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• Washington state suing Monsanto over PCB pollution

  08-12-2016 23:27
  
  Washington says it’s the first U.S. state to sue the agrochemical giant over pollution from PCBs.
  
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• Ex-student arrested for carrying rifle on Seattle Central College campus

  08-12-2016 23:03
  
  Court records indicate the man has a criminal history and was wanted on an apparently unrelated theft charge out of Kitsap County that was filed Dec. 1.
  
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• Driver who caused ‘chaos’ hittingvehicles on I-5 in Seattle was busted for DUI a day before

  08-12-2016 22:29
  
  The 22-year-old man had been arrested a day earlier in Oak Harbor for allegedly driving while high on meth, the Washington State Patrol said.
  
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• Driver who caused ‘chaos’ hitting I-5 vehicles in Seattle was busted for DUI a day before

  08-12-2016 22:29
  
  The 22-year-old man had been arrested a day earlier in Oak Harbor for driving while high on meth, the Washington State Patrol said.
  
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• Driver accused of ramming vehicles on I-5 in Seattle was busted in alleged DUI a day earlier

  08-12-2016 22:29
  
  The 22-year-old man had been arrested a day earlier in Oak Harbor for allegedly driving while high on meth, the Washington State Patrol said.
  
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• Offshore quake not on more dangerous Cascadia Subduction Zone

  08-12-2016 22:01
  
  An early warning system being tested at the University of Washington and in Oregon and California located the quake within about 27 seconds, and nailed down its magnitude a few second later.
  
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• Ex-Seahawks and UW executive Lance Lopes, ICON firm hired to oversee proposed KeyArena bid

  08-12-2016 22:01
  
  Lopes, 53, was the Seahawks’ general counsel for 13 years, overseeing operations for them and later the Sounders as well at CenturyLink Field starting in 2000. He headed the search committee that brought Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider to Seattle.
  
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• Seattle landlord says lots of interest in $750 ‘prison cell’ apartment

  08-12-2016 21:59
  
  The property manager for a new micro-unit complex in the University District also says a curtain will be added to divide the toilet from the rest of the living space.
  
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• John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, has died at 95

  08-12-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95. Glenn died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, […]
  
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• John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at age 95

  08-12-2016 21:33
  
  John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them.
  
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• John Glenn, 1st US astronaut to orbit Earth who later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, has died at 95

  08-12-2016 21:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Glenn, 1st US astronaut to orbit Earth who later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, has died at 95.
  
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• Latest round in public feud between Seattle attorneys goes to John Henry Browne

  08-12-2016 21:19
  
  A judge’s ruling is the the latest twist in the ongoing fight between two prominent Seattle lawyers that has spilled into the public eye in recent months.
  
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• Inquest set for deadly police shooting of rock-throwing Mexican man in Pasco

  08-12-2016 20:18
  
  The public setting of the quasi-judicial proceeding could provide more details about the killing of the 35-year-old farmworker in February 2015.
  
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• Harvard reaches goal of cutting gas emissions by 30 percent

  08-12-2016 19:48
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University says it has achieved a 2008 goal to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent. In a report released Thursday, university officials say they reached the goal by making buildings more energy efficient, installing a geothermal heating and cooling system, and adding solar panels on roofs, among other […]
  
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• Extreme Wyoming cold frosts even Moscow Ballet

  08-12-2016 19:35
  
  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — It got so cold in Wyoming, even the Moscow Ballet couldn’t move. The traveling ballet group famous for performing “The Nutcracker” this time of year couldn’t start their buses Thursday morning in Casper. The temperature in the central Wyoming city plunged to 31 degrees below zero overnight. Moscow Ballet spokeswoman Sally […]
  
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• State highest court reinstates DUI convictions of 2 drivers not warned about pot

  08-12-2016 19:29
  
  The ruling overturns an appellate-court finding that before the drivers agreed to submit to a breath test, troopers failed to warn them about the consequences of having THC in their blood.
  
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• Moderate to heavy snowfall will create epic early ski and riding conditions at Cascade ski resorts

  08-12-2016 19:17
  
  We’re not talking about the kind of snow you typically see in the Pacific Northwest, but that light and fluffy stuff more common in places like Utah.
  
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• Buzzfeed comes to Seattle, eats salmon and is dumbfounded by trees and mountains

  08-12-2016 18:23
  
  Buzzfeed’s ‘Worth It’ team tries salmon at Emerald City Fish & Chips,Ivar’s Salmon House and Aqua by El Gaucho.
  
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• Man killed in police chase on Lake City Way

  08-12-2016 16:11
  
  Authorities said the man died when his car crashed and flipped over while being pursued by police.
  
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• Seattle snowfall: What to expect and when in Western Washington

  08-12-2016 16:10
  
  The predicted snowfall in the Seattle area will be coming a bit later than expected: 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, and changing to rain early Friday.
  
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• Seattle-area snowfall may start during tonight’s commute

  08-12-2016 16:10
  
  National Weather Service meteorologists are expecting the weather system — arriving from south to north — to start moving over South King County with snow around 5:30 p.m., according to the latest forecast.
  
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• ‘This was all a miracle’: With Childhaven’s guidance, her family thrives

  08-12-2016 16:00
  
  Through Childhaven's individual therapy, parenting classes and family fun nights, Jackie Rosario and her children are living a stable, healthy life. Childhaven is one of 12 organizations that benefit from the annual Seattle Times Fund For The Needy.
  
