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Line 29: − − ==Sports== − − Seattle is the home of the [[NFL]]'s [[Seattle Seahawks]], the [[NBA]]'s Seattle SuperSonics, the WNBA's Seattle Storm, Major League [[Baseball]]'s [[Seattle Mariners]], and the WHL hockey team Seattle Thunderbirds. The SuperSonics were later purchased by Oklahoma businessman Clayton Bennett and were subsequently moved to [[Oklahoma City]] to become the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. On January 11, 2013, it was announced that the [[Sacramento Kings]] of the NBA had been sold by previous owners the Maloof family to Seattle investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, who plan to move the team to Seattle and rename it as the SuperSonics.<ref>[http://mynorthwest.com/?sid=2172714&nid=11 "Done Deal": New report says Sacramento Kings sold to Seattle, Maloofs out]</ref>
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The city was also rather infamous for having a statue of Soviet dictator [[Vladimir Lenin]] on its public square since the 1990s.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-Tear-Down-this-Vladimir-Lenin-statue/359799191023</ref> On August 17, 2017, however, the mayor of Seattle Ed Murray has ordered for its removal.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154788626156024&id=359799191023</ref><ref>http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/calls-to-remove-controversial-statues-in-seattle-area/464947356?C=n</ref>
The city was also rather infamous for having a statue of Soviet dictator [[Vladimir Lenin]] on its public square since the 1990s.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-Tear-Down-this-Vladimir-Lenin-statue/359799191023</ref> On August 17, 2017, however, the mayor of Seattle Ed Murray has ordered for its removal.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154788626156024&id=359799191023</ref><ref>http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/calls-to-remove-controversial-statues-in-seattle-area/464947356?C=n</ref>
==Politics and homelessness==
==Politics and homelessness==