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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. Every year in the U.S., nearly 800,000 people suffer strokes and in some cases become paralyzed. Now, groundbreaking research from UW Medicine is aimed at changing that, with a device implanted inside the skull of a local man to essentially help reconnect the signal. KUOW's Stephen Howie.

We'll tell us more in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up.

Retail theft is one of the reasons Kroger said it's closing six Fred Meyer stores in the region.

Now the King County Council wants to take a closer look at the issue.

King County Council member Claudia Balducci last week proposed funding Retail Thief Task Force

that would include two detectives and one prosecuting attorney.

By mid-October, Fred Meyer stores will close in Seattle, Kent, Everett, Tacoma, and Redmond.

You might be ready for the heat to simmer down, but it's going to stay pretty warm for the rest of the week.

Temperatures are expected to linger in the mid-80s until Thursday when things will cool off just a bit.

If you're going out,

stay hydrated, and don't forget the sunscreen. The heat advisory from the National Weather Service ends tomorrow morning. And your library card just got an upgrade. You can now use your Seattle

Public Library card for free admission into more places. The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle

Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum and the Volunteer Park Conservatory are now on

the list. Library card holders can already reserve passes to places including the Museum of History

Wing Luke Museum and the Aquarium. To secure up to four adult passes, use the

library's online reservation system, but best to show up early because they're limited.

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