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Woman found dead in Bellevue home
King County drunken-driving suspects often not charged for months | Times Watchdog
The King County Prosecutor’s Office typically takes nearly three months to file DUI charges, according to a Seattle Times analysis of court data. The statewide norm is three days.
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Nicole Brodeur's Names in Bold
Winding through walk-in closet of ‘Women Who Rock’
“Women Who Rock” at EMP, chocolate and fashion at Gilda’s Club, and drinking wine in the streets with the Balagan Theatre.
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Seattle council leaders spurn mayor on Ship Canal light rail
Seattle City Council leaders Monday recommended rejecting Mayor Mike McGinn’s call to fund studies of a light-rail crossing over the Ship Canal.
Former Coast Guard cutter Storis up for auction
The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to send it to a museum in Juneau failed.
Supreme Court won't hear Seattle officer's appeal
The Supreme Court won't reconsider a jury's decision that an off-duty Seattle police officer who was cut off in traffic violated a man's rights by detaining him at gunpoint.
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Rested Sounders get back into action at Real Salt Lake
The national team trio of Eddie Johnson, Brad Evans and Mario Martinez will rejoin the Sounders this week after Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Honduras in Utah.
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NFL
Ex-player Chad Johnson is released from jail after apologizing to judge
A contrite Chad Johnson apologized for disrespecting a judge in court and the former player was released from jail after a week instead of serving all of his 30-day sentence.
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New Zealand visitor’s first baseball game takes a wrong turn
Olivia Carville, 24, is a journalist from The Press, a daily newspaper in Christchurch, New Zealand. Last Tuesday, she went to her first American sports event and it didn’t exactly go as planned.
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Oregon St. advances in College World Series
Oregon State stayed alive at the College World Series, beating Louisville 11-4 in a loser-out game in Omaha, Neb.
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WNBA Talk: A chat with sidelined Storm star Sue Bird
Times reporter Jayda Evans will have a weekly conversation with a newsmaker in the WNBA.
Justin Rose invokes Ben Hogan, wins US Open
Justin Rose walked the 18th fairway and thought of Ben Hogan, and a chance to emulate one of the most famous shots in golf.
The Mariners eventually collapsed in steady fashion for a 10-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
Victory for Justin Rose, more heartache for Phil Mickelson at U.S. Open
Mickelson finished in a tie for second, the sixth time he’s finished in that spot at the Open, while Rose became the first Englishman to win the tournament since 1970.
Biffle wins to give Ford 1,000 in NASCAR
Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed.
NBA
Spurs take 3-2 lead in NBA Finals
Previously slumping Manu Ginobili collected 24 points and 10 assists to lead San Antonio to a 114-104 victory over defending champion Miami.
NHL
Boston returns home after getting split in Chicago
The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks meet in Game 3 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final on Monday night in Boston. After two games that went into overtime, the series is tied at 1-1.
River Cats get the best of Rainiers
Stefen Romero collected two hits and drove in three runs as the Tacoma Rainiers fell to the Sacramento River Cats 6-3 in a Pacific Coast League game Sunday.
Community sports & recreation datebook
Youth and recreation leagues are forming, camps and classes are taking place, tryouts are being scheduled and more is going on across the region.
Everett may be left out of 787-10 plans
Boeing’s largest Dreamliner, the 787-10, could be built exclusively in South Carolina, interviews at the Paris Air Show suggest.
Court: 'Pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal
Deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can sometimes be illegal and therefore can be challenged in court, the Supreme Court said Monday.
Futures rising ahead of Fed's 2-day policy meeting
U.S. stock futures are rising sharply ahead of this week's two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?
Apple details government requests for data
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May.
Google settles suit, clears way for stock split
Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year.
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Chinese supercomputer named as world's fastest
A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell dies at 84
Bob Meistrell, who co-founded the Body Glove clothing company and helped develop the first neoprene wetsuit, has died in Southern California. He was 84.
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DreamWorks Animation cuts original TV deal with Netflix
DreamWorks Animation has decided to forgo cable TV in favor of Netflix. The agreement is the latest in the competitive market for streaming content, with major services like Seattle-based Amazon and Hulu vying to capture viewers.
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Homebuilder confidence rises to a seven-year high
Low mortgage rates, a strengthening job market and limited inventories are benefiting builders as the housing market contributes to growth this year after emerging as a bright spot in 2012.
Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.
Pa. shopper is killed while chasing bank robber
A Pennsylvania bank robber fatally shot a supermarket customer who ran after him and tried to stop his getaway car, police said.
Putin: US-Russia positions on Syria don't coincide
Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence that has ravaged the Middle Eastern country during a two-year-old civil war.
