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NYT Politics

Biden Briefly Put on a Trump Hat, and MAGA World Flipped Its Lid
Author: Tim Balk
Joking around with a Trump supporter at a Sept. 11 event this week, the president put on a “Trump 2024” hat for a few seconds. The pictures took on a life of their own.
Trump Claims Ignorance of Laura Loomer’s 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Author: Michael Gold
After commemorating Sept. 11 with a far-right activist who has called the attacks an “inside job,” former President Donald J. Trump said he was unaware of her remarks.

Seattle Times Opinion

Seattle school closures: Cuts in all the wrong places
Author: Michael DeBell

Seattle's school district is proposing a closure/consolidation policy so contrary to its long-term interests that our city will look back at it with disbelief.

Seattle Times Politics

WA lawmakers call for investigation into UW grad’s death in West Bank
Author: Claire Withycombe

About 70 Washington state lawmakers have signed a letter calling for an independent inquiry into the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi.

Portland Business News

Oregon's fastest-growing company posted $3 billion in revenue growth in 3 years
Author: Denise Szott
Hoffman Construction Co. has been part of high-profile renovations at PDX, the Oregon Capitol and more. And it is the No. 1 company on the Business Journal's Private 100 list of fastest-growing companies.

Columbian Newspaper

WSU Vancouver to host networking event for women in STEM
Author: Griffin Reilly

Washington State University Vancouver’s School of Engineering and Computer Science is hosting a free seminar and networking event for women interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Firstenburg Student Commons on campus. WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver.

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Northwest cherry crop ‘outstanding’
Author: Questen Inghram, Yakima Herald-Republic

YAKIMA — This year’s cherry season had a lot riding on it. B.J. Thurlby, president of Northwest Cherry Growers, said in June that the industry was “in trepidation” at the thought of another bad harvest year.

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Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
Author: JEAN-YVES KAMALE and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

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Mount St. Helens Visitor Center to close this winter for exhibit renovations
Author: Griffin Reilly

The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center in Castle Rock will close from Sept. 30 to May 15 to undergo an update to its exhibits, according to a news release from Washington State Parks.

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Washington State News

Rivals FC Cincinnati, Crew fighting for second spot in East
(Photo credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images) FC Cincinnati need one point to clinch a playoff spot on Saturday, but the bigger objective is taking all three points from the visiting Columbus Crew to put distance between themselves and their "Hell Is Real" derby rival. Cincinnati (16-8-3, 51 points), second in the Eastern Conference to Inter Miami, holds a slim lead over the third-place Crew (14-5-7, 49 points), who have

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