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• Science Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes

  13-06-2018 23:02
  Corrections in a top medical journal and an investigation of research misconduct allegations at a major university give a glimpse into how scientists set the record straight when mistakes are made
  
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• A seahorse named Frito is on the mend in Florida

  13-06-2018 20:40
  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A woman snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico rescued a tiny seahorse that was tangled and trapped in fishing line in a pile of garbage, and now the creature is a webcam star at a Florida aquarium. The inch-and-a-half (4 centimeter) seahorse was rescued by the snorkeler Sunday. She carefully untangled […]
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood

  13-06-2018 20:14
  The crash comes as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports pedestrian and bicyclist deaths have doubled statewide in recent years.
  
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• Melting of Antarctica is speeding up, worrying scientists

  13-06-2018 19:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study. In the last quarter century, the southern-most continent’s ice sheet — a key indicator of climate change — melted into enough […]
  
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• Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before

  13-06-2018 19:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study. In the last quarter century, the southern-most continent’s ice sheet — a key indicator of climate change — melted into enough […]
  
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• Fresh seafood from U.S.? Dealer sold fishy tale at Inslee event in Washington state

  13-06-2018 19:01
  An investigation traced the supply chain of national distributor Sea To Table to other parts of the world, where fishermen described working under slave-like conditions with little regard for marine life.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Lake City Way shooting

  13-06-2018 18:49
  The 40-year-old victim was shot several times.
  
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• Officials confirm Idaho’s first human plague case since 1992

  13-06-2018 18:06
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health officials confirm an Idaho child was infected with the plague this week, the first human diagnosis in the state since 1992. The Idaho Statesman Journal reports the child, from Elmore County, is recovering after receiving antibiotics. Central District Health Department epidemiologist Sarah Correll says the disease is spread to humans […]
  
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• Solar farm might be headed for backyard of troubled Oregon cemetery

  13-06-2018 17:58
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Klamath Falls’ newest solar farm could be in the backyard of Eternal Hills Cemetery, which continues to struggle with real estate disputes in federal bankruptcy court. On April 20, Eternal Hills owner Robert Gordon signed an easement agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables, of Santa Monica, California, that includes the southernmost […]
  
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• Wednesday Morning Brief, June 13: With head tax dead, how will Seattle help homeless people?

  13-06-2018 17:37
  Morning Brief is a newsletter from The Seattle Times delivered straight to your inbox every morning, Monday through Friday. Our editors choose the morning’s most important and entertaining items, and deliver them to you in short, easy-to-digest bites.
  
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• Report: Oregon apartments unaffordable for average renter

  13-06-2018 17:37
  Though rising rents in Portland have garnered a lot of attention in recent years, the study shows there are only a few rural counties in Oregon where the average one-bedroom apartment is affordable to a renter who works full-time earning the minimum wage.
  
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• Areas experience worst overnight hail storm in over 20 years

  13-06-2018 17:36
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Officials say neighborhoods near Colorado Springs saw the worst overnight hail storm in more than 20 years. The Gazette reports the National Weather Service in Pueblo says a strong storm early Wednesday pummeled El Paso County — particularly Fountain and Fort Carson — with 3-inch (7.6-centimeter) hail. The last time […]
  
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• Report: A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.

  13-06-2018 17:28
  Nationally, one would have to earn $17.90 an hour to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30 percent of income on housing, a common budgeting standard. Or $22.10 an hour for a two-bedroom rental.In Washington state, it takes $26.87 an hour to afford a two-bedroom place.
  
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• 2 die in East Valley Highway crash; southbound lanes closed

  13-06-2018 17:06
  The collision near South 277th Street and East Valley Highway killed two people and caused a road closure.
  
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• NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars

  13-06-2018 16:34
  Flight controllers are trying to contact Opportunity, but the rover is not responding. The storm has been growing since the end of last month and now covers one-quarter of the planet.
  
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• NASA rover falls silent as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars

  13-06-2018 16:34
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA rover on Mars has fallen silent as a gigantic dust storm envelops the planet and blots out the sun. Flight controllers tried late Tuesday night to contact Opportunity, but the rover did not respond. The storm has been growing since the end of May and now covers one-quarter […]
  
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• King County sheriff needs better way to fix wrong info given to media, watchdog says after deadly shooting

  13-06-2018 15:34
  The recommendation was a centerpiece of a 33-page report commissioned by the director of the county’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) and presented to the Metropolitan King County Council’s Law and Justice Committee.
  
