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Washington state sends letter announcing new taxation for 90,000 businesses
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By The Chronicle staff The Washington state Department of Revenue this week announced it was sending out notices to customers explaining the recent expansion of retail sales related taxes that went into effect at the end of July. The department...
Unusual ‘zombie rabbits’ spotted in Washington State
KIRO 7 - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
Unusual-looking rabbits have recently been spotted in Washington, sporting wart-like growths that can resemble horns. Wildlife officials say the animals are infected with Shope papillomavirus, a relatively common rabbit virus that is harmless to...
Washington state workers on NASA Artemis moon mission feel pressure, and pride
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) Standing outside a Redmond office park, astronaut Warren Woody" Hoburg holds a basketball to signify planet Earth. He holds a tennis ball in his other hand to represent the moon and passes both spheres...
How to get Zedd tickets: 2025 prices for Las Vegas, Seattle, Orlando, and more
Insider
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August 15, 2025
Producer, DJ, and overall EDM legend Zedd has a busy schedule for the remainder of the year, with multiple festival performance stops while bouncing back to Las Vegas to perform regularly at both the Omnia and Tao Beach dayclub. Considering his...
New Eagle Hill Consulting Worker Survey Finds U.S. Companies Are Falling Short On Unlocking Technology's Full Potential
TMCNet
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August 14, 2025
Despite Widespread Use of Technology in the Workplace, Employees Say Automation and AI Adoption Lag Far Behind Expectations ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new 2025 Technology Enablement Survey from Eagle Hill Consulting finds that...
GREAT KAUSE: Annual Kammy’s Kause event returns to help fund research, this year forming a new nonprofit
Daily Reporter - Indiana
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August 15, 2025
Jared Hiner, center, and his daughter Kammy join other families affected by Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome at the 2021 Kammy's Kause at Fortville's Landmark Park. The annual music event raises funds for families impacted by the chromosomal disorder,...
Slog AM: Bad Traffic for Seattle, Brain Storage for the Wealthy, and DC Sues Over Federal Police Takeover
The Stranger - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
Jeff's Mom Is Dead: Jackie Bezos, 78, died in her Miami home on Thursday after "a long fight with Lewy body dementia," as Jeff penned in his Instagram goodbye to mommy dearest. Alongside her husband Mike, Jackie wrote one of the two checks to...
Cloud giant Oracle lays off 161 Seattle-based employees
The Columbian - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Cloud computing giant Oracle is laying off 161 employees in Seattle, the company disclosed in a state regulatory filing Wednesday. The Austin, Texas-based tech company is the latest to cull its workforce, as layoff waves both big and...
Washington State University study: Smartwatches track activity for better elderly care
KNDU - Washington State
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August 14, 2025
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed an innovative method using smartwatches to monitor everyday activities such as working, eating and running errands. The team's work, published in the IEEE Journal of...
Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream Prediction and Betting Tips - August 15 | 2025 WNBA season
Sportskeeda
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August 15, 2025
The Atlanta Dream will take on the Seattle Storm at Rogers Arena in one of six WNBA games slated for Friday. This will be the fourth Dream-Storm game of the 2025 season. Atlanta has gotten the better of Seattle, winning two of their first three...
Washington state Republicans confident they can retake Third Congressional District seat
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square Republicans believe they have a good chance of winning back a seat in the Third Congressional District in Southwest Washington state. Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Republican Joe Kent...
6 Best Car Insurance Companies in Washington State in 2025
Money Magazine - Puerto Rico
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August 14, 2025
This article offers the information you need about car insurance in Washington. It identifies the best choices among the insurers who write policies in the Evergreen State, as well as detailing the car insurance you’re required to carry there....
Man in Trump tent ramming in Florida now jailed in Seattle shooting
The Florida Times-Union
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WASHINGTON – Talking about crime has long been an Achilles' heel for Democrats, and they’ve continued to struggle with the issue at the national level during President Donald Trump's second term, even as data shows violence decreasing in major...
Cliff Mass: Seattle will be pummeled with rain Friday, but no, it's not climate change related
AM 770 KTTH - Washington State
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August 14, 2025
The Seattle area is about to get drenched, warns University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor Cliff Mass Mass explained on the Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770 AM that a rare mid-summer atmospheric river will hit Friday, bringing “a...
Seattle's Allen Institute for AI to receive $152 million in grants for scientific research
KOMO News - Washington State
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The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) will receive $152 million in grants in a public-private partnership, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation. The collaboration, known as the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI)...
Washington State University researchers advance smartwatch technology for health insights
IdahoNews
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PULLMAN, Washington (CBS2) — Researchers at Washington State University developed a method to use smartwatches for identifying everyday activities, such as working, eating and running errands, with an accuracy rate of 78 percent. This advancement,...
Largest commercial real estate brokerages in the Seattle area
The Business Journals
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August 15, 2025
Information was obtained from firm representatives, company websites and Puget Sound Business Journal research. Information that was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires could not be independently verified by the PSBJ. Only...
Guam advances hornet tracking technology to protect regional bee colonies
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Department of Agriculture's biosecurity division has successfully completed its first year of using advanced radio telemetry technology to track greater banded hornets, achieving key insights that could benefit both local beekeepers and...
New road map for Washington state’s transportation network revealed to the public
KPUG 1170 - Washington
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BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A new road map for the state’s transportation network over the next 20 years is finally ready for the public. The Washington State Transportation Commission recently released the state’s Transportation Plan...
MASSIVE Tsunami to hit the US Pacific Coast? Scientist issues 1,000-foot MEGA tsunami alert, says…
India.com
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August 15, 2025
Home News MASSIVE Tsunami to hit the US Pacific Coast? Scientist issues 1,000-foot MEGA tsunami alert, says… Southern Washington, northern Oregon, and northern California are the regions which are most vulnerable to flooding from a CSZ...