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How to keep a seafood shop — and a marriage — fresh for 70 years

University Seafood and Poultry has been run by the Erickson family for 75 years. But now, the owners are closing down the business in Seattle's U-District neighborhood for good. KUOW asked them the secret to running the shop as a couple and staying married for all that time.
Joshua McNichols
Environment

Copper versus salmon: Why an Alaska mine matters in the Northwest

Hidden in the photo below is the story of an epic clash.
John Ryan
Pike Place Market’s news man is leaving the biz after 40 years

You are at the mouth of the Pike Place Market, in downtown Seattle, facing the water. The bronze pig is within a stone’s throw.
Joshua McNichols
Business

Overtime is now available to more Washington workers. They just had to change a law from the 70s

People who make less than $35,000 a year will be eligible for overtime pay in Washington, starting in July.
Paige Browning
Business

I asked a hacker to spy on me via my Amazon account. It took him 5 minutes to break in

When it comes to security of smart home devices, Amazon's biggest weakness — is us.
Carolyn Adolph

Joshua McNichols
Environment

Free online returns are costing the environment plenty

Those gifts you bought online might be free to return, but the convenience comes with a steep environmental cost. KUOW host Angela King talks with Bloomberg reporter Adam Minter about how we can break the habit.
Angela King
Health

Amazon warehouse workers at high risk of getting seriously injured on the job

Kim Malcolm talks with reporter Will Evans about his investigation into injury rates at Amazon warehouses
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Business

Sellers fight back against Amazon counterfeits

In the battle against counterfeiters, Felco is taking matters into its own hands, even as Amazon shows increasing resolve to tackle the problem.
Joshua McNichols
Business

After online shopping binge, a plastic packaging hangover

We’re entering the biggest shopping season of the year. For many people, that means online shopping — packages piled on doorsteps, delivery cars and vans whipping down streets. But what do we do with the packaging after we rip it open?
Carolyn Adolph

Joshua McNichols
Business

'The AI will see you now.' How tech might alter the doctor-patient relationship

On this week’s episode of Primed, we talk to Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist whose book "Deep Medicine" explores the impact of AI technology on health care. Dr. Topol believes AI can help doctors build a more nuanced model of their patients’ profiles — a model that more accurately represents the complex human beings who need care.
Carolyn Adolph

Joshua McNichols

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