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• Ex-Microsoft CFO named to advisory role in Trump team

  17-01-2017 23:25
  
  Chris Liddell served as Microsoft’s chief financial officer from 2005 to 2009, then moved on to the top finance job at General Motors.
  
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• Students have the right to protest inauguration, Sawant tells school officials

  17-01-2017 22:33
  
  City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, unhappy that students who protest on Inauguration Day might get dinged with an unexcused absence, has started a petition calling for Seattle schools officials to “respect the right of students to protest.”
  
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• Sawant tells Seattle schools: Students have the right to protest Trump’s inauguration

  17-01-2017 22:33
  
  City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, unhappy that students who protest on Inauguration Day might get dinged with an unexcused absence, has started a petition calling for Seattle schools officials to “respect the right of students to protest.”
  
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• King County has spent close to $1M fighting bias lawsuit at sheriff’s office

  17-01-2017 22:15
  
  Defending a lawsuit that accuses the King County Sheriff’s Office and some of its top administrators of bias and other allegations has cost nearly $1 million in private attorneys’ fees and additional expenses, making it among the most expensive recent cases of its kind.
  
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• Obama gives $500 million to climate fund over GOP objections

  17-01-2017 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With just three days left in office, the Obama administration has doubled an initial $500 million commitment to a fund that helps developing nations fight climate change and adapt to its consequences. The incoming Trump administration and some Republicans oppose the program. The State Department’s announcement Tuesday brings U.S. contributions to the […]
  
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• Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith won’t attend Trump’s inauguration

  17-01-2017 21:25
  
  Two Democratic members of Washington’s congressional delegation, U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith, plan to skip Donald Trump’s inauguration this week.
  
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• Sheley Secrest announces run for Seattle City Council

  17-01-2017 21:06
  
  Sheley Secrest, a local NAACP leader, is running for Position 8 on the City Council this year. She’s one of five registered candidates.
  
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• Sheley Secrest, an NAACP leader, launches run for Seattle City Council

  17-01-2017 21:06
  
  Sheley Secrest, a local NAACP leader, is running for Position 8 on the City Council this year. She’s one of five registered candidates.
  
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• Recovered SpaceX rocket arrives in Port of Los Angeles

  17-01-2017 21:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first stage of a SpaceX rocket that landed on a platform floating in the Pacific Ocean after a weekend launch has arrived in the Port of Los Angeles. Spectators watched Tuesday as the landing barge entered the harbor with the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket standing vertically. Justin […]
  
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• Judge bars Seattle from releasing info about FBI surveillance cameras

  17-01-2017 20:27
  
  Seattle had planned to release information about the cameras under a public records request, but the FBI said that would jeopardize its ability to conduct investigations.
  
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• State senator wants to ban safe-injection sites for drug users

  17-01-2017 20:23
  
  State Sen. Mark Miloscia, a Republican from Federal Way, has introduced a bill to ban safe-injection sites for heroin users in Washington state. The move comes after a task force last year recommended two sites to address King County’s opioid crisis.
  
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• GOP state lawmaker wants to ban safe-injection sites for drug users

  17-01-2017 20:23
  
  GOP state Sen. Mark Miloscia has introduced a bill to ban safe-injection sites for heroin users in Washington state. The move comes after a task force last year recommended two sites to address King County’s opioid crisis.
  
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• Uber sues over Seattle’s driver-unionization rules

  17-01-2017 19:26
  
  Uber on Tuesday filed a legal challenge against Seattle over the city’s driver-unionization ordinance.
  
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• Many people — and dumpsters — venture out on historically treacherous Green Lake ice

  17-01-2017 18:56
  
  Many people ventured out onto Green Lake’s ice over the weekend. That’s not the safest idea, history shows.
  
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• Many people — and a dumpster — venture out on historically treacherous Green Lake ice

  17-01-2017 18:56
  
  Many people ventured out onto Green Lake's ice over the weekend. That's not the safest idea, history shows.
  
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• Man rescued after falling into Duwamish River

  17-01-2017 18:35
  
  The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of a broken leg.
  
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• Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time

  17-01-2017 18:30
  New start-ups are buying meat from small farms and dividing it into manageable cuts.
  
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• Columbia River salmon fishing reform clears one hurdle, and Oregon decides Friday

  17-01-2017 18:18
  
  Some of the most far-reaching sport and commercial salmon fishing reforms were approved by the Washington Fish and Wildlife commission to begin this season along the Lower Columbia River. The nine-member state Fish and Wildlife commission panel – a citizen panel appointed by the governor – voted 7-2 in favor of the policy that includes […]
  
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• Czech boars still radioactive 31 years after Chernobyl

  17-01-2017 17:48
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — An agency in the Czech Republic says about a half of all wild boars in the country’s southwest are radioactive and considered unsafe for consumption due to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The State Veterinary Administration said Tuesday that radioactive boars still roam the Sumava mountain range on the Czech border with […]
  
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• Did D.B. Cooper work at Boeing? Citizen Sleuths say maybe after particles found on tie

  17-01-2017 17:04
  
  A new analysis of a tie left behind during the 1971 skyjacking turned up particles of cerium, strontium sulfide and pure titanium. The metals could have been used in the manufacture of certain aircraft or perhaps cathode ray tubes.
  
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• Did D.B. Cooper work at Boeing? Citizen Sleuths point to particles found on tie

  17-01-2017 17:04
  
  A new analysis of a tie left behind during the 1971 skyjacking turned up particles of cerium, strontium sulfide and pure titanium. The metals could have been used in the manufacture of certain aircraft or perhaps cathode ray tubes.
  
