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Venture funding for Mass. startups drops to lowest in years, as other states rise
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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It’s no secret that funding for tech startups is a lot harder to come by now than three years ago. Higher interest rates starting in 2022 spooked many startup investors. Biotech companies large and small have been struggling with disappointing...
Lights out for Sonics home in Tacoma
Tacoma Weekly - Washington State
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By Bill Baarsma (Note from the author: On Nov. 12, 1875, the Washington Territorial Legislature officially incorporated the City of Tacoma. Thus, this year marks the City’s Sesquicentennial. Over its 150 years, Tacoma has experienced high hopes...
Mystery after human toe is found in a gift box that was left at a Washington state park
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Washington State Names Joseph Williams Interim Broadband Director
Broadband Breakfast
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July 7, 2025
July 7, 2025 – Joseph Williams has been appointed interim director of the Washington State Broadband Office, the state’s Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. He will lead the office through a critical period as the state prepares to award...
Washington State releases report on rural food assistance clients' perspectives
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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July 7, 2025
Derek Sandison, Director | Washington State Department of Agriculture Derek Sandison, Director | Washington State Department of Agriculture Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Food Assistance has published a report focusing on the...
Fred Hutch leads new Vanguard Study for Cancer Screening Research Network
Newswise
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July 15, 2025
Newswise — SEATTLE – July 15, 2025 – Fred Hutch Cancer Center is leading the newly launched , a national study of a new type of blood test that screens for several different cancers called multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests. Researchers will...
TikTokers Promote the Construction Trades to Young Workers
LBM Journal
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July 21, 2025
TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the social media platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the construction industry find its next generation of skilled...
MLB All-Star Game 2025: Start Time, Where To Watch The All-Star Game Live Without Cable
Decider
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July 15, 2025
Batter up! Live from Atlanta, Georgia, it’s the 95th MLB All-Star Game! Last night, Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh won the Home Run Derby. Tonight, Raleigh and the rest of the American League All-Stars will try to score some early runs off...
Slog AM: Washington State Has Lots of Old People, Ferguson Says He'll Fund Planned Parenthood After Federal Cuts, Whooping Cough Is Back
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
Silver Wave Alert: We hate kids in Washington. And we love old people. At least, that's what I'm inferring from this data about how older adults are outnumbering children in 24 Washington counties. While we still have more youths than elderly as a...
July’s increased taxes and fees just the start for Washingtonians
Queen Anne & Magnolia News - Washington State
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As of Tuesday, a slew of new and increased charges, taxes and fees went into effect in Washington state. This year’s legislative session saw lawmakers approve a tax increase package projected to generate approximately $9.4 billion in revenue over...
Opinion: Predators, politics, and public records
Clark County Today - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Nancy Churchill provides the ugly truth about Washington’s Wildlife Commission Nancy Churchill Dangerous Rhetoric Washington State’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is supposed to protect the balance of nature through science-based conservation....
Inside Gaming: Casino operator with Nevada ties files for bankruptcy
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 15, 2025
Maverick Gaming, a Washington-based casino and card-room operator with a portfolio that includes five properties in Nevada, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday following a debt restructuring completed last year. The company...
More ‘musical chairs’ as Washington state newspaper closes press
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times (TNS) Over the fading rumble of The Spokesman-Review's production facility, Pete Negrola waxed philosophical about the loss of another newspaper press. Negrola, 63, began printing at 15 and is now the facility's...
Fiscal Fallout: Long-term care spending driver of Washington DSHS’s swelling budget
The Center Square
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July 21, 2025
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost increases due in part to an aging...
Plaintiffs in Head Start Lawsuit File Motion to Amend Complaint to Challenge New HHS Rule Targeting Immigrant Families
American Civil Liberties Union
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Today, parent advocacy groups and a coalition of Head Start providers — plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attacks on the Head Start program — announced they have requested to amend...
How Trump is hindering international artists from playing Seattle
The Columbian - Washington State
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Over the last 12 years, Freakout Festival has not so quietly become Seattle’s signature underground music festival. It’s a uniquely Seattle experience bringing together the region’s music community and international artists, particularly from...
Homes destroyed, evacuations continue in Southwest Washington as fire grows to over 10,700 acres
KGW 8 - Oregon
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July 21, 2025
A firefighter working on the fire was hospitalized over the weekend as the fire jumped from 8,000 acres to an estimated 10,700 acres. PORTLAND, Ore. — About 14 homes have been destroyed and 250 remain at risk as the Burdoin Fire in Washington has...
Baker Mayfield voices 'a lot of faith' in Brent Venables with Oklahoma coach's job security in question
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 21, 2025
The pressure is on at Oklahoma as Brent Venables enters a pivotal fourth year in Norman, and at least one prominent Sooner expressed confidence that the highly scrutinized coach will deliver. Program legend and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield...
“Tunaenda Seattle,” The sensational Pst Ngángá Journey From Pulpit to TikTok Fame
Switch TV
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July 16, 2025
NAIROBI — For years, Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism Centre has been no stranger to headlines. Known for his spirited sermons, blunt humour, and public rebukes, he has long commanded attention. But it was a slap delivered mid-sermon...
Judge orders an end to nudity at Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park, for now
The Columbian - Washington State
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The days of nudity at Denny Blaine Park could be numbered. King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung ordered on Monday the city of Seattle submit a plan for eliminating public acts of masturbation and sex — as well as nudity as constituted —...