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• Timeline of Friday’s protests that ended in shooting at UW

  23-01-2017 23:04
  
  A confrontation between anarchists and socialists and supporters of Donald Trump escalated into chaotic violence on Friday night. This is what we know so far.
  
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• How the shooting at the UW protest of Milo Yiannopoulos unfolded

  23-01-2017 23:04
  
  A confrontation between anarchists and socialists and supporters of Donald Trump escalated into chaotic violence on Friday night. This is what we know so far.
  
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• After the Women’s March, it’s time to really get moving

  23-01-2017 22:42
  
  Columnist Nicole Brodeur went to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Women’s March over the weekend. Now, she’s focused on what’s next.
  
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• Cascade Mall sold a few months after mass shooting

  23-01-2017 22:17
  
  The 28-year-old mall in Skagit County has had low sales and a high rate of vacant stores since before the September shooting.
  
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• Spokane officer smashes window to save woman trapped in burning car

  23-01-2017 22:01
  
  The dramatic rescue was captured on the officer’s body camera.
  
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• House votes to give schools one-year reprieve from ‘levy cliff,’ possible $500M shortfall

  23-01-2017 21:42
  
  Washington lawmakers moved one step closer toward a solution to the “levy cliff” — which could cause a $500 million shortfall for school districts starting in 2018 — when the House voted Monday to pass a bill designed to delay the cliff by one year. It moves to the Senate.
  
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• House votes to give schools 1-year reprieve from ‘levy cliff’

  23-01-2017 21:42
  
  Washington lawmakers moved one step closer toward a solution to the “levy cliff” — which could cause a $500 million shortfall for school districts starting in 2018 — when the House voted Monday to pass a bill designed to delay the cliff by one year. It moves to the Senate.
  
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• Top lawmakers won’t move bills to end tolling on I-405

  23-01-2017 21:35
  
  Top state lawmakers say they won’t move any bills this session to end tolling on the express lanes of Interstate 405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood.
  
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• Hawaii’s Lanai Island dark after windstorm knocks out power

  23-01-2017 21:20
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The entire Hawaiian island of Lanai has not had electrical service since Saturday after strong winds snapped or damaged utility poles. The Maui Electric utility says Lanai’s 1,700 customers are still without power Monday. Crews are working to repair 19 utility poles on the 141-square-mile island. Billionaire Larry Ellison purchased 98 percent […]
  
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• Crews set to restore power to much Hawaii’s Lanai Island

  23-01-2017 21:20
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Crews were on track to restore power to most of the residents of Hawaii’s Lanai Island late Monday, but people living in one small town will likely go without power overnight, Maui Electric Co. said. The entire Hawaiian island of Lanai lost electrical service after strong winds snapped or damaged utility poles […]
  
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• Crews restore power to most of Hawaii’s Lanai Island

  23-01-2017 21:20
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Crews restored power to most of the residents of Hawaii’s Lanai Island early Tuesday, but people living in one small town remain without electricity, Maui Electric Co. said. The entire Hawaiian island of Lanai lost electrical service after strong winds snapped or damaged utility poles over the weekend. The utility said that […]
  
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• Caught napping: Baseball hitting, pitching sapped by jet lag

  23-01-2017 21:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers say they’ve documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more home runs, and take some punch out of a team’s bats. The culprit: jet lag. Travelers are well aware of the fatigue, poor sleep and other effects […]
  
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• Giant waves injure 2 on Oregon Coast

  23-01-2017 21:03
  
  In Lincoln City, rising tide partially collapsed a deck, leaving a woman clinging to the edge of an attached hot tub. Another woman was hit by a sneaker wave while walking on the beach.
  
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• Seattle is again crane capital of America, but lead is shrinking

  23-01-2017 21:01
  
  Seattle now has nearly three times more cranes than New York City despite being a fraction of the size.
  
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• US health officials cancel climate conference; don’t say why

  23-01-2017 20:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s top public health agency has canceled a conference next month on climate change and health but isn’t saying why publicly. But a co-sponsor was told by the Centers for Disease and Prevention that the agency was worried how the conference would be viewed by the Trump administration. The incoming […]
  
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• Renton-based Fishing Company of Alaska sells boats, catch quotas

  23-01-2017 20:31
  
  After more than three decades of sometimes turbulent operations, Washington-based Fishing Company of Alaska is ending operations and selling assets.
  
