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WA voters might say yes to amending the state constitution this fall. Here's why

There might be only one thing the socialist alt-weekly The Stranger and the libertarian think tank the Washington Policy Center agree on this election season, and it’s at the very beginning of your Nov. 4 ballot.
- Scott Greenstone
Business

Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere.
- Associated Press
Health

A life-saving machine developed in the 1970s is finding renewed purpose post-pandemic

Heart and lung bypass machines have been around for more than 50 years. For much of that time they were used primarily to help patients survive while they waited for an organ transplant. But in the last 10-15 years, and especially since Covid, they are being used as a last-ditch effort to stabilize patients whose lungs or hearts are failing.
- Stephen Howie
Seattle mayor's race and other key elections hit the homestretch

A week from today, ballots are due for a consequential election in Seattle. Voters will decide whether to keep Mayor Bruce Harrell for another four years or elect progressive challenger Katie Wilson. KUOW politics editor Cat Smith is here to break down several key races as we hit the homestretch.
- Patricia Murphy
Sports

Dodgers win Game 3 of the World Series after 18 innings

The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series after a thrilling 18 innings, matching the longest game by innings in postseason history.
- Steve Futterman
National

Federal food benefits will run out Nov. 1. How the nation's food banks are responding

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, about the looming expiration of federal food assistance and what it means for food banks across the country.
- Steve Inskeep
National

Trump administration expands political pressure campaign to SNAP benefits

As the government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration says Democrats will be to blame when millions of Americans will lose their SNAP benefits Nov. 1.
- Stephen Fowler
Politics

America's immigration crackdown is disrupting the global remittance market

America's immigration crackdown might have serious financial consequences for a range of countries.
- Greg Rosalsky
World

NEWSBRIEF: SNAP BENEFITS AND SHUTDOWN, TRUMP IN JAPAN, HURRICANE MELISSA

President Trump addresses troops in Japan, SNAP benefits will run out for millions of Americans Nov 1., Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica as Category 5 storm.
- Steve Inskeep
National

The racial history of the 'overpopulation time bomb' and 'pronatalism' movements

Code Switch explores the racial history of two seemingly opposing movements that inform today's declining birthrates.
- Michel Martin

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