Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran
President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official. Continue reading in The Seattle Times. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Iranian Americans returning to U.S. detained for hours at Blaine crossing, group says — but Customs and Border Protection says it’s not true
There are two versions of what happened Saturday night when more than 60 Iranians and Iranian Americans were returning to the U.S. at the Blaine border crossing after attending a Persian pop concert in Vancouver, B. C. According to Washington’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), they were detained, some for as long as 11 hours. According to U. S. Customs and Border Protection, “Social media posts that CBP is detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing their entry into the U.S. because of their country of origin are false. Reports that DHS/CBP has issued a related directive are also false.” Continue reading in The Seattle Times.
New law taking effect Jan. 1 means no more surprise medical bills for some Washingtonians
It happens all the time: A person has an accident, gets seriously injured and is rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. This person is fortunate – they have health insurance – and they remember which hospital is considered “in-network” for their plan. They are rushed to that hospital, where they are treated by several specialists. Months later, that person receives a surprise “balance bill” for using an out-of-network anesthesiologist, radiologist or pathologist or for additional lab testing, despite going to an in-network hospital. Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review)
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CBP denies claims that it detained Iranian-American citizens crossing at Peace Arch
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Washington doesn’t know true vaccination data
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In Our View: Use turn signal when appropriate while driving
The Daily News
Proposed Washington state bill to cap insulin at $100 (Keiser)
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Everett Herald (subscription required)
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Returning Iranian Americans detained at border in Blaine
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Islands’ Weekly
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Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
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News Tribune (subscription required)
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72-hour notices to remove tents posted at homeless encampment in People’s Park
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New York Times
‘A Different Era’: Anti-Semitic Crimes, and Efforts to Track Them, Climb
Olympian (subscription required)
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CBP denies claims that it detained Iranian-American citizens crossing at Peace Arch
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Affordable housing action on county agenda
Puget Sound Business Journal
US debt investors seek protection against inflation
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Inventory will determine whether Seattle housing market grows in 2020
Opinion: All-electric homes are a smart option
Renton Reporter
Election quirks: Drop boxes, tossed ballots, fickle voters
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Winter is here: Snow in the passes, minor flooding, ‘flirting’ with a chance of lowland snow in the Seattle area
Iranian Americans returning to U.S. detained for hours at Blaine crossing, group says — but Customs and Border Protection says it’s not true
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Seattle Weekly
King County faces $2 million lawsuit from 2016 K-9 bite
Editorial: Despite ruling on Public Records Act, we need to keep a close eye on Olympia
Skagit Valley Herald
Burlington-Edison students take part in college prep program
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County staff recommend against changes for Guemes Island water
Snoqualmie Valley Record
King County faces $2 million lawsuit from 2016 K-9 bite
Washington doesn’t know true vaccination data
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Spokesman Review
New law taking effect Jan. 1 means no more surprise medical bills for some Washingtonians (Riccelli)
Federal authorities say they aren’t detaining Iranian-Americans at the Washington/Canada border
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Opinion: A disproportionate response
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Tri-City Herald
Opioids killed 13 Tri-Citians last year, including a baby
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Environment groups, logging interests, communities sue over state’s plans to sell timber
Editorial: New law that reduces access to cigarettes, vaping is sound
Editorial: State’s latest salvo in opioid battle is welcome
Washington Post
The disturbing history behind Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites
Iran holds massive funeral for slain commander amid calls for vengeance
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Uber’s secret project to bolster its case against California’s gig-worker law
The challenges in the highly anticipated Harvey Weinstein trial, which starts today
Trump’s insistence on proving his toughness is in open conflict with America’s actual strength
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I quit drinking 2 years ago. Over time, my brain made it easier.
Experts predict what the 2020 housing market will bring
Yakima Herald Republic
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Feds deny that Iranian-Americans were detained at Washington border
5 steps to making a bill into a law in Washington state
2 weeks of ferry schedule changes at Colman Dock underway
New Washington law requires drivers to give cyclists at least 3 feet when passing
Coach fired after posting video saying city of Wapato ‘smells like natives’
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Dozens of Iranian-Americans reportedly stopped and questioned for hours at Washington-Canada border
First human composting site set for Seattle
4 arrested during rally in downtown Seattle
Protests across US condemn action in Iran and Iraq
Washington troops react to Pentagon deployment preparations
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State senator proposes capping insulin costs to $100 per month (Keiser)
KNKX FM
‘Just get on and go!’ No bus fare needed anymore on this Northwest transit system
KUOW FM
House To Vote On Measure Limiting Trump’s Military Actions In Iran
American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it.
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NW Public Radio
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Crosscut
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MyNorthwest.com
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Slog
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