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• Renton-based Fishing Company of Alaska is sold, ending a turbulent run in North Pacific harvests

  23-01-2017 20:31
  
  After more than three decades of sometimes turbulent operations, Washington-based Fishing Company of Alaska is ending operations and selling assets.
  
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• Cause of death for Christopher Monfort won’t be known soon

  23-01-2017 20:26
  
  Christopher Monfort, 48, who was serving a life sentence for the 2009 ambush killing of Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton, was found dead in his prison cell last week.
  
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• Awesome snow conditions on ski slopes with mostly bluebird days throughout the week

  23-01-2017 19:04
  
  The weather has mellowed out along the Cascade hillsides with mostly sunny skies forecast well into this coming weekend. A strong high pressure system and drier air mass will situate itself off the coast and the freezing level is expected to stay between 2,000 and 3,000 feet, which means snow-melt will be minimal on what […]
  
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• Person struck, killed by Link light-rail train in Rainier Valley

  23-01-2017 16:17
  
  Light-rail service was halted after the collision, authorities said.
  
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• Man struck, killed by Link light-rail train in Rainier Valley

  23-01-2017 16:17
  
  Light-rail service is not running between Columbia City and Rainier Beach.
  
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• View 10 of our Ignite Education Lab speakers, and vote on who will be the 11th

  23-01-2017 15:01
  
  How often do you get the chance to help choose who will speak at an event you're attending? Help us finalize the line-up for our annual storytelling event, Ignite Education Lab.
  
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• Education Lab IQ: How much do Washington schools spend testing students?

  23-01-2017 15:01
  
  Last school year, Washington state spent more than $16.8 million on federally required reading and math tests, but that only scratches the surface of the full cost of testing students.
  
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• It’s not healthier to live in the country: Rural Washingtonians sicker than city dwellers

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  Rural Americans are sicker than urban Americans, a CDC report says, and that’s true for Washington.
  
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• How avalanche forecasters use bombs, a howitzer and an M60 tank to keep us safe

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  As an avalanche forecaster supervisor for the state, John Stimberis’ job is to set off avalanches before they can endanger the public.
  
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• ‘Hidden Figures’ might open your eyes to hidden biases

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  The critically acclaimed film about three black, female aerospace pioneers shows how hidden prejudice hurts all. And that should inspire us to break down barriers in our own lives.
  
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• Healthier to live in the country? Not really

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  Rural Americans are sicker than urban Americans, a CDC report says, and that’s true for Washington.
  
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• Avalanche man: Forecaster keeps us safe with skis, bombs, howitzer at Snoqualmie Pass

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  As an avalanche forecaster supervisor for the state, John Stimberis’ job is to set off avalanches before they can endanger the public.
  
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• Questions arise over Italy’s response to snow-hit hotel

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Questions intensified Monday into whether Italian authorities underestimated the risks facing a snowbound mountain hotel hours before an avalanche hit, as rescue crews weighed using heavy equipment to try to reach 23 people in the hotel who are still buried under the snow. Five days after up to 60,000 tons of […]
  
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• Italy crews find 3 puppies alive under avalanche-hit hotel

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Rescue crews say they have found three puppies alive in the rubble of an Italian mountain hotel slammed by an avalanche. Firefighter spokesman Fabio German said the discovery signals that there are still chances of finding some of the 23 people still buried under the snow alive. Emergency crews have held […]
  
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• 3 puppies found alive in Italy avalanche; survivors go home

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Emergency crews digging into an avalanche-slammed hotel were cheered Monday by the discovery of three puppies who had survived for days under tons of snow — giving them new hope for the 23 people still missing in the disaster. The first human survivors, meanwhile, were released from the hospital as questions […]
  
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• 3 dogs give avalanche rescuers hope but 22 people missing

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Italian emergency crews pulled three wiggling, white sheepdog puppies out Monday from under tons of snow and rubble at an avalanche-struck hotel, lifting spirits even as the search for 22 people still missing dragged on five days after the disaster. One more body was located, raising the death toll to seven, […]
  
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• Heavy fog causes flight delays, cancellations in London

  23-01-2017 12:25
  
  LONDON (AP) — Thick fog has caused numerous flight delays and cancellations at London Heathrow and other area airports. Travelers were advised Monday to check their flight status before going to the airport after roughly 100 flights were cancelled and many more were delayed. The Met Office forecasting service said visibility at Heathrow had been […]
  
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• Residents pick up pieces after tornadoes leave 19 dead