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• Up to an inch of ice expected in Portland area after major winter storm

  17-01-2017 16:44
  
  Oregon has been pummeled by snow and freezing temperatures for days.
  
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• Portland, Columbia River Gorge expect ice storm before thaw

  17-01-2017 16:44
  
  Oregon has been pummeled by snow and freezing temperatures for days.
  
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• Interstate 84 shut down in Oregon due to ice storm

  17-01-2017 16:44
  
  Oregon has been pummeled by snow and freezing temperatures for days.
  
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• New food-safety signs to make first appearance at West Seattle Fish House

  17-01-2017 16:14
  
  The county’s new health grading system will rate restaurants on an aggregate score of four recent health inspections.
  
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• New emoji food-safety signs (from big smile to no smile) debut in West Seattle

  17-01-2017 16:14
  
  The county’s new health grading system will rate restaurants on an aggregate score of four recent health inspections.
  
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• Emoji food-safety signs debut in King County restaurants: Look for the smile

  17-01-2017 16:14
  
  The county’s new health grading system will rate restaurants on an aggregate score of four recent health inspections.
  
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• Rough workouts hospitalize Oregon Ducks football players

  17-01-2017 15:45
  
  The Oregonian reported late Monday that the players remain in the hospital.
  
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• Oregon football players hospitalized after intense workouts, report says

  17-01-2017 15:45
  
  The Oregonian reported late Monday that the players remain in the hospital.
  
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• Construction boom aims to transform Montana ski resort Big Sky

  17-01-2017 15:30
  
  Developers see big potential in Big Sky resort and surrounding projects such as the once-bankrupt Yellowstone Club.
  
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• Education Lab IQ: How we got this far behind in school funding

  17-01-2017 15:01
  
  Battles over school funding began long before the McCleary lawsuit. In fact, Washington has been arguing this issue for 40 years.
  
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• How to survive a 16-hour charity dance marathon

  17-01-2017 15:00
  
  For the 10th year running, students are holding the Seattle University Dance Marathon to benefit Seattle Children’s hospital. This year they hope to cross the half-million-dollar mark.
  
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• How Mayor Murray’s plan to help homeless living in RVs unraveled

  17-01-2017 15:00
  
  A fatal motor-home fire raises the question: What happened to the plan rolled out by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray last January to help people living in their vehicles? In short, the plan largely collapsed.
  
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• New report: Abortions in U.S. drop to lowest level since 1974

  17-01-2017 14:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the election outcome intensifies America’s abortion debate, a comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974. The report, which counted 926,200 abortions in 2014, was released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research […]
  
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• Sonar maps from MH370 search will reveal more about seafloor

  17-01-2017 08:51
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The deep-sea sonar search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may not have found the plane but will reveal more about how land beneath the Indian Ocean formed over millions of years and where oil fields could lie. National geoscience agency Geoscience Australia will soon release detailed sonar mapping of 120,000 square […]
  
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• GOP targets landmark Endangered Species Act for big changes

  17-01-2017 07:36
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, one of the government’s most powerful conservation tools, after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities. Over the past eight years, GOP lawmakers sponsored […]
  
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• Spurred by Oso landslide, Washington puts maps online to show areas at risk

  17-01-2017 06:52
  
  By showing accurate contours of the land, the aerial images help point out areas at risk for landslides, flooding, tsunamis and other natural disasters.
  
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• Thousands of students, teachers rally in Olympia to demand action on school funding

  17-01-2017 05:24
  
  “Constitutional duty” was the rallying call of the approximately 5,500 people gathered, demanding full K-12 funding, in keeping with the McCleary state Supreme Court decision.
  
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• Warmup to pack rain, wind, flood threat in Western Washington

  17-01-2017 04:33
  
  Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Seattle area are expected to reach the lower 50s, with a low of about 47 degrees.
  
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• A slower pace for TV’s ‘Galloping Gourmet’ in Skagit Valley

  17-01-2017 03:38
  
  Graham Kerr’s leaping days are over, but he still speed walks every morning from his house in Mount Vernon.
  
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• Thousands peacefully march, rally in Seattle to remember civil-rights leader MLK Jr.

  17-01-2017 02:20
  
  A Seattle event drew thousands, with people reaffirming commitment to the justice Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about. Said one teen, “To see everyone come in for the cause of people who have been put down in the past, to see them come in to lift up a community, it’s beautiful.”
  
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• Thousands march, rally in Seattle to remember civil rights leader MLK Jr.

  17-01-2017 02:20
  
  A Seattle event drew thousands, with people reaffirming commitment to the justice Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about. Said one teen, “To see everyone come in for the cause of people who have been put down in the past, to see them come in to lift up a community, it’s beautiful.”
  
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• Martin Luther King Jr.’s extraordinary life

  17-01-2017 00:40
  
  At 33, he pressed the case of civil rights with President John Kennedy. At 34, he galvanized the nation with his "I Have a Dream" speech. At 35, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. At 39, he was killed, but left a legacy of hope and inspiration that continues today.
  
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• Power restored to thousands in Ballard, Fremont and Queen Anne

  17-01-2017 00:20
  
  Seattle City Light said power has been restored to almost all affected by about 5 p.m.
  
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• Power outage hits thousands in Ballard, Fremont and Queen Anne neighborhoods

  17-01-2017 00:20
  
  Seattle City Light estimates power would be restored by 5 p.m.
  
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