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The Boy Scouts’ Police Problem
Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should the Scouts share the blame?
Jonathan Kaminsky
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Image SourceIn 2008, Seattle’s City Council approved a plan to drastically reduce
Image SourceIn 2008, Seattle’s City Council approved a plan to drastically reduce disposable plastic bags in the city.…
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Image SourceYesterday, Netflix shocked the world by severing itself in two, creating
Image SourceYesterday, Netflix shocked the world by severing itself in two, creating a new entity named Qwikster to…
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Jonathan KaminskyOrcas Island, as anyone who has visited can tell you, is
Jonathan KaminskyOrcas Island, as anyone who has visited can tell you, is lovely. The Emerald Island, as it…
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Memo to Starbucks: When you offer your loyal customers a free book
Memo to Starbucks: When you offer your loyal customers a free book (or e-book, whatever), don’t wait until…
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In 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pledged $5.2
In 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pledged $5.2 million for the murder of author…
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Ausha Wooten.The party was Ausha Wooten’s idea. There had simply been too
Ausha Wooten.The party was Ausha Wooten’s idea. There had simply been too many senseless killings in her community,…
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Ausha Wooten.The party was Ausha Wooten’s idea. There had simply been too
Ausha Wooten.The party was Ausha Wooten’s idea. There had simply been too many senseless killings in her community,…
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We don’t mean to be mean, Oklahoma. We just don’t want you
We don’t mean to be mean, Oklahoma. We just don’t want you thinking that because you stole our…
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Image SourceJeff Reed, scholar.Jeff Reed wasn’t a member of the Seattle Seahawks
Image SourceJeff Reed, scholar.Jeff Reed wasn’t a member of the Seattle Seahawks for long. Indeed, history will show…
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In one of the weirder incidents on our state’s roadways this year,
In one of the weirder incidents on our state’s roadways this year, a scantily clad 23-year old woman…
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Rough day, BP! First Vladimir Putin’s minions cut you out of the
Rough day, BP! First Vladimir Putin’s minions cut you out of the huge Russian arctic oil-excavation business, and…
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Washington’s Screwed-Up Sex-Offender Registry
How leaving cops to sort out who's dangerous can change lives in an instant.
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Part of the deal when you hail a cab is that your
Part of the deal when you hail a cab is that your ride home is not supposed to…
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It’s hard to argue with “free.” At least that’s what Seattle-based Nordstrom
It’s hard to argue with “free.” At least that’s what Seattle-based Nordstrom is banking on as it undercuts…
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Welcome back to another exciting installment of This Week in Starbucks Crime,
Welcome back to another exciting installment of This Week in Starbucks Crime, in which we catalog the bad…
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You know how your PC comes with solitaire and hearts already baked
You know how your PC comes with solitaire and hearts already baked into its little robot brain? Pretty…
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Since you lot like quizzes, here’s a quickie for you: What do
Since you lot like quizzes, here’s a quickie for you: What do you do when you’re driving on…
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Welcome back to another exciting installment of This Week in Starbucks Crime,
Welcome back to another exciting installment of This Week in Starbucks Crime, in which we catalog the bad…
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Image sourceQuick quiz: What do you do when you find a human
Image sourceQuick quiz: What do you do when you find a human skull–or is that a plastic skull?–…