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Photos of the day, May 5: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 6: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Reader’s Lens | Seattle skyline reflects onto Elliott Bay during a stunning sunrise


As always, a big “thank you” to our front-line workers for their selfless, tireless service — and, in this instance, for sharing a hopeful image of the Seattle skyline, shot from West Seattle on a recent morning.




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Photos of the day, May 7: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 8: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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How are Sounders staying fit during the coronavirus crisis? Creative workouts are required


MLS suspended its season until at least May 10 in an effort to help the U.S. slow the spread of novel coronavirus.




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CenturyLink Field Event Center, home to boat shows and concerts, will become a field hospital during coronavirus pandemic


The event center between CenturyLink Field and T-Mobile Park — home in normal times to concerts, dog shows and boat shows — will soon become a field hospital as Seattle's health care system girds for a continued flood of coronavirus patients.




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Sounders turn to virtual world to connect with fans during coronavirus crisis


Amid quarantines mandated by governments in efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and entertainers have utilize social media to connect with fans and each other.




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Just like us, Sounders’ Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan play waiting game during coronavirus pandemic


On Wednesdays, the Sounders gather via a Zoom meeting to chat and keep the camaraderie going. Other than that, these guys are waiting around just like us during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Czech, US to cooperate on security of 5G networks


PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and the United States have signed a joint declaration Wednesday for cooperating on security of 5G technology. The Czech government office said the document was signed remotely by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The signing comes amid a global battle between the […]




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Zoom buys security firm Keybase


NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom Video Communications is buying security firm Keybase in an effort to shore up security for its video meetings. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Zoom has been working to improve the security of its video meetings after some lapses in privacy and security as Zoom meetings grew more popular during […]




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Zoom buys security firm Keybase


NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom Video Communications is buying security firm Keybase in an effort to shore up security for its video meetings. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Zoom has been working to improve the security of its video meetings after some lapses in privacy and security as Zoom meetings grew more popular during […]




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If I have the money, is it a good idea to skip mortgage payments during this coronavirus crisis?


As my legal career has gotten longer, I have learned that while getting older does not necessarily make a person wiser, but it does make them more experienced. A decade ago, I tried to help hundreds of homeowners who could afford to make their monthly mortgage payment but thought that if they missed just a […]




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UPDATING: Seattle-area restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery during the coronavirus pandemic


Check out our interactive list, sorted by neighborhood, of Seattle restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery options due to the recent ban on dining in because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Everyone’s been cooking like crazy during the coronavirus stay-home order. Here’s what Seattle’s been making.


It’s not your imagination: Around the Pacific Northwest and the country, everyone’s been baking like fiends. Here’s what Seattle’s been cooking up during the coronavirus quarantine.




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Bars get surprise green light to sell cocktails to-go during coronavirus pandemic


The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced Wednesday that bars will now be allowed to sell takeout cocktails — a game changer for bar owners who've been struggling financially during the coronavirus dining-room shutdown.




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Photos of the day, April 27: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, April 28: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, April 29: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 1: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 4: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 5: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 6: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Reader’s Lens | Seattle skyline reflects onto Elliott Bay during a stunning sunrise


As always, a big “thank you” to our front-line workers for their selfless, tireless service — and, in this instance, for sharing a hopeful image of the Seattle skyline, shot from West Seattle on a recent morning.




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Photos of the day, May 7: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 8: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Dan Hughes, Storm hope practices pay off during WNBA draft altered by coronavirus outbreak


Live basketball is still on hold, but the Storm held a lot of practice the past week. Ahead of the first WNBA virtual draft, team officials have held practice sessions, focusing on how info will be shared with each other and with the rest of the league's teams.




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Snohomish County will not pay for sheriff’s legal defense in recall effort over his refusal to enforce state’s stay-home order during pandemic


Prosecutor Adam Cornell likened the decision by Sheriff Adam Fortney to publicly question and refuse to enforce the stay-home order "to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater."




