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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save: The rebates offer between $2,500 and $9,000 off at the point of purchase or lease.
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WA to launch EV rebate program. Here’s what you could save
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Traces of Seattle’s Black Panthers are all around — if you know where to look: Former Seattle Black Panther Party members plan to open an interpretive center in ...
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Traces of Seattle’s Black Panthers are all around — if you know where to ...
Quick Glance: Traces of Seattle's Black Panthers Preserved
  • Former members and supporters of the Seattle Black Panther Party aim to open an interpretive center to safeguard the revolutionary group's legacy.

  • The center will showcase historical artifacts, posters, photos, and newspapers to educate visitors on the Black Panther Party's values and lessons.

  • Seattle's initiative aligns with a national movement to preserve and honor the Black Panther Party's legacy.

  • The effort seeks to protect historical sites associated with the party while maintaining the history and heritage of the Black Panther Party for future generations.
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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly, employment soared: A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly ...
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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly, employment soared
Quick Glance: Seattle supported the needy with monthly payments to combat poverty
  • A pilot initiative in the Seattle area provided monthly payments to needy residents to reduce poverty. Employment within the group saw a significant increase, and many homeless residents found housing.

  • Marie Kurose, CEO of the WDC, emphasized the importance of community investments and equitable solutions for existing barriers.

  • Public and private partners such as King County, the Employment Security Department, and Chase Bank funded the program, with 88% of participants being people of color.

  • The employment rate among participants significantly rose from pre-program to post-pilot stages. Additionally, participants noted securing better-paid jobs with added benefits.
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West is best? How we stack up against Australia: Running a quick stock take on the NZ and Aussie economies, Australia comes out on top.
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West is best? How we stack up against Australia
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Eastside’s light rail wait is almost over with ‘Starter Line’: The April 27 "East Link Starter Line" will be more popular when the tracks stretch to ...
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Eastside’s light rail wait is almost over with ‘Starter Line’
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Big bill comes due for Martin Selig, giant of Seattle office real estate: Veteran Seattle developer Martin Selig is reportedly still trying to refinance a $239 ...
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Big bill comes due for Martin Selig, giant of Seattle office real estate
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Seattle’s Bed Bath & Beyond space to find new life: The organizers behind Bumbershoot are transforming the sprawling, two-floor building into a year-round ...
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Seattle’s Bed Bath & Beyond space to find new life
Quick Glance: Reviving Downtown Seattle with Cannonball Arts
  • Former Bed Bath & Beyond store in downtown Seattle to be transformed into a contemporary art center.

  • Cannonball Arts, a project by New Rising Sun, will convert the 66,000-square-foot space into an art center.

  • The initiative aims to activate downtown, provide opportunities for local artists, and boost the local arts economy.

  • Cannonball Arts will host a variety of events, creating a vibrant and unique creative hub for both locals and tourists.
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Cash: Germans' assets at record value - Daily money is also popular: The Germans have more money in their pockets again. The reason for this is higher interest ...
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Cash: Germans' assets at record value - Daily money is also popular
Quick Glance: Record: Germans Hold 7716 Billion Euros in Wealth
  • German private individuals hold a net wealth of 7716 billion euros.

  • Stocks and investment funds saw significant gains in the last quarter.

  • Cash and bank deposits remain the largest component of wealth.

  • Household net wealth increases by 244 billion euros to 5560 billion euros.
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Hundreds of WA students walk off campuses to protest U.S. aid to Israel: Hundreds of high school and college students across the Puget Sound region walked out of ...
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Hundreds of WA students walk off campuses to protest U.S. aid to Israel
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?: This map and table breaks down trend in S.F. sales tax revenue for the past five years
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?
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Feeling the impact of paying more for food? We want to hear from you: How have you changed your habits to compensate for rising costs?
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Feeling the impact of paying more for food? We want to hear from you
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TIMELINE: The long path to Eastside train transit: Eastsiders have paid Sound Transit taxes since 1997. Take a look at how we got to this week ...
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TIMELINE: The long path to Eastside train transit
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Register: Let’s talk with WA teachers, students about the future of education: Join Washington educators, students and Seattle Times reporters in live ...
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Register: Let’s talk with WA teachers, students about the future of ...
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The Eurozone economy is growing surprisingly strongly: The purchasing managers' index rose by 1.1 to 51.4 points, the highest value in eleven months ...
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The Eurozone economy is growing surprisingly strongly
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Foam coolers, takeout containers will be banned in Washington starting June 1: Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will ...
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Foam coolers, takeout containers will be banned in Washington starting ...
Quick Glance: Foam Coolers, Takeout Containers Banned in Washington from June 1
  • Foam takeout containers will be banned in Washington starting June 1.

  • The ban also includes single-use foam coolers and other products made from the material.

  • Environmental group Oceana calls for a nationwide ban on foam.