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• What we’re reading: Finnish teachers, seen as global stars, call U.S. schools exhausting, uninspired

  08-12-2016 15:01
  
  In this edition of What We’re Reading, reporter Claudia Rowe writes about a story in The Atlantic which provides a window on what’s it like for Finnish teachers, from one of the planet’s top school systems, to work in America.
  
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• Finnish teachers, seen as global stars, call U.S. schools exhausting, uninspired

  08-12-2016 15:01
  
  In this edition of What We’re Reading, reporter Claudia Rowe writes about a story in The Atlantic which provides a window on what’s it like for Finnish teachers, from one of the planet’s top school systems, to work in America.
  
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• Parisians grapple with worst winter pollution in a decade

  08-12-2016 10:52
  
  PARIS (AP) — Under deceptively blue skies, the marvels of Paris beckoned. But art dealer Sophie Vigourous wore a face mask to appreciate them because of the pollution. The 38-year-old has lung cancer, putting her in the groups most at risk from the toxic, throat-tickling broth of tiny particles — far smaller than the width […]
  
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• Paris still struggling with worse pollution peak in decade

  08-12-2016 10:52
  
  PARIS (AP) — Facing its worse winter pollution in a decade, Paris is sticking to controversial traffic restrictions. Paris city hall has barred half of all cars from traveling and made public transportation free for a third consecutive day. A similar scheme will be implemented in the city of Lyon Friday as the pollution hit […]
  
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• Surgeon General sounding alarm on teens’ use of e-cigarettes

  08-12-2016 09:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation’s youth. In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of “vaping,” but said e-cigarettes aren’t harmless and too many teens are using them. “My concern is […]
  
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• Surgeon General calls youth vaping a public health threat

  08-12-2016 09:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation’s youth. In a report being released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of “vaping,” but said e-cigarettes aren’t harmless and too many teens are using them. “My concern […]
  
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• Rollback of truck safety rules may be just the beginning

  08-12-2016 09:03
  
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s more coming down the road. The American Trucking Associations is pledging to come back next month, when Republicans will control the White House and […]
  
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• Aid groups descend on Indonesia quake zone; deaths reach 102

  08-12-2016 07:17
  
  MEUREUDU, Indonesia (AP) — Humanitarian organizations descended on Indonesia’s Aceh province Thursday as the government in Jakarta promised tons of emergency aid and officials raced to assess the full extent of damage from an earthquake that killed more than 100 people. Search efforts involving volunteers and nearly 1,500 rescue personnel were concentrated on the hard-hit […]
  
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• Artisan Electric driver returns to work after alleged racial incident in Seattle

  08-12-2016 05:39
  
  The company says it investigated complaints the driver used a racial slur against a black teen but found no supporting evidence.
  
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• GOP plan to repeal Obamacare could create a ‘zombie’ market

  08-12-2016 05:30
  
  Insurance experts say the resulting zombie market — not dead, but not alive either — would suffer from many of the maladies of the existing system, and quite a few more.
  
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• Seattle School Board gives chief a mixed grade, smaller raise

  08-12-2016 05:16
  
  The Seattle School Board praised Superintendent Larry Nyland for making equity a priority across the district, but board members say he didn’t reach all of his targets this year.
  
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• Forecast: Prepare for snow to hit Seattle late Thursday afternoon

  08-12-2016 04:55
  
  Up to 2 inches of snow could fall over Seattle but will likely turn to rain by Friday morning. Transportation agencies are urging caution and preparedness because of slushy roads.
  
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• How fear of black males plays into racial bias

  08-12-2016 04:30
  
  When you ignore human bias, it calls into question every action involving race. And that hurts everyone.
  
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• WSP: Long backups on I-5 after wrong-way driver hits up to 20 vehicles

  08-12-2016 03:21
  
  Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson tweeted police have the driver in custody after he or she drove the wrong way on the freeway.
  
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• Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI after hitting vehicles on Beacon Hill

  08-12-2016 03:21
  
  Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said police arrested the 22-year-old man after he drove the wrong way on South Columbian Way near northbound Interstate 5 in Seattle Wednesday evening.
  
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• Giraffes, rarer than elephants, put on extinction watch list

  08-12-2016 03:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biologists say the giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction. The giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years. Scientists have put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it “vulnerable.” That’s two steps up the danger ladder from […]
  
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• Ancient astronomers help prove that Earth’s spin is slowing

  08-12-2016 02:50
  
  Over 2½ millenniums, the time discrepancy adds up to about seven hours.
  
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• Flickering lights may create path to Alzheimer’s treatment

  08-12-2016 02:46
  
  The effect was dramatic in mice bred to develop the sticky brain plaques and tangles that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
  
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• Judge tosses most of immigrant teen’s lawsuit against Bellingham police

  08-12-2016 02:25
  
  The judge said one of the teen’s claims could go forward: that by questioning him about his immigration status and criminal history — instead of just calling his parents — the officer violated state anti-discrimination law.
  
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• Kirkland day center for homeless families could be a first step to a 24-hour shelter

  08-12-2016 02:05
  
  With the recent opening of a day center for homeless families, the city of Kirkland hopes to move forward early next year with plans for a 24/7 shelter for homeless women and families.
  
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