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Washington state drought deepens and the summer forecast offers no respite
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS) There’s more to these pleasant, sunny days in Seattle than meets the eye. Yes, this is summer and it’s supposed to be hot and dry. But this year we’re much drier than normal and, fresh off major droughts in...
The Ultimate First-Time Homebuyer Checklist for Washington State
The Rocky Mountain Collegian - Colorado
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July 9, 2025
Buying your first home is a major milestone, and in Washington State, the process can feel both exciting and overwhelming. Whether you’re eyeing a craftsman in Seattle or a suburban gem in Lakewood, preparation is key. This first-time homebuyer...
Business Brief: On travel, elbows could be higher
The Globe and Mail
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July 9, 2025
Good morning and welcome to day 20 (already!) of Summer 2025, a season of raised elbows from coast to coast to coast. Today we’ll look at what the numbers say about the boost to domestic tourism from U.S. travel boycotts, but also the limitations...
Urban League’s Summer University Gives Seattle Teens A Path To Entrepreneurship And Career Success
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
Pictured above are students from the Urban League’s Summer University. By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s Summer University is back at Garfield High School this year, offering a free, six-week program...
Can the NFL overcome Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric? The Bills are banking on it
The New York Times
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July 9, 2025
Wayne Kretz always knew what to expect. For nearly a decade, Niagara Sports Trips took buses full of Canadian fans over the U.S. border for Buffalo Bills and Sabres games. The excursions became so popular that Kretz could sell out as many as four...
Source Fashion sees record-breaking day-one attendance, Indian visitors stronger on trade deal
FashionNetwork India
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July 9, 2025
In only its second edition as a midweek show, Source Fashion said it saw “unprecedented opening day attendance” on Tuesday. The record-breaking start at London’s Olympia included a number of big names and prominent independent businesses such as...
AtWork Opens Newest Location In Greater Seattle Area
Franchise Opportunities
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By: AtWork Group | 0 Shares 18 Reads July 09, 2025 // Franchising.com // SEATTLE–AtWork® has opened its newest location in Kent, Washington, near Kaibara Park and the Kent Library. This grand opening will mark AtWork’s third location in the state....
Nationwide strike call: Trade Unions take out rally in city
Star of Mysore
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July 9, 2025
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the nationwide strike call, various Trade Unions including hundreds of factory workers, staged a protest at Gandhi Square in city this morning. As many as 10 Central Trade Unions, including INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC,...
Foley’s Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market earns spot in Newsweek’s Top 10 Best Farmers Markets
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
The Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market in Foley has once again drawn national recognition, this time being named one of the Top 10 Best Farmers Markets in the U.S. in Newsweek’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The year-round market,...
Wow: Seattle–Tacoma International Has Welcomed 9 International Long-haul Airlines Since 2020
Simple Flying
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July 9, 2025
For Seattle’s main gateway, 2024 was a huge success. Port of Seattle’s release, which reviewed the year, touted that in 2024, the airport broke through its pre-pandemic numbers, welcoming 52.6 million passengers, an increase of 2% compared to 51.8...
Answering 25 MLB trade deadline questions with 3 weeks to go
The New York Times
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July 9, 2025
Last week, I shared the results of my front office survey on the players and prospects who executives think are most likely to be traded this month. This week, with the All-Star break almost here, let’s drill down more on some of the names and...
Ask a real estate agent: Is the housing market becoming less competitive?
Yahoo Finance
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“Ask a real estate agent” is a monthly column. To submit a question to our panel of agents, fill out this Google Form. Hi real estate agents, My friends who have bought houses over the last few years have had to do wild things to make their offers...
‘Here you go’: Seattle woman shops in Target makeup section. Then someone from Target loss prevention steps in and tries to give her a present
The Mary Sue
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July 9, 2025
How far would a Target employee go to give a customer a complimentary keychain? For one woman, the answer was “too far” after a worker from the chain basically accosted her throughout her shopping trip. Now she’s asking viewers whether she’s being...
The Changing Face Of Department Stores In Seattle
The Quake 102.1 - Washington
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July 9, 2025
When I was a kid, it was the golden age of the department store in Seattle. It was all about the Bon Marche and Frederick and Nelson along with the immense Sears building near downtown Seattle and then there was Nordstrom originally founded back...
Should Cubs, White Sox strike a deal before trade deadline?
Daily Herald - Illinois
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July 9, 2025
White Sox starting pitcher Adrian Houser throws home during a game last month against the Texas Rangers. AP Most front offices are taking a break from trade talk to focus on this weekend's MLB Draft. But White Sox general manager Chris Getz is...
Washington state committee distances from drug use work group’s ‘buyers club’ suggestion
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations made by a subset work group that included having the state set up a “buyers club”...
Washington State ranked 5th in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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July 8, 2025
Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov With $509,531 in home loans issued, Washington State ranked fifth in average loan amount...
Judge, Raleigh trade homers late in Yankees’ rout of Mariners
Sportsnet
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July 8, 2025
Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh traded late home runs after the outcome was all but decided, with Raleigh's 36th of the season keeping the Seattle catcher two ahead of Judge for the major league lead. Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt each had three...
Seattle now faces the highest DoorDash delivery prices in the United States
KOMO News - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Starting this month, consumers in Seattle will face even more increases on DoorDash service fees for all deliveries due to the city's regulations that raise delivery and operating costs. DoorDash, which reported operating at a loss in...
Yankees change their infield dynamic, power their way to victory against Seattle
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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NEW YORK – Tuesday night’s Bronx power show was a solid follow-up to a Subway Series-salvaging win Sunday afternoon. Late in a 10-3 Yankees win against Seattle, the 38,641 fans even caught some of MLB’s home run battle, with the Mariners’ Cal...