  • Washington offers a variety of alternatives to foam food containers.
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Most Seattle-area renters report big rent hikes in the past 12 months: Fifty-three percent of Seattle-area renters saw their monthly rent jump more than $100 in ...
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Most Seattle-area renters report big rent hikes in the past 12 months
Quick Glance: Majority of Seattle-area Renters Report Significant Rent Increases in Past 12 Months
  • While rents in the Seattle area and nationally surged in the early pandemic years, the rental market seems to have calmed since 2023, providing some relief to local tenants.

  • However, recent survey data from the US Census Bureau suggests that the majority of renters in the Seattle area may not agree with these reports.

  • Out of the estimated 658,000 individuals who experienced rent hikes, approximately 113,000 had a relatively minor increase of under $100. A significantly larger group - around 306,000 - saw their rent rise between $100 and $249 per month.

  • Established in 2020 as a response to the pandemic, the initiative aimed to inform authorities and policymakers about the pandemic's effects on communities nationwide and offer data to support recovery post-pandemic.
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Storm unveil their new ‘home’ at expansive new facility in Interbay: Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel led a 40-minute tour of an expansive new facility she referred ...
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Storm unveil their new ‘home’ at expansive new facility in Interbay
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Greenwood’s Gorditos celebrates 30 years of burritos as big as babies: This family-owned spot makes burritos so large that customers of the North Seattle ...
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Greenwood’s Gorditos celebrates 30 years of burritos as big as babies
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This restaurant put Seattle Vietnamese food on the map 25 years ago: When the Banh siblings opened Monsoon in 1999, they changed the game for Vietnamese food in ...
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This restaurant put Seattle Vietnamese food on the map 25 years ago
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Hosting friends? What would be in your half-day Seattle driving tour?: For an upcoming Pacific Northwest Magazine story, we want your ideas for where you'd take ...
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Hosting friends? What would be in your half-day Seattle driving tour?
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Inflation rate falls to lowest level in three years in Thuringia: Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by an average of 0.7 percent compared to the ...
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Inflation rate falls to lowest level in three years in Thuringia
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In this Seattle tower, 110-year-old elevators travel through time and space: Until 2017, the elevators of Pioneer Square's Smith Tower were manually operated ...
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In this Seattle tower, 110-year-old elevators travel through time and ...
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On second night of Passover, protesters in Seattle demand cease-fire: The demonstration was led by the Seattle chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace and was timed to ...
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On second night of Passover, protesters in Seattle demand cease-fire
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Mortgage rates top 7 percent for first time in 2024: Mortgage rates topped 7 percent for the first time this year, according to data released Friday by Freddie ...
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Mortgage rates top 7 percent for first time in 2024
Quick Glance: Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% in 2024, Posing Major Dilemma for Homebuyers
  • US mortgage rates have surged above 7%, increasing costs for homebuyers.

  • The rise in mortgage rates impacts monthly costs, limiting purchasing power.

  • Uncertainty surrounding rate trends poses a decision dilemma for potential homebuyers.

  • Experts anticipate a moderate easing of mortgage rates later in the year.
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Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores, while backing off itself
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Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores ...
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Inside Bill Gates' real estate, from his Seattle to Florida houses: Bill Gates is one of the country's top landowners and owns houses in Washington, California ...
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Inside Bill Gates' real estate, from his Seattle to Florida houses
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46 people arrested after pro-Palestinian protest at Sea-Tac Airport: The expressway leading to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was closed for hours ...
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46 people arrested after pro-Palestinian protest at Sea-Tac Airport
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50 years ago, seeds of the influential Tilth Alliance were planted: Fifty years ago, forward-thinking food growers formed the group that would become today's ...
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50 years ago, seeds of the influential Tilth Alliance were planted
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In Seattle, even the rich can’t escape the high cost of poverty: Seattle's wealth inequality is becoming more stark, but recent guaranteed income programs may ...
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In Seattle, even the rich can’t escape the high cost of poverty
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Financial assets of private households at a record high: Overall, people in Germany have more financial assets than ever before. However ...
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Financial assets of private households at a record high
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Biden's new take on inflation: Trump would be worse: Biden's team knows there's not a lot it can do to lower it before the Nov. 5 election.
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Biden's new take on inflation: Trump would be worse
Quick Glance: Biden's New Perspective on Inflation: Trump Would Be Worse
  • The White House warns that inflation would worsen if Trump is re-elected as a strategy to sway voters.

  • March's inflation increase surpassed expectations, undermining Biden's claim of lowering prices.

  • Rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions could lead to higher gas prices, a concern for the White House.

