At least 3 killed in shooting at Naval Air Station in Florida
An assailant opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola, leaving three people dead and several others injured before Florida sheriff’s deputies shot and killed the attacker in the second deadly shooting at a naval base this week. The gunman was a military pilot from Saudi Arabia training in the United States, according to a senior U.S. official. Continue reading in The Washington Post. (Reuters)
Uber reports 3,000 sexual assaults in 2018, including several in Seattle
Uber self-reported 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year, including 235 reported rapes, and 280 reports of attempted rape, according to an 84-page “US Safety Report” released late Thursday. Several of the rideshare’s assault and rape reports came from the Seattle area, as KIRO-7 investigations show from 2016, to this year. Continue reading at Kiro7.com. (Kiro 7)
Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says
Amazon is arguing in a court case that President Donald Trump’s bias against the company harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon’s legal complaint against the Pentagon is sealed. A federal judge summarized its arguments in comments released Thursday. Continue reading in The Seattle Times. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Gates Foundation CEO steps down after five years
Boeing tries to reassure airline industry leaders about Max
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Wild Olympics Act clears U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
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Docs who serve low-income families shouldn’t have to pay increased B&O tax, senator says (Hansen)
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Op-Ed: Until unions fully comply with Janus, the fight will go on
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New York Times
Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government
Nearly a Third of Teens Use One or More Tobacco Products
Olympian (subscription required)
WSU study links cannabis businesses to poorer neighborhoods, as local laws limit locations
Thurston County’s median home price rises 11 percent in November
Peninsula Daily News
Sen. Van De Wege, Rep. Chapman hire new legislative assistants (Van De Wege, Chapman)
Port Angeles council votes 4-2 against ranked choice voting
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Washington woman accuses Craigslist, 4 South Sound hotels of profiting from child sex trafficking
Gates Foundation CEO, first with medicine and science background, steps down after 5 years
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‘Sneaky’ underwater robot spent 18 days recording sea creatures — and noisy humans, too
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Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says
Skagit Valley Herald
Logging prohibited in Skagit River headwaters, mining still a possibility
Mount Vernon passes 2020 budget
Spokesman Review
National gun sales reach record while new laws slow gun purchases in Spokane
Tri-City Herald
DOE awards $4 billion Hanford nuclear reservation contract
Washington Post
Pensacola Naval base shooting: Gunman who killed at least three was fatally shot by authorities
Impeachment hearings live updates: Trump faces 5 p.m. deadline on participating in Judiciary Committee proceedings
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Inslee wants permanent ban on flavored vape products
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