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Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer : The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years ...
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Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer
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‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
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‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize ...
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Warmth brings rise in pollen count in Clark County: Temperatures in Clark County will rise this weekend — and so will the pollen count.
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Warmth brings rise in pollen count in Clark County
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What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails: Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender ...
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What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
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Biennial Healthy Youth Survey: Clark County students are feeling better: Clark County teenagers are reporting the lowest rate of feelings of depression and ...
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Biennial Healthy Youth Survey: Clark County students are feeling better
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Workers miss benefits as WA's jobless program struggles : Washington has one of the nation’s most generous unemployment programs. But COVID-era problems ...
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Workers miss benefits as WA's jobless program struggles
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Sen. Saldaña suspends campaign for WA lands commissioner: There are currently seven candidates in the race for Washington state commissioner of public lands.
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Sen. Saldaña suspends campaign for WA lands commissioner
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FDA OKs First CAR T-cell Trial for Children With Lupus: The trial is expected to begin this summer and will enroll 12 individuals under age 18 years.
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FDA OKs First CAR T-cell Trial for Children With Lupus
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Man injured after crashing pickup into Battle Ground auto parts store: A driver suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon after crashing a pickup into an auto ...
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Man injured after crashing pickup into Battle Ground auto parts store
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‘No judgment here’: Church known for Martha's Pantry marks 40 years of service to LGBTQ+ individuals
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‘No judgment here’: Church known for Martha's Pantry marks 40 years of ...
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Rotschy fined again in teen’s injury that resulted in double amputation: Labor officials issued an additional $51,800 in fines against a Vancouver construction ...
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Rotschy fined again in teen’s injury that resulted in double amputation
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Death in rural WA jail points to failures in drug treatment: In the Klickitat County Jail, a young man killed himself during drug withdrawal ...
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Death in rural WA jail points to failures in drug treatment
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Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for COVID-19: The Washington State Department of Health released updated guidance Monday for how to ...
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Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for COVID-19
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NBA legend John Stockton ramps up fight against COVID policies with federal lawsuit
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NBA legend John Stockton ramps up fight against COVID policies with ...
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Pollens have arrived in Seattle. How you can stay ahead of your allergies: The tree-pollen season in Western Washington is at its peak during spring ...
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Pollens have arrived in Seattle. How you can stay ahead of your allergies
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Florida GOP senators defend DeSantis’ surgeon general amid measles outbreak: The measles outbreak shows the further polarization of vaccines.
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Florida GOP senators defend DeSantis’ surgeon general amid measles ...
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What to do if you get COVID now: WA drops 5-day rule, outlines precautions: Washington's change in guidance for COVID isolation follows a similar change ...
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What to do if you get COVID now: WA drops 5-day rule, outlines precautions
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Florida lawmaker: State's top medical official should be removed for his mishandling of measles - UPI.com
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Florida lawmaker: State's top medical official should be removed for ...
Quick Glance: Measles Cases Surge in the U.S.
  • Global measles cases are rising despite the available vaccine, reflecting declining vaccine confidence.

  • Critics say prominent statements are fueling vaccine hesitancy. Epidemiologists warn of severe outcomes during outbreaks.

  • Exemption rates above 5 percent lead to lower vaccination coverage, increasing the risk for outbreaks.

