Samantha Six and her husband Damien Boyd were arrested after police declared protests a riot on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on July 25. Six, who has epilepsy, says she was violently arrested and kept in handcuffs without aid while having a seizure, and later denied her anti-seizure medication in jail. They say they were peacefully protesting. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Samantha Six and her husband Damien Boyd were arrested after police declared protests a riot on Seattle's Capitol Hill on July 25. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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‘I absolutely believed I was going to die:’ Protester claims she was denied anti-seizure medication in jail

Amid chaotic protests on Seattle's Capitol Hill, Samantha Six and her husband say she was falsely arrested, and suffered a night of seizures when she was denied critical medication.  WATCH

Samantha Six and her husband Damien Boyd were arrested after police declared protests a riot on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on July 25. Six, who has epilepsy, says she was violently arrested and kept in handcuffs without aid while having a seizure, and later denied her anti-seizure medication in jail. They say they were peacefully protesting. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Samantha Six and her husband Damien Boyd were arrested after police declared protests a riot on Seattle's Capitol Hill on July 25. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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‘I absolutely believed I was going to die:’ Protester claims she was denied anti-seizure medication in jail

Amid chaotic protests on Seattle's Capitol Hill, Samantha Six and her husband say she was falsely arrested, and suffered a night of seizures when she was denied critical medication.  WATCH

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Hanford McCloud, left, Bill Kallappa, Willie Frank III and Jerad Koepp at the Wa-He-Lut Indian School at Frank’s Landing. All are happy to see changes made in school mascots, unless those mascots are done with tribe’s and nation’s cooperation and approval. (McCloud and Frank are Nisqually tribal members. Koepp is Wukchumni, a Yokuts tribe of California; and Kallappa is Makah) Thursday August 6, 2020- 214677
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Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, the “natural organic reduction” project, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 before the official launch event at the company’s newly found space for its funeral home, in Seattle’s SODO area. The planned opening is Spring 2021. 212057
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wears a face mask as he arrives to speak at a news conference, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced Tuesday that Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in most indoor and outdoor public settings, under a statewide public health order in response to ongoing COVID-19 related health concerns. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW104 WATW104

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The RadWagon 4, in Seattle, on July 26, 2020, the latest model from Rad Power Bikes, extends the cargo-style frame to accommodate a long list of accessories. Mike Radenbaugh dreamed up Rad Power Bikes over a decade ago in his family’s garage and now sets the pace for affordable battery-propelled bicycles. (Meron Tekie Menghistab/The New York Times) XNYT22 XNYT22

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Radiological Control Technicians are checking the dose rate in the room after separation of the glovebox which is set aside awaiting the separation of additional gloveboxes in the room before being removed. After months of planning and preparation, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) workers finished safely separating three gloveboxes for removal from Hanfordís Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP). As of April, 183 of 238 glove boxes had been removed from the facility at the Hanford Site. These 7,500-pound gloveboxes were challenging to manage due to a combination of their large size and unusual configuration. The highly-contaminated gloveboxes were once used to handle materials from the plutonium recovery process. Photo date: 05.01.2013

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At Ben Paris in downtown Seattle, bartender Abigail Gullo has prepared the Gin Griffey Juniper, topped off with a smoky rosemary, (lit by the bartender) gin & tonic, lemon thyme shrub, (Pike Place) market botanicals. 214642

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Washington athletic director Jen Cohen speaks during a news conference about football head coach Chris Petersen’s decision to resign, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Seattle. Petersen unexpectedly resigned at Washington on Monday, a shocking announcement with the Huskies coming off a 7-5 regular season and bound for a sixth straight bowl game under his leadership. Petersen will coach Washington in a bowl game, his final game in charge. Defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake is being promoted to head coach. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) OTK

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A woman is surrounded by blueberry bushes as she picks blueberries at Bybee Farms in North Bend Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The farm is one of the many places close to Seattle where you can drive less than an hour and go pick berries this summer. The picturesque farm is at the foot of Mt Si and is open for blueberry picking seven days a week from 9am-8pm. Hours may vary later in the season. Please check their website at bybee-farms.com/index2.html. 214555

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Clouds pass in front of Sunday night’s nearly full moon as it rises behind the Cascade Mountains in this view from Lake Forest Park. August’s 100% full moon, happening Monday night (Aug. 3), is named a Sturgeon Moon after North America’s largest fish, the lake sturgeon. The moonrise is visible rising in the southeast. LO LO LO Photographed on August 2, 2020. 214667
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Ahjeawnna Sterling (CQ), captain of the Washington Diamonds Drill Team & Drumline, gets help with her ostrich feather headdress before the Ujoma Fest parade leaves 23rd and Union for Jimi Hendrix Park. REF to more photos online 2020 Parade March & Day of Unity for Black Lives – LO Linesonly Saturday Aug 1, 2020 214652
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Three girls jump off the dock at Green Lake Friday, July 31, 2020. The diving boards are gone but people are still jumping into the lake from the dock. Temperatures are predicted to be in the high 70’s or low 80’s for the next several days. 214656 214656
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Along the first base side, Mariners employee Emily Wright, puts out some of the thousands of cardboard fan cutouts for what the Mariners are calling “Seat Fleet” at T-Mobile Park, Monday, July 27, 2020 ahead of Friday’s Mariners home opener. Fans can take their own photo and send in any time during the season for $30, and according to the Mariners website: “…the Mariners will donate a portion of every purchase to non-profit organizations supporting COVID-related relief efforts in our communities. What’s more? If your cutout “catches” a foul ball during a game, we’ll mail you the baseball!” According to Rebecca Hale of the Mariners, 5000 fans have already participated in the program. 214588
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Take my cardboard image out to the ballpark  VIEW