Mole Fired: Fox News has canned the associate producer who began blogging for Gawker on Tuesday, with the network saying it's "continuing to explore legal recourse."

Romney's Big Gay Problem: Three of his top donors are also major advocates for marriage equality:

Paul Singer, Dan Loeb and Cliff Asness — three hedge fund managers and major players in donor circles — each cut six-figure checks toward the landmark effort to legalize gay marriage in New York.

This Is Fucked: Judge finds Seattle police can withhold dashcam footage until after a case is resolved, meaning, "videos can be legally destroyed by police before they can be released through the Public Disclosure Act."

North Korea: Gunna launch a rocket.

Magic Words: Saying that Ann Romney, who raised five kids, has "actually never worked a day in her life" catapults a Democratic consultant into the national spotlight. So now the Obama campaign, which has enjoyed a lead among female voters, jumps in to do damage control.

Inside the Chihuly Exhibit: Don't waste your money on admission to a public park next month—see photos today.

Another Bag Ban: Bainbridge Island council votes to ban single-use shopping bags starting November 1.

And Its Terrible Acoustics, Too: Arena plan could nix the Showbox Sodo.

Ceasefire Mostly Holding: "A fragile cease-fire brokered by the U.N. took hold in Syria on Thursday with regime forces apparently halting widespread attacks on the opposition. But there were reports of scattered violence and the government defied demands to pull troops back to barracks."

Transit Versus Bikes: Finally, a winner in the death match that Joni Balter has been salivating for:


A King County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by six bicyclists who claimed the South Lake Union streetcar tracks caused them to crash and that the city of Seattle knowingly allowed unsafe conditions.