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Fake science, faulty methods, misleading testimony
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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August 14, 2025
This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get its weekly newsletter. The scientist was on the witness stand...
False Stories in the New York Times and the Seattle Times on Western Washington Megafires
The Heartland Institute
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August 14, 2025
From the Cliff Mass weather blog, via WattsUpWithThat. [Last week], the New York Times ran a story that was blatantly false, with the Seattle Times featuring it as well. The claim: that Western Washington will experience more “megafires” due to...
What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Aug. 17, 2025
Daily Freeman - New York
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August 17, 2025
“Lifespring”: The deadline to enroll in “Lifespring,” a Saugerties adult learning community, is Friday, Aug. 22, for the 2025-26 academic year. Lifespring offers courses both online via Zoom and in-person at its rented classroom at the Woodstock...
Sana Biotechnology drops Washington plant build-out, pivots to CDMOs instead
Fierce Pharma
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August 14, 2025
Sana Biotechnology, which had planned to produce drugs in-house, will instead turn to CDMOs for manufacturing and pause the build-out of an internal production facility in Bothell, Washington. The company announced the manufacturing reversal in...
Before his Yankee stardom, Mel Stottlemyre was three-sport standout at Mabton and unlikely hero at YVC
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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At work on a mint field in the Lower Valley one morning in early June of 1961, Mel Stottlemyre was no doubt pondering the crossroads at which his young career as a ballplayer had suddenly reached. Still only 19 years old, he was a good college...
Washington state astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 safely splashdown on 'greatest planet in the solar system'
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) Spokane native and NASA astronaut Anne McClain has now safely traveled to space and back, twice. McClain, a U.S Army Colonel and commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission, splashed down off the coast of...
These are the wealthiest suburbs for Portland and Seattle
The Register Guard - Oregon
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Two suburbs of Portland and Seattle were listed on a recent study that looked at the wealthiest suburbs in the United States' 50 largest metro areas. A new report from the personal finance site GOBankingRates identified the wealthiest suburbs of...
Moving to a more walkable city pays off for health, scientists find
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 14, 2025
People who moved to a walking friendly city walked more, and at the brisk pace favoured to improve health and prevent disease, a new natural experiment shows. Walkable cities allow you to access more amenities on foot for daily life, like going to...
Seattle poised to expand CCTV network after unanimous committee approval
The Center Square
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August 12, 2025
(The Center Square) – A proposed expansion of Seattle’s closed-circuit television, or CCTV, technology to aid police in addressing crime faces one final city council vote despite continuing pushback from the public. The Seattle Public Safety...
WSU Researchers Uncover Biological Mechanism Behind Coho Salmon Die-Offs
Bioengineer.org
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August 14, 2025
For years, the mysterious and alarming deaths of coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks after rainstorms have perplexed scientists and conservationists alike. These iconic silver salmon, native to the Pacific Northwest, exhibited troubling behaviors as...
New WSU research sheds light on Coho salmon die-offs linked to car-tire chemical
KOMO News - Washington State
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Scientists at Washington State University’s (WSU) Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to find out why coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after rainstorms. Coho, or silver salmon are born in...
Mega Tsunami Warning
The Times of India
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Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ). Stretching roughly 600 miles from Northern California to...
RECORDING: Deep Energy Orchestra Unveils Expansive New Album The Science Of Sound On 7D Media Featuring Members Of Snarky Puppy, Kansas, King Crimson, The 4th Dimension, Shakti and Others
All About Jazz
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August 14, 2025
Deep Energy Orchestra will release its third studio album, The Science of Sound, on October 24, 2025, through 7D Media. Conceived and led by composer, producer, and bassist Jason Everett (aka Mister E), the album represents a culmination of global...
New Research Reveals Vulnerabilities in AI Chatbots Allowing for Personal Information Exploitation
Bioengineer.org
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August 14, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots have rapidly become a staple in daily interactions, engaging millions of users across various platforms. These chatbots are celebrated for their ability to mimic human conversation effectively, offering both...
Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing
The American Prospect
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August 12, 2025
This article originally appeared in Bolts, a nonprofit newsroom that covers local politics, and it is republished with permission. You can sign up for the Bolts newsletter here. Seattle is poised to continue its experiment in public campaign...
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ puts Washington state renewable energy projects in jeopardy
OregonLive.com
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August 10, 2025
Details about how President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will change life for everyday Americans are still emerging more than a month after Congress passed the sweeping legislation. Even some politicians who voted in favor of the bill,...
Summer STEM camp brings cutting-edge science to W.F. West High School
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com J. Vander Stoep believes in the future success of students across Southwest Washington, especially when it comes to STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Chehalis Foundation’s summer...
Olympia Valance and IVF experts call for fertility education in Australian schools
Neos Kosmos
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August 12, 2025
Olympia Valance has joined leading fertility experts in urging schools to include education about infertility, egg freezing, and reproductive health in the national sex-education curriculum. Speaking during Fertility Unpacked, an online panel...
Grocery Technology Blamed for Price Gouging
Progressive Grocer
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August 14, 2025
The legislation is co-sponsored by congressional representatives from Arizona, Indiana, Texas, New York, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oregon, Washington state, California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and...
Washington state gun shop asks U.S. Supreme Court to review high-capacity magazine ban
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard A Washington gun shop is taking its case against the state’s ban on the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gator’s Custom Guns in Kelso filed a petition...