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Episodes
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Stimulus Friday: $3 billion in federal funds coming to Washington state
Paige Browning has the latest on the coronavirus crisis
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Washington's Ventec and GM kick into gear for ventilator production
Local maker Ventec Life Systems says it is going ahead with a plan to build 10,000 ventilators a month, to help patients battling COVID-19.
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Will COVID-19 crisis swing progressive voters to Biden?
As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes our lives, it's also changing things on the campaign trail.
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No more haircuts: Stylist says closing salons is right thing to do to stop COVID-19
It's said that the beauty industry does well in an economic downturn. Some economists even calling it recession-proof. But does COVID-19 upend that theory?
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"We've been through something major together. This virus doesn't discriminate based on race, class, creed," says Xavier Lopez Jr.
Xavier Lopez Jr. wears many hats. He writes a culture blog for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He holds down a day job to pay the bills. And “I’m a multi-media Latinx performance artist and conceptual sculptor.”
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Washington state sets Monday deadline to get students back to learning
The challenges of outbreak-related long distance schooling
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Massive wave of unemployment claims as Washington faces COVID-19
The latest developments in the coronavirus crisis
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City officials have known about cracks in West Seattle Bridge since 2013
The cracks in the West Seattle Bridge that led city officials to suddenly close the bridge Monday were nothing new: Bridge inspectors first saw the series of cracks in concrete beneath the main span’s deck back in 2013.
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Seattle area unemployment claims skyrocket during second week of COVID-19 business closures
It’s a collapse in employment of historic proportions. Weekly jobless claims in Washington state are five times worse than they were during the worst week of the Great Recession.
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Coronavirus outbreak means tough decisions for cancer patients, physicians
As cancer patients throughout the country face a two-pronged attack from cancer and COVID-19, they and their physicians are facing tough decisions.
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No Opening Day for the Mariners means you have to make your cream cheese hot dog at home
Today was supposed to be Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. But with everything shutdown due to the coronavirus, the ballpark – and nearby hotdog stands - will stay quiet.
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Families call for transparency from nursing homes on coronavirus cases
Many nursing homes are posting coronavirus updates on their websites, and recording messages on hotlines with the numbers of confirmed cases.