Ex-hitman: I was heartbroken Bulger was informant
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant.
Rowhani's 'path of moderation' also shows limits
Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear where he draws the line: No halt to uranium enrichment and no direct U.S. dialogue without a pledge to stay out of Iranian affairs.
Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Woman charged in 2nd buttocks-enhancement death
A Mississippi woman has been charged in a second death related to giving buttocks-enhancing injections without being trained or licensed.
Ohio day care worker accused of drugging snacks
A central Ohio day care worker sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day, according to police charges filed Monday that the woman adamantly denies as a misunderstood joke.
Interim Montreal mayor arrested
Montreal's interim mayor, who vowed to clean up the corruption scandals rocking the city, now faces fraud charges himself.
Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.
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Obama, Putin still can’t agree over ending Syria’s civil war
After meeting for two hours at the G-8 Summit in Northern Ireland, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated they still disagree over the preferred outcome of the Syrian war, including on the future of President Bashar Assad and the goals of the armed rebellion.
Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
Commercial fisherman Larry Barbeau's comings and goings usually don't create much of a stir in this wind-swept Lake Michigan outpost, but in the past few days, his phone jangles the minute he arrives home.
Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments
Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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Snowden calls U.S. intelligence ‘aggressively criminal’
In an online chat on the Guardian newspaper’s website, the former National Security Agency contractor promised to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence.
Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular democracy.
Violent weekend in Chicago leaves at least 7 dead
Chicago Police are investigating several shootings after a violent weekend that left at least seven people dead and more than three dozen wounded.
Your sibling, the bully: Conflict harms mental health
New research, which involved thousands of children and adolescents around the country, found that those who were attacked, threatened or intimidated by a sibling had increased levels of depression, anger and anxiety.
Report of UK hacking of diplomats angers nations
A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation from Turkey and South Africa.
Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine
Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so.
Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May.
BBC ex-broadcaster sentenced for sex assaults
Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been jailed for 15 months after he pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as 9.
Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'
In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.
UPDATE - 08:23 PM
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
Women will be permitted to serve in the most intense and physically hazardous combat positions in the military, including the Navy SEALs, the Army Rangers and the Marine infantry, senior defense officials said Monday.
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Turkish leaders may call on army to subdue protests
Anti-government demonstrations continued Monday in several cities as officials expressed impatience and one announced plans to censor social-media outlets.
Bill Clinton: Israel must make peace to survive
Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday evening, adding his voice to a chorus of prominent pro-Israel figures warning of the urgency of peacemaking for the country's own survival.
Cheney defends surveillance, calls leaks traitorous
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday, the former vice president said former NSA contractor Edward Snowden had severely undermined U.S. intelligence capabilities.
A choice to be single in Seattle
Editorial writer Thanh Tan explains why she’d rather be alone and happy than stuck in a bad relationship.
Editorial: Legislators need to buckle down, avoid shutdown
The Washington state House and Senate are closer than it seems to a deal on a budget. They must agree quickly and avoid a government shutdown July 1.
Guest: Turkey is not another ‘Arab spring’ chapter
It would be wrong to think of the events in Turkey as another chapter in the “Arab spring” movements, writes guest columnist Resat Kasaba.
Editorial: The value of Boeing’s Puget Sound workers
In cutting costs to remain competitive, Boeing should be careful not to make any more big mistakes.
Lit Life
Dance review
Seattle International Dance Festival 2013 kicks off
A look at opening weekend of the 2013 Seattle International Dance Festival, which continues with both local and out-of-town performers through June 23, 2013.
5 moments to remember from jam-packed Bonnaroo
Memories are a jumble walking out of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Days blend together, sound memories clash and surface. Hipster moustaches made from pink glow sticks haunt your dreams. And that smell. The horror.
Monday TV Picks: ‘The Goodwin Games’ on Fox
TV picks for Monday, June 17, 2013, include “The Goodwin Games” on Fox, “Switched at Birth” on ABC Family and “Major Crimes” on TNT.
The devil in the details of ‘Revenge Wears Prada’
A review of the novel “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns,” by Lauren Weisberger, a 10-years-after sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada.”
UK report: Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife
Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned over a dramatic assault on his TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson captured by a tabloid photographer just outside a fancy London restaurant.
Jenner: Kim Kardashian 'thrilled for the new baby'
Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby girl.
La Scala presents Wagner's Ring cycle this week
Daniel Barenboim is conducting the first week-long presentation of Wagner's Ring cycle at La Scala since 1938.
Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant
The newest Miss USA is leaving a white-collar job behind for the glamour and excitement that go with her new role - and she can't wait.
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.
Review: Kanye West eerie, erratic on 'Yeezus'
Kanye West, "Yeezus" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)
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