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• UW program helps disadvantaged students thrive in tough engineering college

  13-06-2018 15:00
  The program is the State Academic Red Shirt program, or STARS, and it steals the redshirt idea from college athletics, where promising students get an extra year of training before they start their eligibility.
  
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• Shannon Hader sweeps endorsements from Democratic groups in race for Dave Reichert’s House seat

  13-06-2018 15:00
  Shannon Hader made a comparatively late entry into the Democratic primary race for retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s 8th Congressional District  seat. The former federal public-health official has trailed in fundraising —  loaning her campaign $300,000 to make up the slack — and has lacked backing from some unions and national political groups that have favored Democratic […]
  
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• Podcast: Impeach Trump? California billionaire Tom Steyer explains his campaign to make it happen

  13-06-2018 15:00
  Former hedge fund owner turned political activist Tom Steyer explains why he's taken up the cause of impeaching President Trump. He says there are eight impeachable offenses, from taking what amount to foreign bribes to obstruction of justice.
  
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• Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths double statewide in recent years

  13-06-2018 15:00
  Transportation officials could not say for sure what’s causing the uptick, which has come as state and local governments are spending millions to make improvements for pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
  
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• Lots of blame for Seattle’s head-tax debacle. Except where it belongs

  13-06-2018 15:00
  The City Council implicitly acknowledged its employee head-tax plan was a loser when members voted to repeal it Tuesday. But they couldn't admit it, instead blaming about everyone else in Seattle for the fail. Including you.
  
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• Once-mighty Bud weakens to tropical storm on track to Baja

  13-06-2018 14:02
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Bud made a brief run as a powerful Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, but quickly weakened into a tropical storm by Wednesday morning, easing — but not completely ending — the threat to resorts in its path at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The U.S. […]
  
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• Seattle may host some 2026 FIFA World Cup games as North America wins bid

  13-06-2018 13:36
  A joint bid between the United States, Canada and Mexico emerged triumphant in securing the rights to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup of soccer. The North American bid earned double the votes over Morocco.
  
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• Iowa shelter wants to build shipping-container apartments for chronically homeless

  13-06-2018 12:25
  DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines homeless shelter is planning to use repurposed shipping containers to construct permanent apartments for chronically homeless people. The 24-unit project would be erected in the same drainage ditch where homeless people have set up camps. Central Iowa Shelter and Services’ director Melissa O’Neil told The Des Moines Register […]
  
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• ‘Blob’ is blamed: Alaska’s Copper River sees low commercial-salmon harvest

  13-06-2018 07:22
  ANCHORAGE — The commercial salmon harvest in Alaska’s Copper River is so far the second lowest in 50 years, state officials said. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s fish count shows nearly 155,000 sockeye salmon have passed the counter on the river from mid-May to Sunday, KTUU-TV reported . More than 320,000 sockeye salmon […]
  
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• Official: ‘No indicators of foul play’ after autopsies in Brinnon fire

  13-06-2018 03:43
  Neighbors of the Drake family in Brinnon, near their vacation home, and in Monroe, where their children attended school, are mourning the family of five.
  
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• Brinnon cabin fire that killed couple, 3 boys was likely a ‘horrible accident,’ official says

  13-06-2018 03:43
  Neighbors of the Drake family in Brinnon, near their vacation home, and in Monroe, where their children attended school, are mourning the family of five.
  
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• Solar highway put to the test in China

  13-06-2018 02:39
  Because roads run through and around cities, the electricity could be used practically next door to where it is generated.
  
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• File sharing of child-sex images leads to 47 arrests in Washington state

  13-06-2018 02:15
  In Seattle, police arrested 24 people as part of the national sweep dubbed "Operation Broken Heart." Of those, nine face federal prosecution in U.S. District Court.
  
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• How do you count deaths from a hurricane?

  13-06-2018 01:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — How many people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria? It’s a question that has been debated since the powerful storm slammed into the island and devastated the U.S. territory last year. It’s also raised questions about how officials go about the challenging task of counting deaths and deciding what criteria […]
  
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• Bellevue game studio brings ancient Japan to Playstation in ‘Ghost of Tsushima’

  13-06-2018 01:11
  The stunning 8-minute trailer for “Ghost of Tsushima,” from Bellevue-based gaming studio Sucker Punch, drew huge cheers from a packed audience at Sony’s briefing in the video-game trade show E3.
  
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• Sen. Mitch McConnell pushes hemp legalization in farm bill

  13-06-2018 00:57
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday. It will include a provision to remove hemp from a list of […]
  
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