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• Eels from overturned truck slime cars on Oregon highway

  13-07-2017 23:57
  
  DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) — A truck hauling eels overturned on an Oregon highway, turning the coastal road into a slimy mess. Oregon State Police on Thursday posted a photo on Twitter that showed damaged cars covered by the gooey eels. The agency also posed the question: “What to tell the #drycleaner?” Meanwhile, the Depoe […]
  
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• Fox Business show slams Seattle as ‘socialist hellhole’

  13-07-2017 23:23
  
  In the opening of her Fox Business show “Kennedy,” Lisa Kennedy Montgomery called the Seattle City Council “commies” and “do-gooder authoritarians,” and called Seattle a city “where freedom died along with every good singer from the ’90s.”
  
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• Revenge of the lawn: ‘Greensward’ at 12th Ave Arts

  13-07-2017 21:16
  
  “Greensward,” a broad comedy with political teeth at 12th Avenue Arts, pits a naive scientist who discovers a kind of grass against government agents and lawn-products billionaires.
  
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• Insect attack! US West is battling crop-killing swarms

  13-07-2017 21:01
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads. The 3-inch-long Mormon crickets are actually katydids, an entomological cousin to grasshoppers. They are named after […]
  
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• What ‘Thrones’ fans already know: Ravens can see ahead

  13-07-2017 20:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 170 years after Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional raven croaked, “Nevermore,” scientists are reporting that real-life ravens think about the future. In a series of tests, ravens showed signs of a general planning ability that previously had been documented only in people and great apes. Even monkeys have failed to […]
  
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• Seattle police SUV struck at Westlake Avenue and Denny Way in South Lake Union

  13-07-2017 19:40
  
  The driver of a Toyota Sienna suffered minor injuries, a police sergeant said at the scene.
  
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• Man charged in wife’s Uber ride shooting in Seattle pleads not guilty

  13-07-2017 19:19
  
  The July 2 shooting came as the couple argued after attending a wedding, prosecutors allege in charging documents.
  
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• Richland man one of Marines killed in Mississippi plane crash

  13-07-2017 19:09
  
  Richland native Dietrich Schmieman has been identified as one of the Marines who died in a plane crash that killed 16 people.
  
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• Spacecraft reveals beauty of solar system’s biggest storm

  13-07-2017 18:56
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system’s biggest planetary storm. Juno flew directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly close 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometers) above the monster storm. The images snapped by JunoCam were beamed back Tuesday and posted […]
  
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• Britain’s Natural History Museum unveils huge whale skeleton

  13-07-2017 18:56
  
  LONDON — Britain’s Natural History Museum in London suspended a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale in its main entrance Thursday, drawing attention to vanishing species in an environment under strain. Scientists named the 25.2-meter (82-foot) whale Hope, recognizing the role of science in safeguarding the environment. The immense creature seems to fly over the […]
  
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• Do you text and walk? Deadly, distracted strolling is up, polls show

  13-07-2017 17:40
  
  Fatal pedestrian collisions are up 20 percent — and we're walking while distracted more than ever, recent studies and polls show.
  
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• Car rams into Bellevue pot store in possible smash-and-grab burglary

  13-07-2017 16:16
  
  A car plowed into a Bellevue marijuana store in a possible smash-and-grab endeavor.
  
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• Trump denies disaster declaration for Dakota Access pipeline

  13-07-2017 16:07
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — The Trump administration has denied a request from Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for a “major disaster declaration” to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor was notified in May that the request had […]
  
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• Political prisoner, Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61

  13-07-2017 15:43
  
  SHENYANG, China (AP) — Imprisoned for all the seven years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo never renounced the pursuit of human rights in China, insisting on living a life of “honesty, responsibility and dignity.” China’s most prominent political prisoner died Thursday of liver cancer at 61. His death — at […]
  
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• Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61

  13-07-2017 15:43
  
  SHENYANG, China (AP) — In what became one of his most famous essays, Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo wrote, “I have no enemies,” in an ode to hope and a repudiation of hatred and fear. Following his death on Thursday while serving an 11-year prison sentence on subversion charges, friends and supporters hailed […]
  
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• Voter guide: Meet Seattle’s candidates for mayor

  13-07-2017 15:21
  
  With 21 candidates on the Aug. 1 primary-election ballot, we figured voters could use some help sorting through a field so varied it includes not only politicians, lawyers and activists, but a rock drummer, a police officer, even a sausage maker.
  
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• Work on new Burke Museum may halt as state capital budget gets caught up in politics

  13-07-2017 15:00
  
  Last year, state legislators made a down payment on a new Burke Museum and promised to fund the rest in 2017. But now the capital budget is tied up in politics, and the half-finished Burke building construction could be shut down.
  
