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• Ciara and baby Wilson ‘feeling great’ after car crash, Russell Wilson tweets

  10-03-2017 23:34
  
  The accident happened in Los Angeles.
  
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• Ciara and baby Wilson doing fine after car crash, Russell Wilson tweets

  10-03-2017 23:34
  
  The accident happened in Los Angeles.
  
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• King County is jailing fewer youths, making some progress on racial disparity

  10-03-2017 23:07
  
  While the debate about King County’s new proposed youth jail and courthouse continues, the county announced Friday that it is continuing to make strides in reducing the number of youths who are incarcerated. It also announced modest progress in reducing racial disparities.
  
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• Which bills are alive, which are dead in the Washington Legislature

  10-03-2017 22:11
  
  Washington state lawmakers are more than halfway through this year’s 105-day legislative session. Here’s a look at some of the bills that are still alive, and some that appear dead.
  
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• Vandals target Seattle synagogue with anti-Semitic graffiti

  10-03-2017 21:28
  
  The Capitol Hill synagogue was vandalized Thursday night with graffiti saying “The Holocaust is fake history,” according to the rabbi at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
  
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• Vandalized Capitol Hill synagogue calls for pushback against toxic expression

  10-03-2017 21:28
  
  The Seattle synagogue Temple De Hirsch Sinai was vandalized with graffiti saying “The Holocaust is fake history.” Its rabbi responded: “We’re not going to allow those who terrorize us to define us.”
  
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• Watch: 360-degree look inside Seattle’s future Highway 99 tunnel as Bertha nears exit

  10-03-2017 21:14
  
  The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a new 360-degree video, taking viewers inside the tunnel that's expected to open to traffic in 2019.
  
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• Therapist who fought to ‘cure’ gays dies in California at 70

  10-03-2017 21:08
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Nicolosi, a psychologist and major figure in the “ex-gay” movement that promotes a therapy designed to “cure” people of their homosexuality, has died at age 70. Nicolosi, who co-founded the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality in 1992, died Wednesday of influenza-related complications, his personal assistant, Sara Trevino, […]
  
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• Jury convicts 2 of conspiracy in Oregon ranching standoff

  10-03-2017 20:59
  
  The verdict handed prosecutors some measure of redemption after they failed to convict occupation leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others in a trial last fall involving the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
  
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• Jury convicts 2 of conspiracy in occupation of Oregon wildlife refuge

  10-03-2017 20:59
  
  The verdict handed prosecutors some measure of redemption after they failed to convict occupation leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others in a trial last fall involving the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
  
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• On ski slopes, great week of deep powder washed away by rainfall — with no immediate change in sight

  10-03-2017 19:49
  
  The ski slopes have turned into a soggy mess, and it could remain this way as mild temperatures and rainfall continue to dominate much of the mountain weather forecast. The endless wintry weather skiers and riders have enjoyed has temporarily come to an end, and while a weak high-pressure system will be situated atop the […]
  
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• While springing forward, remember your smoke alarm

  10-03-2017 17:28
  
  While springing forward, why not check your smoke alarms? The state fire marshal suggests checking them monthly, and replacing alarms more than 10 years old.
  
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• Truckloads of tiny salmon hauled to Oregon river in restoration plan

  10-03-2017 17:04
  
  LOSTINE, Ore. — These speckled, rose-tinted fish haven’t been spotted in this bubbling river in remote northeastern Oregon for more than 30 years — until now. But this week, the waters of the Lostine River suddenly came alive as hundreds of the 4- and 5-inch-long juvenile coho salmon shot from a long white hose attached […]
  
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• Truckloads of baby fish hauled to river in restoration plan

  10-03-2017 17:04
  
  LOSTINE, Ore. (AP) — These speckled, rose-tinted fish haven’t been spotted in this bubbling river in remote northeastern Oregon for more than 30 years — until now. But this week, the waters of the Lostine River suddenly came alive as hundreds of the 4- and 5-inch-long juvenile coho salmon shot from a long white hose […]
  
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• U.S. Chamber sues Seattle again, says Uber, Lyft taxi drivers can’t form union

  10-03-2017 16:20
  
  The group has refiled its lawsuit against Seattle, arguing that the city’s law allowing Uber, Lyft and taxi drivers to unionize is illegal because drivers are contractors not employees. Seattle’s law is the first of its kind in the U.S.
  
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• U.S. Chamber sues Seattle a second time over Uber union law

  10-03-2017 16:20
  
  The group has refiled its lawsuit against Seattle, arguing that the city’s law allowing Uber, Lyft and taxi drivers to unionize is illegal because drivers are contractors not employees. Seattle’s law is the first of its kind in the U.S.
  
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• Rookie doctors in U.S. can work longer, 24-hour shifts under new rules

  10-03-2017 15:16
  
  Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer — a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opposite.
  
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• Thousands lose power as high winds whip Western Washington

  10-03-2017 15:10
  
  High winds knocked out power to some PSE and Seattle City Light customers, with a wind advisory in effect until 10 a.m. Friday.
  
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• About 4,000 lose power as high winds whip Western Washington

  10-03-2017 15:10
  
  High winds knocked out power to some PSE and Seattle City Light customers, with a wind advisory in effect until 10 a.m. Friday.
  
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• McCleary roundup: 44 days and many memes later, ‘levy cliff’ legislation approved

  10-03-2017 15:01
  
  A whole lot of inaction in Olympia inspired new memes and a viral hashtag on social media before the Legislature sent Gov. Jay Inslee a bill aimed at giving school districts relief from a looming “levy cliff.”
  
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• Podcast: Kshama Sawant takes on taxes, Mayor Ed Murray, and whether she’s culpable for Trump

  10-03-2017 15:00
  
  A couple weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray joined the podcast and tossed some barbs at Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant for campaigning for Green Party nominee Jill Stein for president, instead of Democrat Hillary Clinton. This week, Sawant, the Socialist Alternative member of the City Council, joins Overcast hosts Jim Brunner and Dan Beekman […]
  
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• How did we get here? A look back on Seattle’s tunnel machine Bertha

  10-03-2017 15:00
  
  After launching in 2013, the world's largest tunnel-boring machine could finish its trip from Seattle's Sodo to South Lake Union this spring. Here's a look back on the tumultuous dig that's years behind schedule.
  
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• Oregon man gets year in jail for 9th drunken-driving conviction

  10-03-2017 14:55
  
  The 56-year-old man’s history of driving-under-the-influence convictions stretches back to when he was 19.
  
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• 2 teens charged in fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy in Lakewood

  10-03-2017 14:38
  
  Pierce County prosecutors say the shooting apparently stemmed from an argument over a girl, but the slain teen was not the target.
  
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• Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle, with more building to come

  10-03-2017 14:00
  
  A total of 68 major projects were underway from Sodo to South Lake Union at the end of 2016, the most since records began in 2005.
  
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• Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle; more building to come

  10-03-2017 14:00
  
  A total of 68 major projects were underway from Sodo to South Lake Union at the end of 2016, the most since records began in 2005.
  
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• Women’s health services face cuts in Republican bill

  10-03-2017 10:00
  
  The Republican health-care bill would prohibit for a year any funding to Planned Parenthood, a major provider of women's health services, restrict abortion access in covered plans on the health exchange and scale back Medicaid services used by many low-income women, among other changes.
  
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• House GOP health bill would cut women’s services

  10-03-2017 10:00
  
  The Republican health-care bill would prohibit for a year any funding to Planned Parenthood, a major provider of women's health services, restrict abortion access in covered plans on the health exchange and scale back Medicaid services used by many low-income women, among other changes.
  
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• After a stillbirth, tests may help pinpoint the cause and offer emotional healing

  10-03-2017 06:14
  
  A study found that two tests are particularly effective in determining the cause of a stillbirth, a death of a fetus at or after 20 weeks of gestation. In some cases, knowing the cause of a stillbirth can help to guide management of subsequent pregnancies.
  
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• ACLU challenges Whatcom County warrant for pipeline protest Facebook data

  10-03-2017 05:43
  
  The ACLU of Washington filed the motion to quash the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office warrant for data on the Bellingham #NoDAPL Coalition Facebook page.
  
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• Digging into the prehistoric past

  10-03-2017 05:12
  
  Fossils of a Tyrannosaurus rex will be on display at the Burke Museum this weekend.
  
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• More veterans will be eligible for mental-health care, new VA secretary says

  10-03-2017 04:52
  
  New Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said the VA needed to act now, noting that the vast majority of veterans who have killed themselves had not been connected to VA care.
  
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• Gov. Inslee asks state agencies to calculate impact of GOP health-care plan

  10-03-2017 03:20
  
  A handful of Washington state agencies are trying to calculate how the proposed Republican health-care plan in the U.S. Congress would affect Washingtonians.
  
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• Dow Constantine seeks $469M King County sales-tax hike to boost arts and science

  10-03-2017 02:53
  
  The money would help arts, science and culture organizations offer in-class learning experiences in every school district in the county, says King County Executive Dow Constantine. The money would allow more free admission and memberships for low-income families and seniors.
  
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• After decades fighting drugs, Colombia joins marijuana trade

  10-03-2017 02:09
  
  A Canadian company called PharmaCielo, with the government’s approval, is working to produce the drug legally in Colombia and is looking to hire.
  
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• Goodbye, readers. This column taught me Seattle’s true global reach

  10-03-2017 01:41
  
  I worried five years ago that I might not have enough to write about in terms of Seattle’s global connections and communities. I’m happy to say I was wrong.
  
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• Trump’s New Travel Ban May Be Hard to Beat. But States Are Trying.

  10-03-2017 00:19
  Saying the president’s revised executive order remained “effectively a Muslim ban,” Washington’s Democratic attorney general vowed to try to block it.
  
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