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It’s Peak Season to Shop The Rolling Pin on Olympia’s West Side
Thurston Talk - Washington State
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August 13, 2025
Summer is the ideal time to spoil yourself. Bask in the sun, enjoy alfresco evening cookouts or simply stroll in the sunshine. Between barbecues, camping trips and lounging at the waterfront, make sure to swing by The Rolling Pin on Olympia’s West...
It’s a go! Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding receives authorization to build three new hybrid-eclectic ferries for WA state
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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August 17, 2025
OLYMPIA—Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group has officially received a Notice to Proceed from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to build two, with an option for an additional third, 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for Washington state, the...
Folsom, California’s AI-generated Bigfoot video hoped to boost tourism
StateScoop
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August 18, 2025
The Sacramento suburb of Folsom, California, last month released a promotional video that showcased Bigfoot giving a guided tour of the city — going to the zoo, swimming in Lake Natoma, getting ice cream and ziplining. The social media video,...
Starbucks to Offer Uniform 2% Raise to Salaried Workers
Yahoo Finance
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Starbucks Corp. headquarters in Seattle. (Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp. will give all salaried employees in North America a 2% raise this year, a shift from previous increases that were decided at managers’ discretion. It’s part of a turnaround...
Seattle-area vacationers rank third for amount spent on travel
The Columbian - Washington State
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Summer is peak travel season, and many of us have a recent vacation under our belt or are looking forward to an upcoming one. But one part about vacations nobody looks forward to is their next credit card statement with all those travel expenses....
Meet the man crawling across Bayview mudflats at 5 a.m. — for science
Mission Local - California
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August 13, 2025
Read Mission Local often? Help grow our newsroom, joining the hundreds of San Franciscans who support us by giving below. For much of the year, the oyster reef at Bayview’s Heron’s Head Park is hidden from sight below the waves, or under cover of...
Top 10 cities leading in tax benefits, wealth security, and sustainability
Business Insider Africa
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August 18, 2025
The 2025 Global Cities Report, published by Multipolitan, examines urban centers that provide favorable conditions for tax efficiency, wealth preservation, and sustainable, future-ready living. The study highlights cities around the world that...
Miami Dade College’s role pivotal in Olympia Theater sale
Miami Today - Florida
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August 13, 2025
Written by Genevieve Bowen on August 13, 2025 The planned sale of the historic Olympia Theater in downtown to a charter school is contingent on Miami Dade College’s (MDC) role in the institution being ironed out before the deal comes back for...
How many students in Hays County schools were considered economically disadvantaged in 2023-24 school year?
Central Texas News
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August 18, 2025
Hays County schools enrolled 20,491 students classified as economically disadvantaged during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency. Of the 44,160 students enrolled in Hays County schools, 46.4% were considered...
Data show how Trump has changed Washington state immigration enforcement
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Nina Shapiro and Manuel Villa / The Seattle Times (TNS) Since President Donald Trump took office, promising mass deportations, many have been trying to assess exactly how dramatically immigration enforcement has changed in Washington state. Yes,...
CCTV expansion bills head to Seattle City Council for final vote
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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Seattle is one step closer to getting more CCTV cameras installed across the city. SEATTLE - Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that propose installing more CCTV surveillance across Seattle. This is an...
Sarah Shaw released | Wildfire fighters | Air Canada strike
The Stand - Washington State
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August 18, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025 STRIKES ► From In These Times — Dispatch from the Employer Offensive: Mauser Teamsters Strike Back — The unfair-labor-practice strike by members of Teamsters Local 705 started June 9 after the union says the company...
What Trump’s cuts to vaccine funding may mean for Washington state
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS) Ahmed Ali has spent the last seven years building something for a South Seattle community he considers his home. Inside a small storefront a few blocks from the light rail stop, Othello Station Pharmacy has...
Atwell in Southfield Acquires Testing Service in Washington State
DBusiness Magazine - Michigan
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August 7, 2025
Atwell’s acquisition Centurian Power gives the Southfield-based company the capability to offer third-party electrical acceptance testing, inspection, certification, and commissioning services. // Stock photoAtwell, a consulting, engineering, and...
Near Washington state nuclear stockpile, activists keep dream of disarmament alive
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Josh Farley / The Seattle Times (TNS) About a year before his death in 2023, I got a chance to interview the legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg over Zoom, chatting with him from his home office near Berkeley, Calif. The topic was global...
Publisher’s View: Fulbright
Potrero View - California
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August 19, 2025
In June most members of the Fulbright Student Program board resigned, after the Trump Administration blocked “a substantial number” of scholars from receiving grants. Like so many federal initiatives, the fate of the roughly $300 million,...
Washington testing car technology that could help prevent DUIs
KING 5 - Washington State
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August 13, 2025
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Developers of the "Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety" (DADSS) said the technology could be offered as an option in some 2029 car models. DADSS consists of infrared sensors tucked behind steering wheels that analyze a...
Sana Biotech Bails on Factory in Old AT&T Call Center
Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin
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WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0 00:00.159 --> 00:06.679 Last August, Sona Biotechnology opened a new 80,000 square foot manufacturing plant in an 00:06.679 --> 00:10.510 old AT&T call center in Bothell, Washington. 00:10.880 -->...
Three Washington state colleges rank among world's best for 2026
Kitsap Sun - Washington State
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The influential QS World University Rankings named three Washington state schools among its top global institutions for 2026. QS analyzed more than 1,500 universities around the world under several key metrics, including research and discovery,...
Fighting Game GOAT Justin Wong Joins BASILISK, Science's Esports Team
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Nine-time Evo Champion and Guinness World Record Holder Brings Legendary Status to Captain New Team, Recruit Talent, and Advance Science's Role in Competitive Gaming NEW YORK and SEATTLE, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BASILISK, the global esports...