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Crowd surge at Hindu festival in India leaves 1 dead and many hospitalized

A sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India’s Odisha state on Thursday left at least one person dead and many hospitalized, a news agency reported.

Aug. 4 Primary — Here’s what AAPI voters should know

The King County Elections (KCE) Office has mailed ballots this week for the Aug. 4 Primary election.

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 17–19, 2026

Cheer on your favorite team during the World Cup‘s third-place and final matches at this weekend’s World Soccer Fan Celebration in the U District. There’s more cheap fun to get up to at the Alki Art Fair, the Indian Days Powwow, and the Seattle Bon Odori Festival. For more ideas, check out our top picks of […] The post The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: July 17–19, 2026 appeared first on The Stranger.

Street Cheese Goes for (Dairy) Gold

Courtney Johnson brings championship cheesemongering to Beacon Hill.

Slog AM: Trump Spews Election Misinformation in Bad Speech, Fires in Canada, Poop Parasite in Your Crunchwrap Supreme

Trump Lies: Well, President Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday was a real doozy. He attacked elections. Citing heavily redacted intelligence documents out of context, Trump claimed that China interfered in the 2020 election by stealing millions of voter files on behalf of famed Chinese communist Joe Biden. According to The New York Times, “the documents […] The post Slog AM: Trump Spews Election Misinformation in Bad Speech, Fires in Canada, Poop Parasite in Your Crunchwrap Supreme appeared first on The Stranger.

Indigenous Violence Survivors See Fewer Services After Federal Cuts

The Seattle City Council Didn’t Totally Screw Up Mayor Katie Wilson’s Biggest-Ever Seattle Transit Measure to Expand Bus Service in the City 

It took over three hours of debate in the Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District, a slew of dumb amendments, a few good amendments, and sitting through Committee Chair Rob Saka’s tortured pronunciation of the word “machete,” but the Seattle Transit Measure (STM) is intact and headed to a full council […] The post The Seattle City Council Didn’t Totally Screw Up Mayor Katie Wilson’s Biggest-Ever Seattle Transit Measure to Expand Bus Service in the City  appeared first on The Stranger.

A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground state

Over the last month, Democratic socialists have notched victories in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver.

Cyclospora: Public Health – Seattle King County issues update

Public Health – Seattle & King County issued the following information July 16 about a national outbreak of Cyclospora, aka explosive diarrhea:

It’s official: WA voters will get to weigh in on new income tax

Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.

Chen, Zhang accused of laundering $43 million from investment scams

Federal prosecutors say two New York residents helped move more than $43 million stolen from victims of online investment scams through a sophisticated money laundering network tied to China.

Trump administration caps how long international students can stay in the US

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government’s approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standing practice.