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• Paul Allen gives $40 million to UW computer science; regents name school after billionaire

  09-03-2017 23:09
  
  The University of Washington has elevated its computer-science department to the status of a school, and named it after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
  
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• Seattle landlords sue over city’s first-come, first-served rental law

  09-03-2017 22:31
  
  The landlords say the new policy violates their right to rent property in a nondiscriminatory manner to the people they choose at the price they choose.
  
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• Seattle landlords sue, challenge city’s first-come, first-served rental law

  09-03-2017 22:31
  
  The landlords say the new policy violates their right to rent property in a nondiscriminatory manner to the people they choose at the price they choose.
  
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• Car-price errors found in licensing tax calculations; DOL could issue refunds

  09-03-2017 22:04
  
  With Sound Transit under siege for the formula it uses to determine a car’s value, Washington state’s Department of Licensing has discovered some mistakes with the original car prices that it plugs into that formula to determine what taxes are owed.
  
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• House votes to delay school-funding ‘levy cliff’; legislation goes to Gov. Inslee

  09-03-2017 21:08
  
  The Washington House Thursday voted to delay the so-called school-funding “levy cliff,” a measure sought by Democrats and many school districts. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk.
  
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• Washington AG says order blocking Trump’s first travel ban should apply to new one

  09-03-2017 20:46
  
  Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday that a judicial injunction which halted President Donald Trump’s travel-ban order last month also should block enforcement of the president’s revised order.
  
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• Student arrested for threat to ‘shoot up’ Lynnwood High, say deputies

  09-03-2017 20:25
  
  Several students reportedly overheard the freshman say “I’m going to shoot up the school tomorrow” and “I have a gun in my bag.”
  
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• Strong winds expected early Friday, with gusts up to 50 mph

  09-03-2017 20:21
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Seattle area covering the hours of 1 to 10 a.m., with the strongest winds expected between 3 and 7 a.m.
  
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• As if you didn’t know: Seattle area has had a ‘severe’ winter

  09-03-2017 20:19
  
  If cloudy skies, driving rain and thunder snow aren’t your thing, it’s been a relatively miserable winter. And, there’s data to prove it.
  
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• Police, FBI seek public’s help in shooting of Sikh man

  09-03-2017 19:26
  
  Police have yet to identify a suspect in the shooting that has drawn national attention and prompted a federal civil-rights investigation.
  
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• Kent police, FBI to brief media on investigation into shooting of Sikh man

  09-03-2017 19:26
  
  The Sikh man told police he was shot in the arm in a Kent driveway by a masked man who told him to “go back to your own country.”
  
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• Rain arriving after heavy snowfall pounds Cascades ski areas; avalanche danger high in backcountry

  09-03-2017 19:19
  
  The words of wisdom for skiers and snowboarders is to hit the hillsides sooner rather than later. After what seems like an endless winter of snowy fun, it appears soggy, wet weather is in the mix for the next few days. But, before the drastic change occurs we’ll still be in “snowmageddon” mode as a […]
  
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• Change arriving after heavy snowfall pounds Cascades, avalanche warning high in backcountry

  09-03-2017 19:19
  
  The words of wisdom for skiers and snowboarders is to hit the hillsides sooner than later. After what seems like an endless winter of snowy fun, it appears soggy, wet weather is in the mix for the next few days. But, before the drastic change occurs we’ll still be in “snowmageddon” mode as a low […]
  
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• Wounded Spokane County deputy released from the hospital

  09-03-2017 18:46
  
  The man who allegedly shot the deputy was killed in a shootout at a house with deputies.
  
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• Eugene, Oregon, bans dogs downtown for owners not living there

  09-03-2017 18:01
  
  A wave of complaints about aggressive dogs in the downtown area of Oregon's third most populous city has prompted Eugene city councilors to ban dogs from the downtown area except those owned by people who live or work there.
  
