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Seattle Baroque Orchestra plays. Tri-City Americans vs. Regina Pats, 7:05 pm, Toyota Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. ...
Also, Seattle has allowed 12 touchdown receptions to the wide receiver position in the past seven contests. - In the last three games, the other Steve Smith ...
By Seattle Times staff Boeing notified the state Employment Security Department that 49 Puget Sound employees may be laid off effective Jan. ...
“I had a little bit of trouble the first time we faced Mike Holmgren when he was coaching in Seattle, and even seeing Reggie White at Carolina, ...
The Boilermakers won against Seattle University 69-38 in Mackey Arena for their first game of the BTI Classic. Head coach Sharon Versyp knew the team ...
Seattle Seahawks (+10.5) at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Nov. 22, 1 pm) - Brett Favre and the Vikings have drawn three quarters of the bets - predictable for ...
James M. If you're serious enough about it to move to a different part of the country, you're going to want to look at Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, ...
The technology, developed by Seattle-based Swype, is an attempt at making touchscreen keyboards way easier to use and more accurate. ...
SEATTLE -- Wind and rain will diminish Friday night for most of Western Washington, but there will be plenty of snowfall in the Cascades, said KIRO 7 Chief ...
The mood in Seattle this week is just the opposite; the Sounders may be out, and it's not expected that thousands of Real Salt Lake fans will head west to ...
The Seattle Times
Video shows simulation of Alaskan Way Viaduct collapse
Video shows simulation of Alaskan Way Viaduct collapse

The state Department of Transportation has released this video simulation of what a collapse of the Alaskan Way Viaduct might look like.

 
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; UW Medicine
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center to Join UW Medicine
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center to Join UW Medicine

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, a 281-bed full service acute care hospital, will expand its program agreement with UW Medicine to become an integral part of the UW Medicine health system.

Kara Segedin NZ Herald
Agency rubbishes talk of mini-boom
Stephen Miles and daughter Saffron check out an open home in their area. Photo / Greg Bowker

Descriptions of the New Zealand real estate market having a mini-boom are absolute rubbish, according to agency First National.

Nick Anderson The Washington Post
Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in education reform
Improving the effectiveness of teachers is among the key goals of the Gates Foundation, which was started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and mentoring in three large school systems and a cluster of...

Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
Hundreds March on Seattle, Portland and Spokane
Hundreds March on Seattle, Portland and Spokane

Hundreds of people will march in Seattle, Spokane and Portland this weekend for the 7th Annual Northwest Run/Walk for Epilepsy. The events will occur on Saturday, June 20 in Seattle at Green Lake Park and in Spokane at Riverfront Park. The followi...

Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza Introduces New Sandwich Stars
Domino's Pizza Introduces New Sandwich Stars

Domino's Pizza® (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is lining up with the stars -- astrological stars that is. In honor of the launch of its four new sandwiches, and just for fun, Domino's consulted an astrologer to see if ...

Dream Green Weddings
Dream Green Weddings Launches "All-Eco" Online Wedding Boutique Featuring the Largest Collection of Eco-Friendly Wedding Specialties for Every Budget
Dream Green Weddings Offers Eco-Couples More Choices

With engaged couples becoming more educated about the global impact of weddings on the environment, the movement toward planning sustainable or "green" weddings continues to grow. According to TheWeddingReport.com, there were an estimated 2.2 mill...

Kathryn True The Seattle Times
Map shows "hidden," intriguing stairways of Seattle's Queen Anne Hill
Map creator Thomas Horton and Amy Boehm admire a decorative arch that is part of the Wilcox Wall stairway on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill.

Their names lend an air of mystery to an otherwise commonplace subject: stairways. The West Boston Haunted Stair, the West Howe Jurassic and the Comstock Grand Dame are three enticing spots among some 120 staircases noted on the "Map of the (oft) ...

Examiner
The Mountaineers' climbing wall at Seattle's Magnuson Park
The Mountaineers' climbing wall at Seattle's Magnuson Park

The outdoor climbing wall at Seattle’s Magnuson Park is a refreshing alternative to the typical forearm pumping, crimp and pinch climbing featured at most gyms. Now there’s nothing wrong with trying the same V6 problem a hundred times until your ...

DAVID BAUDER AP
Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open

NEW YORK — Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.

AP
Washington landslide blocks highway, forces evacuations
Washington landslide blocks highway, forces evacuations

NACHES, Wash. — A massive landslide in central Washington state has blocked a highway, diverted a river and heavily damaged a home.

