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• Suspect sought in rape of 7-year-old Puyallup girl

  17-11-2016 23:27
  
  Police said a 39-year-old construction worker sexually assaulted the girl at her Puyallup home.
  
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• A plan to fix Seattle student achievement gaps: teacher diversity, international schools

  17-11-2016 22:07
  
  An advisory group formed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has released a list of 18 recommendations for how the city, school district and other organizations can work together to improve the academic achievement of students of color and those from low-income families.
  
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• Message to Trump? Countries say climate fight ‘irreversible’

  17-11-2016 21:32
  
  MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Government delegates meeting for U.N. climate talks reiterated their commitment to the Paris Agreement with a proclamation Thursday saying climate action is “irreversible,” the buzzword at the two-week conference after the uncertainty caused by the U.S. election. The proclamation calls for “the highest political commitment to combat climate change” and reaffirms […]
  
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• Rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off for Int’l Space Station

  17-11-2016 21:29
  
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran American astronaut, a French newcomer and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for the International Space Station on Friday. The crew of NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russia’s Oleg Novitskiy and France’s Thomas Pesquet lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased launch facility in Kazakhstan at 2:20 […]
  
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• A Soyuz space capsule blasts off for International Space Station, carrying an American, a Russian and a Frenchman.

  17-11-2016 21:23
  
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule blasts off for International Space Station, carrying an American, a Russian and a Frenchman.
  
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• FBI closes civil-rights probe of Seattle police arrest that left UW student battered and bruised

  17-11-2016 21:07
  
  The Seattle FBI office opened an investigation after the city of Seattle agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the man.
  
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• FBI closes civil-rights probe of Seattle police arrest that injured UW student

  17-11-2016 21:07
  
  The Seattle FBI office opened an investigation after the city of Seattle agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the man.
  
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• Scientists modify plants, making them use sunlight better

  17-11-2016 20:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have hacked a plant’s genes to make it use sunlight more efficiently — a breakthrough that could eventually dramatically increase the amount of food grown. Think of it as photosynthesis on steroids. Photosynthesis is how plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food. But it’s a very inefficient process, using […]
  
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• Flesh-eating bacteria traced to tilapia bought from Bellevue market

  17-11-2016 19:47
  
  County public health investigators said the likely source of a woman’s bacterial infection is fish bought from a Bellevue supermarket.
  
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• 2 arrested in Shoreline home-invasion attempt that left 1 intruder dead

  17-11-2016 19:44
  
  The King County Sheriff‘s Office says the attempted home-invasion robbery early Saturday “appeared to be a drug rip or something like that.”
  
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• Richard Sherman on Donald Trump: He is ‘the opposite of an example for our children’

  17-11-2016 19:09
  
  In his latest column for The Players' Tribune, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what he thinks should be an example for children of how to treat others.
  
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• Man paroled after murder conviction in Canada is arrested in 1978 Port Angeles killing

  17-11-2016 18:53
  
  The Los Angeles man had been serving a life sentence in Canada for killing a Victoria, B.C., woman in May 1978. Prosecutors say the two homicide cases are related.
  
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• Man convicted of murder in Canada is deported, arrested at border in 1978 Port Angeles killing

  17-11-2016 18:53
  
  The Los Angeles man had been serving a life sentence in Canada for killing a Victoria, B.C., woman in May 1978. Prosecutors say the two homicide cases are related.
  
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• Sheriff: Missing Montesano family found in good condition

  17-11-2016 18:42
  
  The family was found Thursday morning walking near a store in Mason County.
  
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• Montesano family ‘happy to be alive’ after spending two nights struck in the woods

  17-11-2016 18:42
  
  The couple and two of their four children were found Thursday morning walking near a store in Mason County.
  
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• Missing Montesano family found alive; condition unknown

  17-11-2016 18:42
  
  The family was reportedly found Thursday morning walking near a store in Mason County.
  
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• Korean mother awaits son’s deportation from Washington state to tell him ‘how sorry I am’

  17-11-2016 18:07
  
  Kwon Pil-ju will soon be reunited with Adam Crapser, the son she gave up for adoption when he was a baby, confronting a shame she’s felt for 40 years.
  
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• Shell faces $133,000 penalty for smelly chemical release in Anacortes

  17-11-2016 18:03
  
  The Northwest Clean Air Agency said the refinery released certain chemicals, including benzene, into the air.
  
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• Shell faces $133,000 penalty for chemical release in Anacortes

  17-11-2016 18:03
  
  The Northwest Clean Air Agency said the refinery released certain chemicals, including benzene, into the air.
  
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• Composite skeleton of Dodo bird to be auctioned

  17-11-2016 18:00
  
  LONDON (AP) — A dodo skeleton is about to take flight — at least at an auction. Summers Place Auctions is selling what it describes as a rare composite skeleton of a dodo bird, a creature once found on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Sailors hunted the dodo into extinction in the […]
  
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• Earth’s warm October not record; 2016 likely record hot

  17-11-2016 17:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal meteorologists say while last month merely tied for the world’s third warmest October in history, 2016 is still on track to be the hottest year on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that the globe averaged 58.4 degrees (14.7 Celsius), which is 1.3 degrees (0.7 Celsius) warmer than […]
  
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• Here’s how Seattle voters’ support for Trump compared to other cities’

  17-11-2016 15:45
  
  Washington D.C., Seattle and San Francisco were among the biggest American cities that really didn't want a Trump presidency, according to early election results.
  