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• Doctors: Radiation not biggest impact on Fukushima health

  09-03-2017 17:22
  
  TOKYO (AP) — A total of 185 cases of thyroid cancer found in youngsters in the Japanese region hit by the 2011 nuclear disaster cannot be linked to radiation, which is not the biggest cause of health problems for residents, doctors said Thursday. A team of doctors from Fukushima Medical University conducting a health survey […]
  
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• Seattle’s Muir Elementary closes due to norovirus

  09-03-2017 17:00
  
  Students at Seattle’s John Muir Elementary have been told to stay home because of norovirus, spread through direct contact with someone who has it.
  
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• Washington attorney general to say whether he’ll sue over Trump’s new travel ban

  09-03-2017 16:47
  
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson is expected to announce Thursday if he will again sue the Trump administration to block its travel ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries.
  
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• Hungarian-American Nobel winner George A. Olah dies at 89

  09-03-2017 16:31
  
  Olah, a Holocaust survivor who escaped Hungary after the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, won the Nobel for his contribution to the chemistry of carbocations — unstable carbon molecules.
  
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• Hungarian-American Nobel winner George A. Olah dies aged 89

  09-03-2017 16:31
  
  Olah, a Holocaust survivor who escaped Hungary after the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, won the Nobel for his contribution to the chemistry of carbocations — unstable carbon molecules.
  
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• George A. Olah, who won Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 89

  09-03-2017 16:31
  
  Olah, a Holocaust survivor who escaped Hungary after the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, won the Nobel for his contribution to the chemistry of carbocations — unstable carbon molecules.
  
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• She stoops to conquer: ‘Ms. Pak-Man’ is a surreal whirlwind of ’80s culture in yellow Pac-drag

  09-03-2017 16:00
  
  Part raucous bar-theater and part drag satire, “Ms. Pak-Man: On My Last Heart!” at Re-bar is a “comeback,” tell-all nightclub show by the washed-up yellow celebrity of ’80s video arcades — but she’s still a pill-popping disaster.
  
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• GOP health-care plan moves forward; Reps. Reichert, DelBene vote with their parties

  09-03-2017 15:59
  
  Reps. Dave Reichert and Suzan DelBene stuck with their parties Thursday as a House committee passed legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. Reichert voted with Republicans to advance the bill, while DelBene and her fellow Democrats opposed it.
  
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• Shake, rattle — and drive: WSDOT builds flexible bridge to survive earthquakes unscathed

  09-03-2017 15:30
  
  Based on pioneering research, an offramp being built near the new Highway 99 tunnel in Sodo is designed to be usable as soon as the ground stops shaking — a standard few U.S. bridges can meet.
  
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• Meth everywhere: Struggle to close down contaminated Burlington motel leads to new bill

  09-03-2017 15:30
  
  Legislation approved by the state Senate would make it easier for local governments to vacate and clean up properties contaminated by methamphetamine.
  
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• Meth everywhere: Burlington struggles to close down contaminated motel

  09-03-2017 15:30
  
  Legislation approved by the state Senate would make it easier for local governments to vacate and clean up properties contaminated by methamphetamine.
  
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• Crash on I-5 south in Seattle causes 2-mile backup

  09-03-2017 15:08
  
  An early morning collision on Interstate 5 left southbound commuters facing a two-mile backup Thursday morning.
  
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• Teacher retirement plans shortchange a majority of educators, new report says

  09-03-2017 15:02
  
  New research from the Urban Institute shows shaky state of teacher retirement plans nationwide.
  
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• Q&A: Richard Cummins, incoming WGU-Washington president, on how to get an affordable college degree

  09-03-2017 15:00
  
  Western Governors University is creating an alternative path to a bachelor’s degree that works well for working adults, says Richard Cummins, who will become WGU-Washington’s president later this year.
  
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• Q&A: Richard Cummins, incoming WGU-Washington president, on how to get a college degree for about $20,000

  09-03-2017 15:00
  
  Western Governors University is creating an alternative path to a bachelor’s degree that works well for working adults, says Richard Cummins, who will become WGU-Washington’s president later this year.
  