  23-01-2017 09:34
  
  ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Chuck Stafford was watching the Atlanta Falcons rout the Green Bay Packers for the NFC title when bad weather suddenly began to pound his mobile home in southern Georgia. Stafford, 74, had just gotten to head to the bathroom during Sunday’s football game when the wind started whipping the mobile home […]
  
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• 19 die amid apparent winter tornadoes, other storms in South

  23-01-2017 09:34
  
  ADEL, Ga. (AP) — A vast storm system that kicked up apparent tornadoes, shredded mobile homes and left other destruction scattered around the Southeast has claimed at least 19 lives during its two-day assault on the region. Authorities said Monday at least 15 deaths occurred in south Georgia alone, including seven from an apparent winter […]
  
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• Thousands of bird deaths draw focus on brimming toxic pit

  23-01-2017 09:06
  
  BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — It was an unusual and unfortunate confluence of events: A larger-than-normal number of geese was making a later-than-normal migration over Montana when a snowstorm blew in at the wrong time and sent them soaring to the wrong place. The throngs of white birds splashed down in a 50 billion-gallon toxic stew […]
  
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• Brimming toxic pit nears critical level after bird deaths

  23-01-2017 09:06
  
  BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — It was an unusual and unfortunate confluence of events: A larger-than-normal number of geese was making a later-than-normal migration over Montana when a snowstorm blew in at the wrong time and sent them soaring to the wrong place. The throngs of white birds splashed down in a 50 billion-gallon toxic stew […]
  
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• Cervical cancer taking deadlier toll in U.S. than had been thought

  23-01-2017 06:57
  
  In the new analysis, the mortality rate for black women was 10.1 per 100,000. For white women, it is 4.7 per 100,000. Previous studies had put those figures at 5.7 and 3.2.
  
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• What mackerel and a volcano can tell us about climate change

  23-01-2017 06:29
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — What could an Indonesian volcanic eruption, a 200-year-old climate disaster and a surge in the consumption of mackerel tell us about today’s era of global warming? Quite a bit, researchers say. A group of scientists and academics with the University of Massachusetts and other institutions made that assessment while conducting research […]
  
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• What can mackerel and a volcano say about climate change?

  23-01-2017 06:29
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — What could an Indonesian volcanic eruption, a 200-year-old climate disaster and a surge in the consumption of mackerel tell us about today’s era of global warming? Quite a bit, researchers say. A group of scientists and academics with the University of Massachusetts and other institutions made that assessment while conducting research […]
  
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• Participants in Seattle women’s march say next step is political action

  23-01-2017 04:55
  
  Activists involved in Saturday’s WomXns march say they’ll take that resolve and channel it into political advocacy and action.
  
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• Tet in Seattle offers help for a healthy new year

  23-01-2017 03:43
  
  Tet in Seattle, a Vietnamese celebration for the Lunar New Year, tackles health issues with free screenings, information and insurance enrollment for the community.
  
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• Avalanche danger closes US Highway 2

  23-01-2017 03:43
  
  If you are planning to drive on US 2, find a detour because according to the Washington Department of Transportation it’s closed due to an avalanche danger from milepost 85 at Coles Corner to milepost 99 at the west end of Leavenworth. Travelers can use SR 207 and the Chumstick Highway as a detour, except for vehicles […]
  
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• Authorities report 3 more deaths in Georgia, bringing weekend toll to at least 18 killed by Southeast storms

  23-01-2017 01:31
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities report 3 more deaths in Georgia, bringing weekend toll to at least 18 killed by Southeast storms.
  
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• 3.7 quake rattles Olympic Peninsula; no damage reported

  23-01-2017 01:19
  
  The quake rattled the Olympic Peninsula, but no damage was reported.
  
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• Bill could help shift some Western State patients to local hospitals

  23-01-2017 01:18
  
  Community hospitals in Washington have rejected taking some long-term- care psychiatric patients. Now, with a proposal for better reimbursement from the state, those hospitals may be ready to answer the call, which could improve care at troubled Western State Hospital.
  
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• Company hopes to build pot-friendly RV park in Oregon

  23-01-2017 00:22
  
  Company is planning to build a pot-friendly RV park, to be called “Smoke on the Water,” near Lake Selmac near Medford, Ore.
  
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• Emergency official says fatalities, injuries reported from apparent tornado Sunday afternoon in southwest Georgia

  23-01-2017 00:08
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Emergency official says fatalities, injuries reported from apparent tornado Sunday afternoon in southwest Georgia.
  
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