Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Stories
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Hoaxes: an American history?
Bill Radke sits down with Kevin Young, archivist at the New York Public Library and author of the new book "Bunk." The book is a catalog of hoaxes,...
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Isabel Allende in the midst of winter
Isabel Allende’s history with Seattle began with a dress. It looked like a butterfly, she lovingly remembered, and she flew all the way back to the city...
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So your cat is stuck in a tree — again. Here’s what to do
Shaun Sears, owner of Canopy Cat Rescue , and his brother-in-law Tom Otto have rescued hundreds of cats from trees since launching their nonprofit in...
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Report: Seattle's homeless crisis isn't for lack of money
Last week, Seattle’s leaders rejected a proposed head tax on big business, with the money going to pay for homeless services. But an investigation by...
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What does it mean for a university to offer sanctuary?
The University of Washington is facing a test of what it means to be a so-called sanctuary campus. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has detained a...
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5 things astronaut Scott Kelly wants you to know (and one thing he doesn't want to talk about)
Astronaut Scott Kelly has been in orbit longer than any other person in history: more than 500 days in total. During that time, he stockpiled lots of...
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What do our superheroes tell us about ourselves?
There’s one thing you can depend on every summer: Superhero movies will shoot straight to the top of the box office. The top three grossed $2.6 billion...
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'A big ol' poopfest': Seahawks carnage and the future of Thursday Night Football
Last Thursday’s Seahawks game was a great opportunity to practice up on some Greek vocabulary terms. Let’s start with “ Pyrrhic victory .”
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'Thoughts and prayers are not enough': Faith in the wake of Sutherland Springs
The massacre in Sutherland Springs last weekend was yet another moment in the painful parade of gun violence in America. This particular tragedy is also...
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Our lives have been changed by technology, but our physiology has not
How do old parenting dilemmas adapt to new technologies? Parents: when you’re raising kids in the technological age, how much wiggle room with screen time do you give them? How has your own tech use changed in response to what you want them to be doing? And … is it really tech time if everyone is playing with a sensor-enabled ball, but you’re all outside?