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Business

The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers?

Businesses are finally able to request their tariff refunds. But customers should not expect to get most of the money they spent on tariffs back.

Ukraine's fast-growing defense tech sector takes center stage in Iran war

As Ukraine seeks to shift its image from not only a recipient of military aid but also a provider, its battle-tested anti-drone technology is taking center stage as the Iran war exposed inefficiencies in global air defense.

Arts & Life

The role malaria played in human settlement

Malaria hot spots have played a critical role in shaping where humans settled and either thrived or failed to thrive. 

Health

How mosquitoes — and malaria — helped shaped the whereabouts of early humankind

A new study looks at an unexpected force that helped played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.

Health

The Trump administration is easing rules on medical marijuana

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he is immediately moving medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, which includes things like ketamine, Tylenol with codeine, and anabolic steroids.

Environment

Earth Day is just another day for Seattle's EarthCorps — but still worth marking

When Earth Day started in 1970, vehicles running on leaded gas averaged 12 miles a gallon on U.S. highways. The year before, an oil slick on Cleveland's polluted Cuyahoga River famously caught fire. That first Earth Day involved teach-ins and demonstrations, which soon led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and legislation like the Clean Air Act. Now, Earth Day involves over a billion people worldwide, including volunteers and staffers with the Seattle-based EarthCorps. The nonprofit’s development manager Kesia Cisse told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about her organization's work.

Renting a house in Seattle is a struggle for renters ... and landlords

Rental houses are becoming scarcer in the city. Renters and landlords say a lot has changed and the math isn’t working. The Seattle Times’ Alexis Weisend will tell us why.

Health

Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts

After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?