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The US economy, voter turnout, and major league baseball take a downturn this week

caption: Chase Burns, Jennifer Lee, Karen Weise and host Jeannie Yandel ready to discuss the week's news.
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Chase Burns, Jennifer Lee, Karen Weise and host Jeannie Yandel ready to discuss the week's news.
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Jeannie Yandel discusses the week's news with Chase Burns from The Stranger, Jennifer Lee from Q13, and Karen Weise from the New York Times.



Coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in Washington, particularly among young adults. In response, Governor Inslee has called for an indefinite pause on reopening the state. New restrictions on the current phases also go into effect this week. Will it be enough to bring our case numbers down?

One thing that has gone down - the US economy. Our Gross Domestic Product has dropped 32.9 percent in the last quarter - the biggest quarterly drop ever recorded. What does that mean for Seattle?

Plus, there's an election this Tuesday. And as of now voter turnout is low. Why is turnout so low, and, perhaps most importantly, what are politicians going to do about their election night campaign parties?

Also, last weekend saw more protests here in Seattle in support of ongoing protests in Portland , where federal agents were stationed. What were this weekend's protests like? How did police or protester response differ from past protests?

Seattle police also recently subpoenaed material taken during a protest in late May from five local news stations. What kind of precedent does that set?

Additionally, this week Jeff Bezos headed to congress, where he was asked about Amazon's use of third party seller data. What does this mean for Amazon, and other large tech companies?

Finally, it's been hot this week. Which brings back the age old question - to air condition, or not to air condition?

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