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Politics Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE While cities in blue states like Minnesota and California resist ICE enforcement, some Democrat-led cities in red states, like Austin, Texas, are in a heated debate over how to respond. Mose Buchele
World To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa. Ari Daniel
Food Seattle's New Restaurants Worth the Hype with Tan Vinh This week, host Brandi Fullwood spoke to Seattle Times food critic Tan Vinh about which new openings deserve the hype – and Tan makes his case for trying something new in this city. Jim Gates
Sports Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding. The Associated Press
Politics Trump says Democrats must cheat to win. What do his supporters think? NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election. Frank Langfitt
Politics The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower. Stephen Fowler
Politics Epstein's longtime accountant testifies he was 'not aware' of sex offender's crimes Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags. Ava Berger
Wednesday Evening Headlines Blizzard warning in effect for the Cascades, Howard Schultz is leaving Seattle, and the millionaire's tax is on the cusp of passing. Paige Browning
Peptides are everywhere. What are they? Wellness influencers and celebrities are touting the wonders of peptides. But there's still a lot we don't know about them. Maleeha Syed
Teenage girls keep tearing their ACLs. It doesn't have to be that way. Why do so many teenage girl athletes tear their ACLs? And why do coaches, parents and players often fail to do the prevention work, strength exercises, etc. that might help protect vulnerable limbs? Gabrielle Healy