States push back after net neutrality repeal
Lawmakers in at least six states, including California and New York, have introduced bills in recent weeks that would forbid internet providers to block or slow down sites or online services....
View ArticleInslee seeks meeting with interior secretary to try to shield Washington...
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last week released a plan to open nearly all waters off the nation’s coastlines to oil and gas drilling, including a new lease sale off Oregon and Washington.
View ArticleIndia launches rocket carrying dozens of satellites
NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched a rocket carrying dozens of satellites from India and six other countries Friday from its island space center. A. S. Kiran Kumar, chairman of the Indian Space Research...
View ArticleThailand seizes large elephant tusks worth over $450,000
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have seized 148 kilograms (326 pounds) of African elephant ivory, including three large tusks, worth around 15 million baht ($469,800) from a Bangkok airport. The haul...
View ArticleRacial equity in Seattle schools has a long, frustrating history — and it’s...
For at least seven decades, Seattle Public Schools has pledged to eliminate the gaps in achievement between students of color and their white peers. But even as district leaders swear their latest...
View ArticleAmazon expanding again in Seattle with 2 more leases, as growth continues...
The added space would amount to a huge expansion for just about any other company, but it’s just another day in the life of Amazon, which has been expanding rapidly in Seattle even after announcing its...
View ArticleUS review shows pesticides harm threatened salmon, whales
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal scientists have determined that a family of widely used pesticides poses a threat to dozens of endangered and threatened species, including Pacific salmon, Atlantic sturgeon...
View ArticleWSJ: Trump Campaign Paid Hush Money to a Porn Star
by Dan SavageAnother day, another scandal that would sink any other president if that president was a Democrat. HufPo summarizes the Wall Street Journal's paywalled scoop: A lawyer for President Donald...
View ArticleThe Week in Weed: Coachella Bans Legal Pot, the Cole Memo Is Dead, and Moms...
Plus: Parents sue for medical marijuana in schools, and Vermont will finally legalize!by Amber CortesSorry Coachella bros, all the weed in the world could not make you look cool.MATT COWAN VIA GETTY...
View ArticleLast-Minute Plans: 87 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis is your last weekend to see Cathy McClure's quirky, slightly creepy Dispossessedexhibit at CoCA. There will be a closing reception on Saturday. We know it's the...
View ArticlePunk AF—D.O.A. Captures the Highs and Lows of Sex Pistols' US Tour
Punk lives, unsteadily, in Lech Kowalski's 1980 film, D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage, which documents Sex Pistols' crazy 1978 US tour.by Dave SegalThese punks in D.O.A. are now close to retirement age....
View ArticleThe Case That Doesn't Make Bob Ferguson Look Very Good Is Going to the...
As much as AG Bob Ferguson wants challenging Trump to be his legacy, this Supreme Court case has huge consequences—and does not make him look like the good guy.by Sydney BrownstoneLET THE SALMON GO!...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court steps into Washington’s long-running culvert case
The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday announced it would hear the culvert case appealed by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, heating up the 17-year, high-stakes dispute.
View ArticleHow Would the Log Lady Feel about This New Lumber-themed Gay Bar in White...
The spirit of old Capitol Hill never died—it just moved to White Center.by Chase BurnsI bet this log has something to say about its imprisonment. CB While the Log Lady's log in Twin Peaks did not...
View ArticleWhy My Experience of the Excellent Black Imagination Exhibit Might Be...
by Charles MudedeImani Sims and Natasha Marin, two of the exhibit's artists and curators. Erika Schultz Everyone should find time this weekend to experience Black Imagination: The States of Matter, an...
View ArticleConnelly: Gun rights advocates, many packing heat, rally at state capitol
Gun rights advocates rally at the state capitol in Olympia, where firearms safety legislation will be taken up at a legislative hearing on Monday.
View ArticleConnelly: Rep. McMorris Rodgers 'no longer safe' -- Cook Political Report
"McMorris Rodgers No Longer Safe in WA-05" says the national Cook Political Report. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a member of the House Republican leadership, has a race on her hands with Democrat Lisa...
View ArticleIn Norway, electric and hybrid cars outsell other models
Norway, a major oil exporter, offers generous incentives that make electric cars cheaper to buy, and provides additional benefits once the vehicles are on the road. The impact is clear.
View ArticleEmperor penguins: Good dads, but less dedicated than you may have thought
The popular image of emperor penguins as the ultimate in dedicated dads, going without food for up to 115 days, may have been based on study of a misleadingly small sample size, according to new research.
View ArticleSome birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD
“This is an acoustic degradation of the environment,” biologist Rob Guralnick said.
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