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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows


WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow; Dr. Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson; Dr. George Yancopoulos, president of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, chief science officer at Coriell […]




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Alan Lund, who taught and directed music throughout the Seattle area, dies at 81 from coronavirus complications


Alan Lund taught music in the Bellevue and Highline School Districts, and directed music for the Seattle Opera Chorus, the Eastside’s Cascadian Chorale, the Boeing Chorale and, most notably, the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society.




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The ‘woman in the red dress’ started a Mount St. Helens climbing tradition on Mother’s Day that endures today. Meet trailblazer Kathy Phibbs


Every Mother's Day, climbers flock to Mount St. Helens in festive dresses in the continuation of a tradition started by 'the woman in the red dress.' This Mother's Day, a new mini-documentary from OPB tells the story of Kathy Phibbs, a gifted alpinist who paved the way for a more inclusive outdoors community — and pink flamingos on mountain summits.




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Sound Transit sues longtime ally Microsoft in effort to condemn land for Redmond light rail


Sound Transit is suing Microsoft for land and access to build light rail from Overlake to downtown Redmond, and even claimed the software giant was creating risks of missing the agency's August 2024 goal to complete the project. The institutions differ by $17.5 million over how much Sound Transit should pay to buy land next to Highway 520, plus easement rights for worker access and equipment storage.




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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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Sasquatch is still a myth (despite the claims of 1 wildly unreliable source)


Whaddya know? No one has yet proved to Ron Judd that Bigfoot exists.



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Naturally, Earth Day and the country’s 1st environmental college have strong Northwestern roots


TODAY WE PAUSE briefly to tip the cap to Mother Earth — or, more specifically, to the people plugging away at the day-to-day jobs of saving her life. People in the Northwest have a particular stake in Earth Day, a now-global event celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. The very first one was organized by […]



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A lifesaver for ‘Ms. Suki’: At 86, line dancing, lunch — and a place to belong for her and 35,000 others


After Setsuko Irei fell in her home, no one heard her cries. But her friends at Asian Counseling and Referral Service, one of the nonprofits helped by The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy, missed her and called 911. Turns out, the place "Ms. Suki" relies on for lunch, exercise and socializing saved her life.




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Save a buck on your lunch break by packing your own ‘brown bag’


Packing your own lunch is an excellent way to guarantee a fulfilling meal that benefits both your health and your wallet.




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Yes, it’s still raining around Seattle — here are some tips for getting out and hiking anyway


Despite the wind, rain, fog and cold, there are plenty of Seattle-area hikers who love to get outdoors during the inclement weather of winter. Here are their tips for enjoying Washington's trails, no matter the season.




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Changing counts reveal inexact science of calorie labels


NEW YORK (AP) — Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving. Then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less. Calorie counting can be a simple way to help maintain a healthy weight — don’t eat and drink more than you burn. […]




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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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Coronavirus canceled his Mount Everest climb, so this Seattle man will climb his porch steps 5,683 times to ‘summit’ #AtHomeEverest


Coronavirus canceled their mountain climbing trips and adventure runs, so these Seattleites found creative ways to stay fit, stay sane and conquer their lofty goals — all while maintaining social distancing.




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Analysis: They wore their white hot fury to the State of the Union


The Democrats came into the House chambers jovially. They greeted each other warmly and posed for group pictures before the State of the Union address. They laughed. Civility was evident. But they were angry. And by the end of President Donald Trump’s speech, that conviviality, that decorum had been shredded. Maybe they didn’t “hate” anyone, […]




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Sunday Best: 2020 Oscars Edition


In this special, expanded Oscars edition of Sunday Best, let’s take a peek at the five films nominated for best costume design, all of which take us backward in time: to various U.S. cities from 1949 to 2000 (“The Irishman”), 1940s Germany (“Jojo Rabbit”), 1981 Gotham City (“Joker”), 19th-century New England (“Little Women”) and 1969 […]




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Sunday Best: Handing out Academy Awards for best outfits at the Oscars afterparty


Awards season is officially over — but not until we hand out the awards for best dressed at the Oscars afterparties.




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Sunday Best: From New York Fashion Week, a gown reminiscent of a bouquet of flowers


The Oscar de la Renta collection from New York Fashion Week walks the catwalk in this week's Sunday Best.