My Sinchew
Pakistani held in Thailand with 54 heroin condoms in stomach
Pakistani held in Thailand with 54 heroin condoms in stomach

Thai customs officials said Wednesday they had arrested a Pakistani man at Bangkok's main international airport with 54 condoms in his stomach containing half a kilo of heroin. Kamran Pervaiz Butt, 24, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Ai...

ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN The New York Times
Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another 31 Million
Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another 31 Million

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit.

Baxter Holmes Los Angeles Times
New L.A. Marathon route unveiled
Wesley Korir of Kenya runs through the streets of Los Angeles. He won the 2009 L.A. Marathon in a record time of 2:08:24.

When Dodgers owner Frank McCourt bought the Los Angeles Marathon last year, he gave management a new goal: Create a route that shows off the best of Los Angeles. That new "Stadium to Sea" route will be unveiled today, and it will start -- where el...

BBC News
Facebook 'memorialises' profiles
Privacy settings of memorialised profiles will be changed

Facebook has announced that it will be giving friends and family the option to "memorialise" the profiles of members who have died.

Ashley Hayes CNN
US Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding
US Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding

The Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday.

Andy Fixmer and James Callan Bloomberg.com
CNN Anchor Dobbs Quits Cable Network After 27 Years
CNN Anchor Dobbs Quits Cable Network After 27 Years

Lou Dobbs, the CNN anchor who drew controversy with his coverage of illegal immigrants and questions about President Barack Obama’s citizenship, left the cable-news network after 27 years.

AP
Obama enlists Hollywood names for arts committee
Obama enlists Hollywood names for arts committee

WASHINGTON — The White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama's arts initiatives.

BBC News
Size zero girls 'less attractive'
Researchers found "size-zero" people are often considered to look unhealthy

Young men find "normal" sized women more attractive than size zero celebrities, research has suggested.

Grazia Daily
Heidi to host Victoria’s Secret fashion show!
Heidi to host Victoria’s Secret fashion show!

Model Heidi Klum only gave birth (to baby Lou Samuel) six weeks ago, yet next Thursday she’ll be back on the Victoria’s Secret’s catwalk presenting their annual fashion show.

WaterStoppingWater, a beautifully designed sink stopper
WaterStoppingWater, a beautifully designed sink stopper

It is made to decorate the bathroom with its beautiful form and fresh colour, while maintaining it´s functionality as a basin plug.

The Wall Street Journal
US Federal Aviation Administration Glitch Causes Airline Delays
US Federal Aviation Administration Glitch Causes Airline Delays

A computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays across the U.S. Thursday has been resolved, the Federal Aviation Administration said, but it was unclear how long flights would be affected.

Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports: Redesigned Toyota Prius Remains Most Fuel Efficient Car Drivers Can Buy
Toyota Prius

The redesigned Toyota Prius remains the most fuel-efficient car consumers can buy at 44 mpg overall according to Consumer Reports' latest tests. The Prius has been CR's Top Pick for Green Car in the Annual Auto Issue for the past six years and the...

Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times
More than 38 million doses available against swine flu
More than 38 million doses available against swine flu

'As supplies increase things should go better,' says a CDC official, who adds that flu activity is widespread in 48 states and 'virtually everything is H1N1.'

The Earth Times
Environment ministers prepare for UN climate change summit
Environment ministers prepare for UN climate change summit

Copenhagen - Some 40 environment ministers gathered Monday in Copenhagen for preparatory talks ahead of the UN climate change conference that opens next month in the Danish capital. Ministers from key emitting countries including the United States...

Greg Miller Los Angeles Times
Nobel Peace prize may weigh heavily on Obama
Nobel Peace prize may weigh heavily on Obama

Washington - The gold medallion given to recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize doesn't come with a ribbon, but the award could still end up being a weight around President Obama's neck.

North Country Gazette
Deputies Find Four-Legged “Burglar”
Deputies Find Four-Legged “Burglar”

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA—Deputies responded to a residential burglary in progress in the East Lake area of north Pinellas County Saturday about 1 p.m. after a citizen called reporting the window of a neighbor’s house was smashed and the curtains were ...

Why one wife now chooses to shop alone
Why one wife now chooses to shop alone

The First Family, the first portrait: Official Obama family photograph by Annie Leibovitz released