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Ship sinks between S. Korea and Japan; 2 dead, 8 missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that sank early Wednesday, killing at least two, officials said. |
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Washougal’s Chloe Johnson battles chronic knee injuries to return to basketball
WASHOUGAL — When the calendar flipped to basketball season, Chloe Johnson’s willpower won out. Nothing, not even a chronic injury, prevented her from playing one last season with Washougal. |
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Boeing loses $663 million in 4Q despite higher revenue
Boeing said Wednesday it lost $663 million in the fourth quarter as higher production costs and supply-chain problems offset rising revenue. |
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Neonatal doctor in Spokane gets 8 years in dark web kidnapping, extortion plot
SPOKANE — A 56-year-old neonatologist stood for nearly an hour Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Spokane and tried to explain to a federal judge that he was not the “magnificent monster” a former colleague, whose hands he’d sought to break, had called him. |
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Investigators rule out arson as cause of fire that killed 5 people near Capitol Forest
OLYMPIA — A fire that killed five people near Capitol Forest was not intentionally set, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced in an update Tuesday afternoon. |
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NerdWallet: Why do so many older adults choose Medicare Advantage?
In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and experts predict that number will be higher in 2023. |
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Computer problems slow Spokane VA after Defense Department update
WASHINGTON — Spokane’s VA hospital and other medical facilities across the country suffered a major slowdown Monday and part of Tuesday after an update to a troubled electronic health record system caused a “performance degradation,” the Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday. |
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23-year-old woman struck by Seattle police vehicle dies
SEATTLE (AP) — A 23-year-old woman hit by a Seattle police patrol vehicle Monday night in the South Lake Union neighborhood has died, police said. |
Portland Business News
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Ben Affleck's and Matt Damon's Nike film is coming soon. Here are 3 things to know
The new film depicts Nike's efforts to sign Michael Jordan to an endorsement deal.
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NYT Politics
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The Times Asks Judge to Unseal Documents in Fox News Defamation Case
Most of the evidence in the case has remained under seal at the request of Fox’s lawyers.
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