  • Experts caution about the rising spread of measles due to declining vaccination rates and the impact of misinformation in the COVID era.
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COVID-19, respiratory ailments ‘slowing down’ in Clark County: “Respiratory illness in general in Clark County seems to be slowing down,” Clark County Public ...
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COVID-19, respiratory ailments ‘slowing down’ in Clark County
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U.S. is ending free COVID test program. Here’s how to get no-cost tests in WA: Starting Friday, Washingtonians can no longer order free at-home COVID-19 tests ...
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U.S. is ending free COVID test program. Here’s how to get no-cost tests in ...
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Seattle ranks No. 1 for phone avoidance among large U.S. metros: About 26% of Seattle-area adults talk socially on the phone less than once per week ...
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Seattle ranks No. 1 for phone avoidance among large U.S. metros
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WA’s fentanyl crisis has gone from bad to worse — so what’s being done?: In 2023, fentanyl became one of the top issues in Seattle and the state. However ...
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WA’s fentanyl crisis has gone from bad to worse — so what’s being done?
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Eight homeless people have died in Vancouver since mid-December, city hopes emergency declaration will speed response
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Eight homeless people have died in Vancouver since mid-December ...
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SeaTac federal detainees grow desperate amid lack of medical care: Records and interviews with current and formerly incarcerated people indicate serious health ...
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SeaTac federal detainees grow desperate amid lack of medical care
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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s stance on needle exchange is a departure from her predecessors
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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s stance on needle exchange is a departure from her ...
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How Oregon turned on its own trailblazing drug law: ‘Not the utopia we were promised’
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How Oregon turned on its own trailblazing drug law: ‘Not the utopia we ...
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Three potential landing spots for former Seahawks safety Jamal Adams: After four injury-plagued seasons, safety Jamal Adams' time with the Seattle Seahawks has ...
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Three potential landing spots for former Seahawks safety Jamal Adams
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Washington manages bipartisan support to ban hog-tying by police and address opioid crisis
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Washington manages bipartisan support to ban hog-tying by police and ...
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Unveiling a dictatorship — Angola’s new security law: Angola’s slide from autocracy into totalitarianism has begun with a national security law proposing ...
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Unveiling a dictatorship — Angola’s new security law
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The meagre pickings of trickle-down economics are the new opiate of SA’s masses: Trickle-down ensures that sub-standard education persists in the lower grades ...
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The meagre pickings of trickle-down economics are the new opiate of SA’s ...
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House GOP impeaches Mayorkas by a single vote: Republicans were waiting to see if they had enough members in D.C. to repeat their bid to impeach the Homeland ...
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House GOP impeaches Mayorkas by a single vote
Quick Glance: Republicans narrowly impeach Mayorkas
  • House Republicans impeach Mayorkas in historic fashion by a single vote

  • Partisan resolution passes House against Democrat and GOP opposition

  • Uncertainty before vote, GOP leaders ready to delay if lacking majority

  • Reps. Gallagher, Buck, and McClintock reject impeachment despite previous support
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US Secretary of Defense with cancer: Austin in the hospital: A few weeks after his secret hospital stay, the US Secretary of Defense has been hospitalized again ...
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US Secretary of Defense with cancer: Austin in the hospital
Quick Glance: Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized
  • Austin hospitalized for emergent bladder issue.

  • He continues to fulfill duties of his office.

  • Deputy defense secretary ready to step in if needed.

  • Austin undergoing follow-up treatments after cancer diagnosis.
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Free COVID-19, flu tests at new WA kiosks: The Washington State Department of Health is launching kiosks across the state with free COVID-19 and flu tests and ...
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Free COVID-19, flu tests at new WA kiosks
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With the right moves, Seattle can create a post-pandemic success: Mayor Bruce Harrell now has a pragmatic City Council to support his plans to bring Seattle back ...
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With the right moves, Seattle can create a post-pandemic success
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Seattle police investigating homicide after man found dead in alley: A body was found with "obvious head trauma" near the King County juvenile court.
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Seattle police investigating homicide after man found dead in alley
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX was fined after a worker experienced a ‘near amputation,’ records show
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX was fined after a worker experienced a ‘near amputation ...
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WA Senate approves requirement for all public schools to have naloxone on hand: Washington moved a step closer Thursday to requiring all public ...
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WA Senate approves requirement for all public schools to have naloxone on ...
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CDC to ease COVID-19 isolation guidance, Washington Post reports: The Post cited four unnamed agency officials and said the planned shift was discussed ...
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CDC to ease COVID-19 isolation guidance, Washington Post reports