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Business Boeing is laying off nearly 2,200 Washington employees before Christmas As the holiday season arrives, and people begin wrapping presents in red, green, and gold paper, Boeing is sending pink slips to some of its employees, including 2,199 in Washington state. Dyer Oxley
Arts & Life Jimmy O. Yang says 'Interior Chinatown' is a chance to break away from the expected In his new Hulu series, Yang plays a waiter who inadvertently becomes central to a crime story. As an Asian American actor, he says he relates to the character's feeling of invisibility. Ann Marie Baldonado
Politics Biden asks Congress for about $100 billion in disaster relief funding The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies. Franco Ordoñez
Arts & Life Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in 'All We Can Imagine as Light' This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world. Justin Chang
Books Sonora Jha is a master of paranoia and tension in 'The Laughter' This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Sonora Jha's "The Laughter," her novel that recently won the 2024 Washington State Book Award for Fiction. Katie Campbell
National Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection but plans to keep flying Spirit Airlines says it will continue flying as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Monday's announcement follows years of losses and a failed merger attempt for the low-cost carrier. Joel Rose
Politics Examining how President-elect Trump's Cabinet choices match up with his agenda NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to America First Policy Institute spokesman Marc Lotter about President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks and policies. The group has been advising the incoming administration. Steve Inskeep
Europe Biden removes long-range missile restraint on Ukraine's armed forces For the first time, President Biden has given Ukraine the green light to use powerful American long-range weapons, known as the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, for strikes inside Russia. Greg Myre Leila Fadel
Politics A Canadian government panel is addressing concerns about Trump's 2nd term NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Carleton University professor Aaron Ettinger about the expected impact on Canada of Donald Trump's re-election as U.S. president. Leila Fadel