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• Snow off to a slow start in Rockies, delaying some skiers

  17-11-2016 08:10
  
  DENVER (AP) — Autumn snow has been scarce in the Rocky Mountains, forcing some ski areas to push back opening day and causing some nervousness about how much water will be available next spring for the Colorado River, the lifeblood of the Southwest. But the first significant storm of the season is expected to blow […]
  
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• Getting together to ‘Stomp the Hate’

  17-11-2016 06:57
  
  “Stomp the Hate: A Nasty Women Dance Party” was held at 415 Westlake in Seattle Wednesday as an outlet for like-minded individuals upset by election results.
  
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• Mary’s Place kicks off annual fundraiser to open new crisis-response shelter

  17-11-2016 06:01
  
  Mary’s Place has joined nearly two dozen Seattle businesses — including Amazon and Starbucks — to launch an online crowdfunding campaign to raise $500,000 through the end of the year.
  
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• Trump supporter in state Senate says protests are ‘economic terrorism,’ should be felonies

  17-11-2016 05:33
  
  A Republican state senator wants to make it a felony for protesters to engage in what he labels “economic terrorism,” such as blocking railroad tracks.
  
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• State senator supporting Trump wants some protests to be treated as felonies

  17-11-2016 05:33
  
  A Republican state senator wants to make it a felony for protesters to engage in what he labels “economic terrorism,” such as blocking railroad tracks.
  
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• State senator: Some protests should be treated as felonies

  17-11-2016 05:33
  
  A Republican state senator wants to make it a felony for protesters to engage in what he labels “economic terrorism,” such as blocking railroad tracks.
  
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• ‘Protest vote’: In Washington, more voters cast ballots for governor than for president

  17-11-2016 05:25
  
  For the first time in more than 30 years, more people voted for the candidates for governor in Washington than for the listed candidates for president. The unusual turnout numbers are likely a result of unpopular presidential candidates in an uncompetitive race in Washington.
  
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• More state voters cast ballots for governor than for president

  17-11-2016 05:25
  
  For the first time in more than 30 years, more people voted for the candidates for governor in Washington than for the listed candidates for president. The unusual turnout numbers are likely a result of unpopular presidential candidates in an uncompetitive race in Washington.
  
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• Big crowd packs hearing on University District zoning plan

  17-11-2016 05:01
  
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s plans call for a denser neighborhood with more high-rise buildings. Some residents like the idea, while other say it's no good.
  
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• Kittitas County solar farm gets approval to move forward

  17-11-2016 04:32
  
  Neighbors had objected to the proposal — which at 4.5 megawatts would be the largest solar project in the state so far — and filed an appeal of the county’s decision.
  
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• How Seattle eats — the gathering, the cooking — focus of new MOHAI show

  17-11-2016 04:26
  
  Northwest cuisine is on display in “Edible City,” a new exhibit opening Saturday at the Museum of History & Industry, in Seattle’s South Lake Union.
  
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• Bill and Melinda Gates among those to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

  17-11-2016 04:11
  
  Also honored by President Obama are Bruce Springsteen, architect Frank Gehry and NBA great Michael Jordan.
  
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• Woman charged with first-degree arson, accused of torching Kent store

  17-11-2016 04:05
  
  The blaze on Sunday afternoon eventually spread and damaged all six businesses in a strip mall, three of which were almost destroyed, fire authorities reported.
  
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• Seattle community-college faculty plan walkout over pay

  17-11-2016 03:51
  
  Community college faculty at four Seattle colleges plan to walk out Thursday, saying the college needs to come up with a better offer to increase faculty pay.
  
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• How U.S. inequality can distort even charitable giving

  17-11-2016 02:24
  
  A new policy report suggests wealth inequality could become a problem for charities.
  
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• Pipeline protesters turn squash, rice, roadkill into food for thousands

  17-11-2016 01:48
  
  As the number of teepees and yurts built to withstand the brutal North Dakota winter at the pipeline protest site has grown, so, too, have the camp kitchens, which reflect the broad spectrum of the nation’s diet and its battles over food politics.
  
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• ‘This is not hunting’: Elk gunned down near Ellensburg; reward offered

  17-11-2016 01:38
  
  Two nonprofit groups have contributed $4,000 as a reward for information on the killings of five elk.
  
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• Reward offered in shooting of 5 elk near Ellensburg

  17-11-2016 01:38
  
  Two nonprofit groups have contributed $4,000 as a reward for information on the killings of five elk.
  
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• Sheriff: Parents, 2 of their 4 children missing near Montesano

  17-11-2016 00:43
  
  Jason and Melissa McAlister and two of their children, ages 8 months and 2 years, appear to have left Tuesday while their older two children were at school, authorities said.
  
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• Seattle City Council panel backs bonds-for-housing plan

  17-11-2016 00:20
  
  Seattle City Council members agreed Wednesday to move ahead with a $29 million bonds-for-housing plan.
  
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• Seattle City Council panel backs $29 million bonds-for-housing plan

  17-11-2016 00:20
  
  Seattle City Council members agreed Wednesday to move ahead with a $29 million bonds-for-housing plan.
  
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• Lawmakers may not be able to agree on education price tag

  17-11-2016 00:08
  
  Remember that task force that’s supposed to figure out how to pay for the Washington Supreme Court’s McCleary funding order? They may not be able to agree on a price tag.
  
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