  • Biden emphasizes fighting inflation as top priority while experts debate the impact of his economic stimulus packages.
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Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next: Tenants in low-income housing are struggling to pay rent — or refusing ...
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Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next
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Consumer Prices Rose 3.5% in March From Year Earlier: Annual inflation ticked up and underlying price pressures remained strong last month. .
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Consumer Prices Rose 3.5% in March From Year Earlier
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Live: Student walkout: Updates as WA students protest Israel-Hamas war: Students at over two dozen local high schools and colleges planned to walk out of class ...
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Live: Student walkout: Updates as WA students protest Israel-Hamas war
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By almost 20 percent: gas prices in Germany are rising again: The regular VAT rate for gas has been in effect again in Germany since the beginning of April. This ...
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By almost 20 percent: gas prices in Germany are rising again
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Sudden weather change capsizes boats, leaves thousands without power: A 14-year-old sailor in a school regatta thought she didn't need a wet suit ...
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Sudden weather change capsizes boats, leaves thousands without power
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Seattleite quits job, maps ‘15-minute’ neighborhoods here, everywhere: Nat Henry wanted to know where he could build his life around walking and biking ...
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Seattleite quits job, maps ‘15-minute’ neighborhoods here, everywhere
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Seattle’s 8 p.m. sunsets are here — so are showers and colder weather: The year's first 8 p.m. sunset in Western Washington is a sign of summer gradually inching ...
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Seattle’s 8 p.m. sunsets are here — so are showers and colder weather
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6 people charged in cease-fire protest that blocked I-5: Six people were charged Thursday with disorderly conduct in connection with the Interstate-5 cease-fire ...
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6 people charged in cease-fire protest that blocked I-5
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Small business optimism hits lowest level since 2012: NFIB: The NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index slid in March to its lowest level since December 2012 amid ...
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Small business optimism hits lowest level since 2012: NFIB
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Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets: Reports of an Israeli attack on Iranian soil that possibly drags the Middle East into a deeper ...
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Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets
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If the Reserve Bank were a football coach, it would have been sacked eons ago: The bank’s job is to hold inflation between 2 and 3 per cent. Since mid-2014 ...
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If the Reserve Bank were a football coach, it would have been sacked eons ...
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Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race: Amid a tight Joe Biden-Donald Trump race, the share of voters with high interest in the election ...
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Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race
Quick Glance: Poll: Election Interest Declines in Tight Biden-Trump Race
  • The interest of voters in the election has reached the lowest point in two decades at this stage in a presidential race.

  • The latest national NBC News poll reveals that the number of voters with high interest in the 2024 presidential election has nearly hit the lowest point in almost 20 years, with a majority holding negative views of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

  • Inflation and immigration top the list of the country's most pressing issues, with only one-third of voters giving Biden credit for improving economic performance.

  • The survey also highlights how the low voter interest and the independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could potentially disrupt what has been a stable presidential contest with over six months until Election Day.
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Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other cities: Demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza shut down San Francisco’s Golden Gate ...
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Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other ...
Quick Glance: Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Block Major Bridges and Roads in US Cities
  • Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Interstate 880 in Oakland.

  • Roads were also blocked in Chicago and Eugene to protest against the war between Israel and Hamas.

  • The blockades resulted in arrests and traffic disruptions, but airport operations remained largely normal.

  • Protests also took place in New York and Seattle, leading to temporary road closures and arrests.
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?: The stickiness of the post-pandemic inflation is raising questions about how effective high interest rates ...
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?
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Want to see Caitlin Clark play in Seattle? Why you shouldn’t wait: Caitlin Clark is making two trips to Climate Pledge Arena this summer, but if you want to see ...
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Want to see Caitlin Clark play in Seattle? Why you shouldn’t wait
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  : For President Biden and the Democrats, thing are looking ugly in November.
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  
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All 61 Seattle-area independent bookstores our writer has been to (so far): Get to know 61 of Seattle's independent bookshops with this interactive map.
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All 61 Seattle-area independent bookstores our writer has been to (so far)
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Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard on ‘Dark Matter’ album, Seattle shows: Pearl Jam unleash their 12th album "Dark Matter" on Friday, a month before the band's ...
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Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard on ‘Dark Matter’ album, Seattle shows
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Where to see rhododendrons, peonies and more Seattle spring flowers in May: Try one of these five Seattle-area outings to make the most of late spring flowers.
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Where to see rhododendrons, peonies and more Seattle spring flowers in May
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Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2024 features giveaways, activities: Shops in the Greater Seattle area are adding their own regional spin to make Independent ...
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Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2024 features giveaways, activities
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WA newspaper publisher dies at age 76: John Brewer spent nearly two decades at The Associated Press, including in Seattle, and was the editor and publisher of ...
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WA newspaper publisher dies at age 76
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Exclusive | Inside Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals: Staff went undercover on Walmart, eBay and other marketplaces as a third-party seller ...
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Exclusive | Inside Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals
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Washington high school association considering transfer portal-like rules: The Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is discussing the ...
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Washington high school association considering transfer portal-like rules
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Boeing won’t even consider moving HQ back to Seattle: Some Boeing critics argue it would better chances of fixing its problems if it returned to Seattle ...
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Boeing won’t even consider moving HQ back to Seattle
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Seattle’s 8 p.m. sunsets are coming soon: This weekend will see higher temperatures and clear skies as the first 8 p.m. sunset of the year approaches.
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Seattle’s 8 p.m. sunsets are coming soon
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The best views of 'The Mountain,' submitted by locals who love it: While this list of vantage points isn’t close to comprehensive, here are some of the most ...
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The best views of 'The Mountain,' submitted by locals who love it