Hunger strike protests Spokane's sit-lie law, Lime bikes are leaving, and other morning headlines

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Local activist Alfredo LLamedo's hunger strike begins Monday evening.

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IN OTHER NEWS...

Hunger pangs
Alfredo LLamedo, an activist who frequently decries the city of Spokane at meetings, has been on a hunger strike at Spokane City Hall since Monday in protest of the city of Spokane's sit-lie policies. (Spokesman-Review)

I hope you had the Lime of your life
The Lime scooter experiment is ending — but someday, when all seems darkest and you need them most, the scooters may return. (Spokesman-Review)

Acosta manana
The Trump administration violated CNN reporter Jim Acosta's First and Fifth Amendment rights by denying him a day-pass due to a testy exchange with President Donald Trump, a Trump-appointed judge concluded. (Washington Post)

Was it a Blue Wave or not?
Democrats did well in the House — but not so much in other areas. (RealClearPolitics)

The secret Assange message
In classic whoopsie-daisy, prosecutors inadvertently revealed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in the United States. (New York Times)