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Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog.   The Masonry, the beer-focused pizza joint in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne The post KEXP and The Masonry present Farmhouse Fest appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

Many experts remain bullish about prospects for tourism, despite a strong dollar that makes the U.S. expensive for some international travelers. Brand USA, which promotes travel to the U.S., said it has "not received any data that shows any tangible change in bookings or cancellations by international travelers." Travel agent Melissa Erskine, owner of iDream Travel based in Ontario, Canada, says some of her clients are no longer interested in going to the U.S. due to Donald Trump's policies and have looked at other options within Canada. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stories shared on social media stating that President Donald Trump's travel ban led to the arrest of an Islamic State group leader at a New York City airport are false. Several published versions of the story include pictures of other U.S. defendants, including a 2009 image of Najibullah Zazi, who pleaded guilty to planning suicide bombings on the New York City subway system.

President Trump has not built public support for his suspension on travel to the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim nations, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll.  The national poll showed Americans believe Trump is a divisive figure, giving him a job approval rating of only 42 percent.

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're looking for the most vibrant corner of the Oscars, look no further than that once musty and staid category: best documentary feature. While Hollywood has in recent years been busy turning into a superhero factory, the more diverse documentary world has been exploding with an unmatched richness of experimentation and creativity. Edelman's expansive, novelistic film amounts to not just a retelling of the Simpson trial but, with its bird's-eye view and social history tapestry, a grand portrait of Los Angeles. Читать дальше...

Don’t read too much into top-50’s There was some positivity in the comments section yesterday when Daniel Jeremiah updated his top-50 board. Garett Bolles was at #26, Haason Reddick was at #41 and Zach Cunningham (see video above) wasn’t even listed. However, here’s a top-50 board Jeremiah wrote on April 26th, 2016 — shortly before […]

President Donald Trump's so-called Muslim ban remains on hold after a panel of federal appellate judges in San Francisco upheld a Seattle judge's ruling blocking the executive order.

When Francine Prose last week called for a nonviolent, national general strike in The Guardian, in order to demonstrate "how many of us there are, how strong and committed we are, how much we can accomplish," one local group was already on it.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. More than 100 breweries have signed up to participate in Washington Beer The post Washington Beer Open House – Saturday, February 25 appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

Pitchers and catchers report to the Seattle Mariners' spring training home at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 14. Until then, we'll be previewing some of the biggest storylines facing the club in 2017. Today's topic: Can Dan Vogelbach end the M's rotating door at first base?

It is "unlawful" and "morally acceptable" for the Trump administration to rush through approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline without consulting tribes and without environmental review, Sen. Maria Cantwell and four Senate colleagues said in a letter to President Trump.

DALLAS (AP) — With U.S. airline executives meeting this week with President Donald Trump, the White House appears skeptical about a push by carriers and their unions to block competition from a European airline. Pilot unions in particular want Trump to overturn an Obama administration decision that allows European budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle to expand service to the U.S. through an Irish subsidiary. "[...] the president is going to want to talk about economic growth, job creation, how... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Someone sent racist and anti-Semitic emails to University of Michigan students and made it look like they were from a computer science professor who pushed for presidential election recounts in several states. About 40 students protested early Wednesday outside the home of the school's president, Mark Schlissel, about the spoofed emails that appeared to be from J. Alex Halderman, a computer security expert who called for recounts of the election results in some states to ensure that a cyberattack hadn't manipulated the totals. Читать дальше...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree child abuse in the 2015 beating death of her 9-year-old son over a missing piece of birthday cake. Oriana Iris Garcia was at work when her son Jack was handcuffed by her brother and beaten by her boyfriend, but she permitted the abuse and sent an ambulance away afterward, delaying medical care for hours, prosecutors said. [...] Garcia searched online for information about head injuries and child abuse, checked her email and Facebook accounts... Читать дальше...

On Monday Seattle took a break and played in the snow. But no matter how you spent your snow day, you probably didn't have as much fun as the animals at Woodland Park Zoo.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom shares took a brief tumble Wednesday after President Donald Trump tweeted that the department store chain that decided to stop selling Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessory line had treated his daughter "so unfairly." A social media campaign called "Grab Your Wallet" has urged a boycott of stores that stock Ivanka Trump or Donald Trump products. Rosemary K. Young, senior director of marketing at Ivanka Trump, said last week that the brand is expanding and saw "significant"... Читать дальше...

Attorneys for Jennifer Tait and her daughter, Jillian, who attended Summit Elementary, are hoping a federal judge in Pittsburgh will grant class-action status in their case, which would let other students exposed to lead in the water join the lawsuit. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lead levels of 5 micrograms in a deciliter, or one-tenth of a liter of blood, is considered elevated and unsafe for children. The district should also be forced to create a contingency fund to pay for future medical expenses... Читать дальше...

Shearer, who also voices numerous characters on "The Simpsons," sued Vivendi S.A. and its subsidiary StudioCanal in October alleging the companies fraudulently withheld profits and the rights to the characters from the 1984 film. Reiner directed and narrated the classic satire of a fictional British rock band on the decline, whose hits included the songs "Sex Farm" and "Stonehenge." "What makes this case so egregious is the prolonged and deliberate concealment of profit and the purposeful manipulation... Читать дальше...

The European Space Agency and aerospace company Airbus have already delivered a propulsion and supply module for an unmanned flight of NASA's new Orion spacecraft next year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Las noticias más recientes relacionadas con la presidencia de Donald Trump en Estados Unidos (todas las horas son locales). Ella es una gran persona - ¡siempre me anima a hacer lo correcto! ¡Terrible!, tuiteó el presidente. Anteriormente, los mensajes de Trump en Twitter también han afectado las acciones de otras empresas, como Boeing y Carrier. En lo que respecta a las personas que pudieran estar en Estados Unidos sin permiso de residencia y estén involucrados en una actividad criminal... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A young woman who gave birth to a stillborn child and disposed of its body in a dumpster is headed to jail in Virginia. An infant was found dead in a trash container shortly thereafter, and a medical examiner determined it had been stillborn.

Energy companies were falling along with prices for oil and gas futures. Gilead Sciences plunged 9.4 percent after the biotechnology company forecast disappointing sales of its hepatitis C drugs. Energy companies were falling along with prices for oil and gas futures. Gilead Sciences plunged 10 percent after the biotechnology company forecast disappointing sales of its hepatitis C drugs.

Low-cost production helps keep sticker prices lower on vehicles such as the Ford Fusion and Nissan Sentra. [...] Mexico's growing share of the auto market is a sore spot for President Donald Trump, who has threatened to impose border taxes on Mexican imports to force companies to make cars in the U.S. The trade pact also contributed to a 30 percent decline in U.S. auto manufacturing jobs between 1994 and 2013, according to the nonpartisan Peterson Economic Institute, although factory automation played a role as well. Читать дальше...

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Facing pressure from an activist investor, Cognizant Technology Solutions agreed to appoint three new independent directors to the board and launch an aggressive effort to return cash to investors. Cognizant, which also announced better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, said it will ramp up its shift to digital and seek out more acquisitions. The information technology consulting and outsourcing firm said a quarterly dividend payment to shareholders will begin... Читать дальше...