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• Need affordable housing? Here are inspiring tales of how 3 people help make it happen

  09-03-2017 15:00
  
  Like me, you might find inspiration in some of the stories shared Tuesday at the annual celebration of the Housing Development Consortium, an umbrella group of nearly 140 governments, nonprofits and businesses.
  
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• Marathon debate as GOP pushes ahead on health bill

  09-03-2017 10:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined House Republicans pushed ahead Thursday with divisive legislation to undo former President Barack Obama’s health care law, holding marathon all-night voting sessions in key committees despite Democratic protest and intense opposition from doctors and consumer groups. The GOP scored a pre-dawn triumph in the Ways and Means Committee after nearly 18 […]
  
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• GOP pushes health bill through panels in marathon sessions

  09-03-2017 10:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined House Republicans won early victories Thursday on divisive legislation to undo former President Barack Obama’s health care law, winning approval in key committees after marathon all-night sessions despite Democratic protests and intense opposition from doctors and consumer groups. The GOP scored triumphs in the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce […]
  
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• Report: China developing advanced lunar mission spaceship

  09-03-2017 09:56
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media. The newspaper Science and Technology Daily cited spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian as saying the new craft would be recoverable and have room for multiple astronauts. While no other details […]
  
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• From grave to lab, she throws science, passion at cold cases

  09-03-2017 08:37
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dr. Erin Kimmerle stands at the head of an open, watery grave and peers down. It’s a sweltering fall day in Tampa, and she’s looking at the grave of a murder victim. The woman’s body was found in a patch of scrub brush in 1985 just outside downtown Tampa. Detectives never […]
  
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• Mercer Canyons agrees to $1.2M settlement of Washington farmworker lawsuit

  09-03-2017 06:00
  
  The farmworkers’ lawsuit alleged that some were misled about the availability of $12-an-hour jobs offered to foreign workers under a work-visa program. Other U.S. farmworkers got jobs, but were underpaid, the lawsuit claimed.
  
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• In Puerto Rico, teachers’ pension fund works like a Ponzi scheme

  09-03-2017 05:04
  
  As teachers’ pension costs keep rising, young teachers are being squeezed — sometimes hard.
  
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• How Bellevue’s India Gants fared in the finale of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ (Spoiler)

  09-03-2017 05:04
  
  The Seattle-area woman talks about her future plans and her experiences on the VH1 modeling show.
  
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• How Bellevue’s India Gants fared in the finale of ‘America’s Next Top Model’

  09-03-2017 05:04
  
  The Seattle-area woman talks about her future plans and her experiences on the VH1 modeling show.
  
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• $1,000 fines for faithless electors upheld by judge

  09-03-2017 05:02
  
  The fines were issued by the Washington secretary of state against three electors who broke their vote pledge and cast their vote for someone other than Democrat Hillary Clinton in December.
  
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• Washington state Senate passes school-levy bill to help districts

  09-03-2017 04:58
  
  The measure delays a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local property tax levies, something school superintendents have said they need as they ready their budgets.
  
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• In Seattle Dreamer case, judge raises concerns over 2 versions of government report

  09-03-2017 04:19
  
  While putting off a decision until next week, a federal judge raised sharp questions in the case of detained Dreamer Daniel Ramirez Medina, who lost DACA authorization after his arrest.
  
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• ‘Our hearts are broken’: Mercy Corps ability to aid Syrians suffers surprise blow

  09-03-2017 03:58
  
  The Turkish government abruptly revoked Portland-based Mercy Corps’ registration to operate there. The charity has provided years of lifesaving help to Syrian civilians, much of it through Turkey.
  
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• Delay continues for hole in the ground across from Seattle City Hall

  09-03-2017 02:21
  
  Seattle officials have as yet been unable to finalize a deal for the redevelopment of a long-empty block opposite City Hall and are now shooting to be done by summer rather than early this year.
  
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• Sex offender hid in Golden Gardens restroom, aiming to rape woman, charges say

  09-03-2017 02:01
  
  Gary Steiner, a sex offender from Arizona, was charged Wednesday with attempted second-degree rape and second-degree assault with sexual motivation. He remains jailed in lieu of $750,000 bail.
  
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