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Sunday Best: An elegant trio of outfits show off ballet’s rich history, on display in New York City


Ballet and fashion have an undeniable connection — a bond currently on display in the "Ballerine: Fashion's Modern Muse" exhibit at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.




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Sunday Best: Just in time for spring, a parade of wintry jewel tones from Paris Fashion Week


Forget spring and summer — in the world of fashion, the season is fall 2020. Do keep up, dear reader.




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Sunday Best: 200 actors dressed in costumes are a highlight of the Louis Vuitton show


The Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month brought this gorgeous bit of theater: On a grandstand behind the runway sat 200 actors, dressed in costumes representing fashion from the 15th to mid-20th century.




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Sunday Best: A reminder that fashion, and all things joyful, will rise again  


Red carpets might be going on indefinite hiatus as the international events calendar grinds to a halt. For now, enjoy these photos from the "Mulan" premiere. Sigh.




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Sunday Best: Delicately lovely costumes from the ghost of PNB’s ‘Giselle’


Until it's time to gather once more, to dance and to celebrate dance together, let us admire these hauntingly beautiful costumes from Pacific Northwest Ballet's canceled April production of "Giselle."




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Sunday Best: A 1919 Vogue cover from a shelter-in-place puzzle


Arts critic Moira Macdonald brings a glimpse of cherry blossoms, if only in puzzle form, for this week’s edition of Sunday Best.




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Sunday Best Greatest Hits: A fairy-tale gown from French designer Sylvie Facon


There aren’t any red carpets right now, no premieres, no movies at the theater — so let’s take a stroll back through Sundays Best past, shall we?




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Sunday Best: In honor of the postponed Met Gala, a highlight from 2019


The Met Gala, that Fashion Olympics-y event that takes place every May and celebrates the Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been postponed indefinitely from its original May 4 date. So, while we imagine the outfits that might have been, let’s gaze back at a highlight from last year. Gemma Chan […]




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Sunday Best: A standout among the stars — Lupita Nyong’o at the 2014 Academy Awards red carpet


What do people talk about on the red carpet, anyway? Assuredly this gorgeous blue gown worn by Lupita Nyong’o at the 2014 Academy Awards stirred some conversations.




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Sunday Best: Finally, some relief in the form of parasols and bonnets from ‘Belgravia’


These costumes, from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes’ new EPIX miniseries “Belgravia,” are made by their details — and are the perfect relief, in photo form, for the day/week/month/year’s stresses.




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Rainy, windy, cloudy, sunny: This week’s Seattle weather forecast has something for everyone


Here comes a straight week of small weather systems marching across the Puget Sound, one right after the other, each bringing scattered showers with sun breaks, according to the National Weather Service of Seattle.




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‘My perspective is of a teenager, interrupted’: 8 young people share how coronavirus pandemic is changing them


From feeling scared to feeling resolved to see change, eight young people, ages 10 to 15, share how they're coping with the pandemic, in their own words.




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Cracks halt progress on Sound Transit park-and-ride garage in Redmond


The station next to the Microsoft main campus is being expanded as part of the $3.7 billion Seattle-to-Overlake light-rail line to open in 2023.




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As Eastside Catholic rolled to second state football title last winter, three players were under investigation for assault


Three Eastside Catholic players were under investigation for a parking-lot brawl as the team headed toward a second state championship. Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue charges.




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Fraudsters are faking Washington unemployment claims amid coronavirus joblessness surge


As Washington grapples with a tsunami of legitimate unemployment claims — more than 100,000 last week — the state also is seeing a rise in attempts by fraudsters to siphon off a portion of the benefits.




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Coronavirus Economy daily chart: Health sectors register most first-time unemployment claims


This series of charts provides weekly data on how the Seattle-area economy is doing during the coronavirus crisis.




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Unofficial numbers show $7 billion hit to Washington state revenue through 2023 from coronavirus downturn


In the unofficial forecast numbers, Washington would lose $3.8 billion in revenue this current budget cycle. An additional $3.27 billion would be sheared off the 2021-23 budget cycle.




