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• Take a look at Claudia the cat’s cozy book nook: Ophelia’s in Fremont

  07-12-2017 21:44
  Sketched Nov. 28, 2017 Meet Claudia, the resident cat at Ophelia’s secondhand bookstore in Fremont. As soon as I entered the store, the friendly feline followed me upstairs to the cozy nook where I settled to sketch. She ran around for a while, smelled my iPad and eventually struck a perfect pose for my drawing. […]
  
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• US fails to enforce smog rules, 14 states allege in lawsuit

  07-12-2017 21:35
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fourteen states and the District of Columbia announced Thursday that they are suing the Trump administration over what they say is a failure to enforce smog standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not designated any areas of the country as having unhealthy air, missing an Oct. 1 deadline, according to […]
  
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• Judge orders Whole Foods to reopen shuttered Bellevue Square 365 store

  07-12-2017 21:10
  A King County judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Whole Foods Market to reopen its 365-branded store in Bellevue Square. The Amazon-owned organic grocer closed the store in October, early in the 20-year lease that Whole Foods signed.
  
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• Frederick Darren Berg, mastermind of Washington state’s biggest Ponzi scheme, escapes from California prison

  07-12-2017 21:02
  Berg was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to defrauding hundreds of investors of more than $100 million.
  
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• Women on Capitol Hill push for lasting change in handling sexual harassment

  07-12-2017 19:42
  Patty Murray, D-Wash., won a U.S. Senate seat after incumbent Brock Adams’ sexual harassment scandal 25 years ago. Now Murray and other lawmakers are working to see that the Capitol Hill culture actually changes more now than it did then.
  
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• Patty Murray leads women’s push for lasting change in handling sexual harassment on Capitol Hill

  07-12-2017 19:42
  Patty Murray, D-Wash., won a U.S. Senate seat after incumbent Brock Adams’ sexual harassment scandal 25 years ago. Now Murray and other lawmakers are working to see that the Capitol Hill culture actually changes more now than it did then.
  
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• EPA chief denies sidelining science pros to appease industry

  07-12-2017 19:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt says his proposed regulatory rollbacks and other policies are grounded in science. He dismisses criticisms that he is ignoring experts in a push to appease favored industries. Pruitt defended his approach Thursday during his first appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the […]
  
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• EPA chief defends spending on travel and soundproof booth

  07-12-2017 19:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday defended his frequent taxpayer-funded travel and his purchase of a custom soundproof communications booth for his office, saying both were justified. Pruitt made his first appearance before a House oversight subcommittee responsible for environmental issues since his confirmation to lead EPA in February. While […]
  
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• Deadly downtown shooting by Seattle police within SPD policy, review finds

  07-12-2017 18:47
  The April 20 confrontation left four officers injured and a suspected 19-year-old robber dead..
  
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• Man dies after early morning fall into Duwamish River in Seattle

  07-12-2017 15:51
  A man who fell into the Duwamish River in Seattle early Thursday morning was pulled out of the water before rescue crews arrived but perished nevertheless, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
  
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• 1 woman dead, 1 teen hurt in shooting at mobile-home park near Everett

  07-12-2017 15:32
  A shooting early Thursday at a mobile-home park near Everett left a 54-year-old woman dead and a 17-year-old teen injured, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said police received two calls related to the 4:43 a.m. Thursday shooting at the Village Green Mobile Home Park on Gibson Road: one reporting […]
  
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• 1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at mobile-home park near Everett

  07-12-2017 15:32
  A shooting early Thursday at a mobile-home park near Everett has left one person dead and a second injured, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. The suspects in the shooting at the Village Green mobile home park in the 12600 block of Gibson Road have not been found, the Sheriff’s Office said. Investigating shooting […]
  
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• The push to find more gifted kids: What Washington can learn from Miami’s wins

  07-12-2017 15:00
  Miami unapologetically uses two standards to identify gifted students — one for low-income kids and English-learners, another for everyone else. As a result, its advanced-learning classrooms roughly mirror the district’s overall makeup. Washington educators are taking note.
  
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• King County homeless population third-largest in U.S.

  07-12-2017 15:00
  A new federal report on homelessness shows King County behind only Los Angeles and New York City in the number of people living without permanent shelter.
  
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• Beverly Tatum wrote the book about race talk. She’s at it again with an urgency for our times.

  07-12-2017 15:00
  The clinical psychologist wrote the best-seller in the 1990s and is now updating the text. On a recent visit to Seattle, she said she believes we need to have conversations about race in order to create better communities for everyone.
  
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• Alaska Airlines drops $60 monthly transit-pass subsidy for employees

  07-12-2017 15:00
  Alaska Airlines said it would continue to encourage employees to take advantage of a federal law that allows them to use pretax dollars to pay for transit access.
  
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• Experts scramble to monitor long-dormant Iceland volcano

  07-12-2017 12:18
  ORAEFI, Iceland (AP) — At the summit of one of Iceland’s most dangerous volcanoes, a 72-foot (22-meter) depression in the snow is the only visible sign of an alarming development. The Oraefajokull (err-IVER’-yer-kuhl) volcano, dormant since its last eruption in 1727-1728, has seen a recent increase in seismic activity and geothermal water leakage that has […]
  
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• Woman claims surgeon talked on cellphone during operation

  07-12-2017 12:11
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A suburban New York City woman has sued a doctor, claiming he used his cellphone to take a language test while operating on her. The Journal News reports 70-year-old Mary Edwards, of Port Chester, filed a lawsuit Monday in state Supreme Court against Dr. Eric Fishman and his employer, Westmed Medical […]
  
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• Nobel Laureates say change is coming for women in sciences

  07-12-2017 11:46
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — A group of 2017 Nobel Laureates have addressed the lack of female representation in sciences ahead of the prize-awarding ceremony in Stockholm. The seven winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences — all white men — said change is happening. Jacques Dubochet, who won the chemistry prize, […]
  
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• Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

  07-12-2017 09:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray — and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if the newer, sometimes pricier choice really improves screening for breast cancer. It’s the latest dilemma in a field that already […]
  
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• A better mammogram? Huge study putting 3-D scans to the test

  07-12-2017 09:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray — and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if the newer, sometimes pricier choice really improves screening for breast cancer. It’s the latest dilemma in a field that already […]
  
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• Veterinarians seek permission to research pot meds for pets

  07-12-2017 09:04
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They’re selling well. “The ‘Up and Moving’ is for joints and for pain,” he explains. “The ‘Calm and Quiet’ is for real anxious dogs, to take away that anxiety.” People anxious to […]
  
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• Scientists call on US to allow research on pot meds for pets

  07-12-2017 09:04
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They’re selling well. “The ‘Up and Moving’ is for joints and for pain,” he explains. “The ‘Calm and Quiet’ is for real anxious dogs, to take away that anxiety.” People anxious to […]
  
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• Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has faced sexual misconduct complaints from students

  07-12-2017 06:29
  Records from two investigations show former students at Central Washington University complaining about the actions of their professor, Matt Manweller. Manweller is now a state representative.
  
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• State Rep. Matt Manweller has faced sexual misconduct complaints from students

  07-12-2017 06:29
  Records from two investigations show former students at Central Washington University complaining about the actions of their professor, Matt Manweller. Manweller is now a state representative.
  
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• Ohio to name winners of up to $12M in opioid science grants

  07-12-2017 06:29
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is set to name recipients of up to $12 million in competitive grants aimed at supporting scientific breakthroughs to solve the national opioid crisis. The Third Frontier Commission is expected to announce grant winners Thursday. The awards are part of Ohio’s two-pronged strategy to drive innovative research and development in […]
  
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• Ohio awards $10M to boost opioid, addiction breakthroughs

  07-12-2017 06:29
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio awarded $10 million in grants Thursday to six companies and a university that have come up with innovative scientific ideas to address the national opioid epidemic. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission awarded the grants for ideas that include development of pain management alternatives and a mobile app to improve addiction […]
  
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• Livewire: Experts in Seattle offer analysis on how best to support homeless children, families

  07-12-2017 06:18
  During the hour-long discussion, panelists highlighted ways that Washington leads the country on combating youth homelessness, which state law defines as students who lack a consistent nighttime residence.
  
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• NY making millions available in push for geothermal systems

  07-12-2017 06:06
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is making $3.8 million available in a clean energy challenge to push for more geothermal systems. The initiative by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and New York Power Authority is aimed at helping stimulate financing and installation of large-scale geothermal systems throughout the state. […]
  
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• 53-year-old man dies in Seattle police custody

  07-12-2017 04:54
  The Seattle Police Department on Wednesday released audio and video of the events leading to the man's death, recorded by officers' body cameras.
  
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• Travel ban faces scrutiny from Seattle judges who blocked it before

  07-12-2017 04:37
  Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Ronald Gould, Richard Paez and Michael Hawkins heard arguments in Seattle on Hawaii’s challenge to the ban.
  
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• Here’s how Washington’s U.S. House members voted on resolution to impeach Trump

  07-12-2017 03:12
  The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to kill the measure, most Democrats joining Republicans in opposing the move.
  
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• Domestic workers launch campaign as Seattle looks at new rights for nannies and house cleaners

  07-12-2017 02:49
  Seattle officials are set to take part Thursday in a political campaign with help from the advocacy organization Working Washington to help nannies and house cleaners win new rights.
  
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• What happens when you microwave an egg will surprise you

  07-12-2017 01:38
  A diner at a restaurant claimed that in addition to burns, his hearing had been damaged when he bit into a reheated, hard-boiled egg. A report on the research was presented at the Acoustical Society of America meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch live: The Seattle Times sold-out discussion of youth homelessness at Seattle Public Library

  07-12-2017 01:17
  There are nearly 40,000 homeless students identified in Washington state last school year, a number that has doubled since the 2008-09 school year. Watch live as a panel of experts discusses how our region's homelessness crisis impacts the lives of our youngest residents.
  
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• $500,000 for a 1-bedroom: Condo shortage worse than ever in King County

  07-12-2017 00:46
  Condo prices continue to soar even faster than single-family home costs, which kept up their historic streak last month. Even amid a construction boom, the number of new condos isn’t growing much because most developers are building apartments instead.
  
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• 106-year-old cedar tree illegally cut down near Darrington

  07-12-2017 00:41
  Officials say someone who appeared to have little experience felling trees chopped it down between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
  
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