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Columbian Newspaper
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Burning Tri-Cities cold storage center partially collapses. Evacuations lifted
KENNEWICK — Residents in part of Finley were told to leave their homes and businesses immediately Sunday afternoon as black smoke billowed over the neighborhood downwind of a fire at Lineage Logistics. |
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‘Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1
NEW YORK (AP) — “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. |
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Tesla cuts the price of its “Full Self Driving” system by a third to $8,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which can’t drive itself and so drivers must remain alert and be ready to intervene — to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website. |
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Tacoma named No. 1 most sought-after renting destination in West, report shows
TACOMA — Just as the weather gets warmer, Tacoma’s rental market is heating up. |
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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. |
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In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Super StormBots; vile fentanyl
Cheers: To the StormBots. The robotics team at Skyview High School qualified for last weekend’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship in Houston. To get there, members had to design and build a robot that picks up a series of orange foam rings, climbs an apparatus and inserts the rings into a counting mechanism. Their high-tech contraption was so successful that the squad advanced out of local competitions to qualify for the championship round. To top it off, team members also won an Impact Award for their work in the community. |
NYT Politics
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Kristi Noem Refuses to Say Whether She Would Have Certified the Election
The South Dakota governor and potential vice-presidential pick for former President Donald J. Trump also dodged questions about abortion.
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Trump will once again be in a courtroom while Biden campaigns.
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The Stand (Washington Labor News)
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Costco drivers in Sumner join together with Teamsters 174
The following is from Teamsters Local 174: SUMNER, Wash. (April 22, 2024) — More than 150 Costco drivers here voted overwhelmingly last week to join Teamsters Local 174, becoming the first-ever group of workers at a Costco Distribution Center to organize with the Teamsters. They are seeking strong representation to address years of workplace concerns […] The post Costco drivers in Sumner join together with Teamsters 174 appeared first on The STAND. |