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak


NEW YORK (AP) — On most days since the coronavirus spread through Manhattan, Robert Caro has held to a familiar routine. He rises early, walks to his office down the street, spends hours on the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson biography and enjoys a late-day stroll in Central Park with his wife, […]




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Bill Gates, in rebuke of Trump, calls WHO funding cut during pandemic ‘as dangerous as it sounds’


Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization as “dangerous,” saying the payments should continue particularly during the global coronavirus pandemic. “Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds,” Gates tweeted early Wednesday. “Their work is […]




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I was never a runner. Now, to stay sane during coronavirus lockdown, I am running. And you can, too.


While growing up, running was never this writer's idea of fun. But something has changed in recent months, and his presence on sidewalks and running trails around Seattle should be proof enough that you can, and should, also try things you always thought you hated. Because, why not?




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Pike Place Market mentors advise crafters on staying afloat during coronavirus shutdown


When the crafts market at Pike Place Market was forced to temporarily shut down, vendors are turning to online sales and getting help in doing that from their fellow workers.




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market mentors advise crafters on staying afloat during coronavirus shutdown


When the crafts market at Pike Place Market was forced to temporarily shut down, vendors are turning to online sales and getting help in doing that from their fellow workers.




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Cutting-edge artists give Ichiro, Griffey rookie cards a futuristic rebirth


Topps' “Project 2020” involves 20 artists, each re-imagining 20 of the company’s most iconic baseball cards, which includes Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr.




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Seahawks’ emphasis on grit during NFL draft could come with a risk during coronavirus pandemic


At a time when the sporting world is throwing its faith into analytics, the Seahawks are an anachronism. While certainly mindful of the sabermetrics, to borrow a baseball term, they pay as much heed to the intangibles.




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Snohomish County will not pay for sheriff’s legal defense in recall effort over his refusal to enforce state’s stay-home order during pandemic


Prosecutor Adam Cornell likened the decision by Sheriff Adam Fortney to publicly question and refuse to enforce the stay-home order "to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater."




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Amazon, Instacart workers launch May Day strike to protest treatment during the coronavirus pandemic


The onset of the coronavirus and the subsequent classification of many of these workers as "essential" have heightened some existing tensions. Workers have accused companies of being slow to provide protective gear and implement precautions, something that may put them in danger.




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Proposal to tax big businesses will be shelved by Seattle City Council during coronavirus emergency


The decision by Council President M. Lorena González and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda will stall the big-business tax championed by Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales, which already faced opposition from Mayor Jenny Durkan.




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Ravenna twins treat neighbors to front-yard jazz sessions during coronavirus shutdown


The Sharma brothers, who became interested in music in the fourth grade, have played in bands at Eckstein Middle School and Roosevelt High. So it felt quite natural for them to step out of their house April 9 for their first front-porch performance.




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Reader’s Lens | Seattle skyline reflects onto Elliott Bay during a stunning sunrise


As always, a big “thank you” to our front-line workers for their selfless, tireless service — and, in this instance, for sharing a hopeful image of the Seattle skyline, shot from West Seattle on a recent morning.




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Race Home wins Gottstein Futurity on final day of a mixed-bag Emerald Downs season


Track president Phil Ziegler says overall handle increased this season despite 11 fewer races. But he says attendance, the number of horses per race and on-track betting declined.  




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Owners of disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security plan appeal


LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owners of Maximum Security say they will appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit that seeks to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as winner of the Kentucky Derby. Gary West said in a statement Monday that he has authorized his attorneys to file an appeal. West and […]




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Horse racing grapples with risks of running during pandemic


Horse racing is quickly learning it is not totally immune to the effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on other sports, and now it’s grappling with the risks of continuing operations. The Louisiana Derby for now is still set for Saturday, the world’s richest day of races is scheduled to go on in late March […]




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Listen to these 9 audiobooks for an uplifting refresher during Mental Health Month


As we move beyond two months of stay-home orders and life under the cloud of pandemic, everyone deserves a carefree laugh. These audiobooks offer guffaws and elicit smiles by the dozen.





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Snohomish County will not pay for sheriff’s legal defense in recall effort over his refusal to enforce state’s stay-home order during pandemic


Prosecutor Adam Cornell likened the decision by Sheriff Adam Fortney to publicly question and refuse to enforce the stay-home order "to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater."