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Episodes
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Farmworkers face ‘a myriad of indignities’ during pandemic. Advocates call for more protections
‘It is about workers feeling that finally it is made really clear that their lives don't matter’
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Coronavirus cases in King County still rising. Highest numbers since April
‘I'm very confident that we'll see much higher levels of transmission in the fall and winter.’ –Dr. Jeffrey Duchin
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Who gets credit for Seattle's new business tax?
So who (or what) got the new tax on business passed by the Seattle City Council?
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What some Seattle businesses learned from shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic
Health officials have shut down Duke’s Chowder House in West Seattle after several employees tested positive for Covid-19. It’s not the first time a business has closed and it’s likely not going to be the last. A Seattle brewing company shares what it learned after it closed.
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These are the people who face criminal charges in Seattle after the protests
Local prosecutors say they have no plans to charge nonviolent protesters, but are moving forward with roughly 20 cases involving firearms, burglaries and assaults.
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New Trump administration rule has Washington's international students on edge
‘I'm not going to be able to do the work that I need to do successfully.’
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3,000 thermometers distributed by Washington state may be faulty
The state is warning local jurisdictions that some units, donated by the company Vulcan, don’t register temperatures above 96 degrees Fahrenheit
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'What Summer set their mind to do, Summer did.' Family of killed protester speaks out
Summer Taylor was killed early Saturday when a person drove their car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on Interstate 5 near downtown Seattle. Taylor’s family says Summer was a determined, passionate supporter of the movement and want Summer to be remembered as an ally of Black lives.
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Daily Covid-19 counts now surpass previous peak in Washington state
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 are swelling in Washington state, and health officials are concerned.
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Politics vs the pandemic: Are anti-maskers like anti-vaxxers?
Is the rejection of masks by Republican candidates another case of the politicization of science, as we’ve seen with vaccines and climate change?
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The cost of a strawberry: Overtime battle for Washington's farm workers
Strawberry season doesn’t mean strawberry shortcake or strawberry jam for Ana. It means long days bent nearly double to snap ripe strawberries from where they grow, near the ground. “You have to lean over a lot to pick strawberries,” she said. “So of course everything hurts: your legs, your back--everything.”
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An immigrant youth is released from the Cowlitz youth detention center
A young, undocumented immigrant who goes by ‘Arthur’ who had been in legal limbo for the last 9 months has gotten a reprieve.