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Lawmakers, machinists union urge Alcoa, Trump to find a way to avoid closing Ferndale aluminum plant


The Pittsburgh company plans to close its Ferndale aluminum smelter by July, throwing 700 people out of work.




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Washington adds just over 100,000 unemployment claims, but layoffs might be peaking


For the week ending May 2, the state received 109,167 initial claims for unemployment insurance, down almost 22% from the prior week, according to U.S. Labor Department figures released Thursday morning.




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2% of Puget Sound households received grocery delivery last year, before coronavirus changed shopping


The most popular online grocery category was packaged foods such as breakfast cereal and pasta; followed by toiletries, personal care products and diapers; household cleaners and paper products; and frozen food.




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Fraudsters are faking Washington unemployment claims amid coronavirus joblessness surge


As Washington grapples with a tsunami of legitimate unemployment claims — more than 100,000 last week — the state also is seeing a rise in attempts by fraudsters to siphon off a portion of the benefits.




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The Backstory: Larry Stone has seen it all in 35 years of Arizona spring training — much of it unexpected, and all of it memorable


IT WAS ONE of my first years covering spring training in Arizona, during a stint in the early 1990s as the San Francisco Giants beat writer for the San Francisco Examiner. Every day, after our work was done, Bay Area media members would assemble at a Scottsdale park for a pickup basketball game, spirited affairs […]



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Marysville’s Jim Pearson has run at least a mile every day for 50 years and counting — and he’s not stopping anytime soon


The Marysville resident and former Ferndale High School cross-country coach, 75, has run at least a mile – much more, on most days – since mid-February 1970.




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Sounders, holed up at home like everyone amid coronavirus, hope for earlier restart to MLS season


GM Garth Lagerwey’s message to antsy soccer fans who are yearning to see the Sounders back in action is that there’s a link between safe health practices and the resumption of the season.




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Seattle Times NFL mock draft: Will Jacob Eason go in the first round? Who will the Seahawks pick?


Here it is, the Seattle Times 2020 NFL mock draft featuring columnists Matt Calkins and Larry Stone and Seahawks beat reporter Bob Condotta.




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Saturday Memo: Thunder and more showers…ride to end cancer…Ken Griffey Jr.


That was loud. Unstable air mass triggered a lightning and thunder show over many parts of Puget Sound last night. And there’s a chance today for more flash showers, especially near the Cascade foothills. A whole lot of bikers with a cause. The  weekend-long ride Obliteride continues today through Sunday. Hundreds of bicyclists will be riding 25, […]




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Don’t privatize Seattle’s favorite community center


Seattle parks officials say the city should consider partnering with a private nonprofit organization to pay for and manage the Green Lake Community Center. Neighbors think otherwise.




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Boeing tells workers terms of voluntary layoffs, says air travel recovery will take years


CEO Dave Calhoun tells shareholders that when the market for jets does revive, "our customers' needs will be different." Boeing also told U.S. employees Monday what it is offering in the first wave of voluntary job cuts.




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Boeing will cut more than 15% of jobs in commercial jet division, CEO Calhoun says


Boeing will trim its total workforce by 10% to cope with the sharp aviation downturn that pushed it to a $641 million first-quarter loss.




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GE to slash 13,000 jobs in aviation amid air travel plunge


For GE, the stress on a key business threatens a broader turnaround effort as CEO Larry Culp attempts to pull the company from one of the deepest slumps in its history.




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Cash crunch from coronavirus crisis will force Alaska Air to shrink


The company's cash burn rate peaked at $400 million for the month of March. Management hopes to reduce the cash burn rate to zero by year end and will make whatever cuts are necessary to do so.




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Clashes and unity calls at UN on World War II anniversary


UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council meeting on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on Friday saw a clash between Russia and some Europeans, calls for unity to fight COVID-19, and warnings that the seeds of a new global conflict must be prevented from growing. Nearly 70 […]




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Idled help the isolated: Med students aid homebound seniors


CINCINNATI (AP) — Aspiring doctors in Cincinnati whose studies were interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak have morphed their mission into taking care of people who are especially vulnerable to the pandemic’s dangers. University of Cincinnati medical students started a “COVID-19 match” program modeled on one that began in Louisville, Kentucky, and is also being replicated […]