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• Outsider Nikkita Oliver vies to head the system, transform it

  13-07-2017 15:00
  
  Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver doesn’t just want to run the system, she wants to transform it. The 31-year-old lawyer and activist proposes ideas rooted in her life story.
  
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• Last-ditch places to stay to view next month’s solar eclipse

  13-07-2017 15:00
  
  From impromptu campgrounds to exclusive charter flights, there are still a few places from which you can view the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. But the state of Oregon has some concerns about the expected massive influx of tourists.
  
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• UW iSchool’s new dean on the present — and future — of what used to be called library school

  13-07-2017 14:00
  
  The University of Washington’s Information School is getting a new dean with roots in British Columbia and a strong computer science background.
  
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• Governor scrambles for support as climate deal inches onward

  13-07-2017 10:41
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A plan to extend California’s signature climate initiative for another decade is scheduled to go before state legislative committees on Thursday. The discussion comes as Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers struggle to line up support in the face of opposition from some environmental advocates. In a sign of that difficulty, […]
  
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• California governor scrambles for support on climate deal

  13-07-2017 10:41
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A plan to extend California’s signature climate initiative for another decade is scheduled to go before legislative committees Thursday, despite opposition from some environmental advocates. Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers have struggled to line up support with Democratic legislative leaders indicating Wednesday that climate and air quality negotiations had expanded […]
  
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• Quake hits off North Korea but experts rule out nuke test

  13-07-2017 08:03
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake off North Korea early Thursday jolted watchers of the country’s weapons development but experts say it was not caused by a nuclear test. Analysts say North Korea needs to conduct another atomic test explosion to perfect a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the continental U.S. On […]
  
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• Re-creating old weapons for new discoveries of human history

  13-07-2017 07:18
  
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio archaeologist is working to unveil the mysteries of how humans first settled the Americas by re-creating ancient weapons. Professor Metin Eren (meht-IN’ EH’-rin) at Kent State University runs a lab that experiments with replicas of ancient knives, arrows and pots. Researchers can throw or smash the replicas, which they […]
  
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• Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

  13-07-2017 06:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. They’re just some of […]
  
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• Casual date night in Edmonds

  13-07-2017 06:24
  
  A pickup, a pizza and a summer sunset — does it get any better than that?
  
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• Emergency airplane crash exercise held at Sea-Tac

  13-07-2017 04:33
  
  A full-scale emergency exercise was held at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday.
  
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• State Patrol identifies trooper who shot and killed man along I-5 on Saturday

  13-07-2017 04:29
  
  The trooper has been with the State Patrol for nearly 18 years. He is on paid administrative assignment, standard procedure during investigations that involve the use of a firearm while on duty.
  
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• Lawsuit: Washington cyberstalking law violates free speech

  13-07-2017 02:55
  
  A retired Air Force major filed the lawsuit against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Kitsap County Prosecutor Tina Robinson in U.S. District Court on Tuesday.
  
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• Cantwell says Hanford Reach no longer under federal review

  13-07-2017 02:47
  
  President Donald Trump in April ordered a review of two dozen monuments, including Hanford Reach, that were established by former presidents over more than two decades.
  
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• Seattle City Council committee approves bias-free policing law

  13-07-2017 02:15
  
  The legislation codifies the Police Department’s bias-free policing policies and creates a means to bring a civil court action. It now goes before the full council on Monday.
  
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• Washington state Capitol briefly locked down after gunfire report

  13-07-2017 01:51
  
  The lockdown was lifted after about an hour and 15 minutes when a search of two buildings turned up no evidence of a shooting or a shooter.
  
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• Who needs hard drives? Scientists store film clip in DNA

  13-07-2017 01:49
  
  In a first, researchers converted a movie into a DNA sequence and inserted it into bacteria. They hope to someday use the technology to record cell behavior.
  
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• Labor council endorses Jessyn Farrell and Bob Hasegawa for Seattle mayor

  13-07-2017 01:39
  
  The Martin Luther King County Labor Council’s 150-plus member organizations represent more than 100,000 workers.
  
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• Harry Reid, Nevada governor push bipartisan energy effort

  13-07-2017 00:44
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Two key players in the Republican and Democratic parties in Nevada are teaming up to host a clean-energy talk as the White House abandons a worldwide agreement to curb climate change and states are moving to the forefront of the fight. Former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday […]
  
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• Q&A: California looks to keep landmark climate policy alive

  13-07-2017 00:36
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown is racing to persuade lawmakers to extend his state’s signature program to confront climate change. The cap-and-trade program has been closely watched around the world as a market-based way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it expires in 2020. It has implications far beyond the borders of […]
  
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• Moët Hennessy buys Woodinville Whiskey Company

  13-07-2017 00:04
  
  French spirits conglomerate Moët Hennessy announced on Wednesday that it bought the Woodinville Whiskey Company and plans to take the Eastside whiskey to markets across America and overseas as well.
  
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