounters with law enforcement.
  
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• Sound Transit 3 opponent files complaint over mailer

  19-10-2016 04:26
  
  An opponent of Sound Transit’s expansion measure has formally complained that an eight-page guide sent out by the agency fails to discuss what would happen if voters say no to Proposition 1.
  
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• Chinese astronauts enter space station following docking

  19-10-2016 04:06
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A pair of Chinese astronauts entered the country’s orbiting space station for a month-long stay early Wednesday, as China’s sixth and longest crewed mission gets underway in earnest. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft that blasted off Monday morning docked with the Tiangong 2 station using an automated maneuver worked out during missions to […]
  
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• Photos: Autumn ablaze at Japanese garden

  19-10-2016 03:51
  
  Peak fall colors are on display at the garden.
  
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• Obama administration steps up efforts to protect Puget Sound

  19-10-2016 01:28
  
  The Obama administration on Tuesday stepped up efforts to protect Puget Sound, including forming a new federal task force to identify priorities for restoring one of the nation’s largest estuaries.
  
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• Feds step up efforts to protect Puget Sound ecosystem

  19-10-2016 01:28
  
  The Obama administration on Tuesday stepped up efforts to protect Puget Sound, including forming a new federal task force to identify priorities for restoring one of the nation’s largest estuaries.
  
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• Zika virus detected in ‘a few’ units of donor blood in Florida

  19-10-2016 01:17
  
  Zika virus has been detected in units of donated blood in Florida, but testing of individual donations, which will start soon in Washington state, kept the virus out of the blood supply.
  
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• Seattle police win praise for safeguards with facial-recognition software

  19-10-2016 00:38
  
  A report from the Center on Privacy & Technology applauds Seattle while chastising many other law-enforcement agencies for poor facial-recognition database controls that have put half of U.S. adults in a “massive virtual line-up.”
  
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