The Seattle Times: Home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:21:02 PDT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:21:02 PDT XML::RSS 480 The Seattle Times: Home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home Mariners' minor leaguer Jorge Sosa suspended 50 games for banned substance http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008130555_webmari21sosa.html?syndication=rss Former major league pitcher Jorge Sosa, now in the Seattle Mariners organization, was suspended on Thursday for 50 games after testing positive... Mariners http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008130555_webmari21sosa.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:00:35 PDT Missing West Seattle pugs found in Kent http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008130746_webpugshome21m.html?syndication=rss Two pugs that went missing after a West Seattle home burglary Monday have been returned to their owners. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008130746_webpugshome21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:02:02 PDT Rescue crews have freed two teens trapped in collapsed snow cave http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008130001_webicecave21m.html?syndication=rss Search-and-rescue crews have freed two Seattle teens who were trapped in a collapsed snow cave near Snoqualmie Pass. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008130001_webicecave21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:55:02 PDT Boeing wants six months to rebid Air Force tanker http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008130627_webboeing21.html?syndication=rss Unless the Pentagon allows Boeing six months to prepare its entry for the renewed Air Force tanker contract, there's "a really high likelihood" the company will decide not to bid, Boeing defense chief James Albaugh told The Wall Street Journal. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008130627_webboeing21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:34:38 PDT Trees deliberately killed along Burke-Gilman trail http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008129447_webtrees21m.html?syndication=rss Seattle parks staff found seven mature trees on the Burke-Gilman Trail this week that had been intentionally killed, city officials said today. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008129447_webtrees21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:30:02 PDT Evergreen State Fair primping for centennial celebration http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128714_fair21m.html?syndication=rss The Evergreen State Fair celebrates its 100th anniversary this year with an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for most centenarians in one place and most people doing the Hokey Pokey, among other highlights. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128714_fair21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:49 PDT OncoGenex, formerly Sonus, cuts staff by half http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008129915_websonus21.html?syndication=rss OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, the result of a merger between Bothell-based Sonus Pharmaceuticals and OncoGenex Technologies of Vancouver, B.C., said Thursday it would lay off half its workforce amid efforts to refocus itself and conserve cash. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008129915_websonus21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:37:02 PDT Officials say threats, white powder sent to McCain offices http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008130468_webmccainoffice21.html?syndication=rss Threatening letters containing an unidentified white powder were sent to John McCain campaign offices in Colorado and New Hampshire on Thursday... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008130468_webmccainoffice21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:35:02 PDT NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2008130306_webupshaw21.html?syndication=rss Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. Seahawks http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2008130306_webupshaw21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:43:26 PDT Food inflation here to stay; prices up 6 percent this year http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128538_foodprices21.html?syndication=rss As prices for crude oil and other commodities ease, consumers have gotten a small dose of relief at the gas pump. But don't expect less pain at the grocery counter. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128538_foodprices21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:01 PDT American Airlines in-flight Internet goes live http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128549_amrair21.html?syndication=rss The rehearsals are over and last-minute tweaks have been made. American Airlines' new in-flight broadband service went live Wednesday. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128549_amrair21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:18:31 PDT Coach Terry Ennis can't be forgotten at Archbishop Murphy High School http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2008128688_wyrwich21.html?syndication=rss Dave Ward has discovered this much: Pause for just a minute at Archbishop Murphy High School, someone likely will tell you a story about... High School Sports http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2008128688_wyrwich21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:09:55 PDT Microsoft launches free Photosynth for combining shots into one picture http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128541_photosynth21.html?syndication=rss Microsoft released the free online service, Photosynth, Wednesday night. The software arranges photo sets in their real-world, 3-D context and allows people to navigate smoothly around the canals of Venice, for example, or zoom in to read the serial numbers on the space shuttle's heat shields.. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008128541_photosynth21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:07:02 PDT Seattle doctor climbs mountains to raise funds for artificial limbs http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128711_climb21m.html?syndication=rss Tom Boyer, a Swedish Medical Center/Issaquah emergency-room physician, is climbing the Seven Summits — the world's highest peaks on seven continents — to raise money to provide artificial limbs for people in developing countries. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128711_climb21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:01:46 PDT With the Sonics go TVs, office chairs and radios http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2008128727_sonics21.html?syndication=rss The championship banners and trophies from the Sonics' best days will be staying in Seattle. But the flat-screen TV in the coaches' locker room, that's going to Oklahoma City. Sonics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2008128727_sonics21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:51:58 PDT Politicians going "green" for parties' conventions http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008128572_congreen24.html?syndication=rss Democrats claim their convention in Denver next week will be the greenest ever. Anyone watching on TV probably won't notice much. But the 50,000 people... Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008128572_congreen24.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:30:36 PDT Wednesday's rain sets local record http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128702_dige21m.html?syndication=rss An unseasonable downpour Wednesday set a local rainfall record, according to the National Weather Service. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008128702_dige21m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:02:18 PDT Usain Bolt electrifies Beijing, winning the 200 in a world-record time http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2008128656_olykelley21.html?syndication=rss This time he ran every meter of the race. He didn't sightsee. He didn't showboat. He didn't prance. This time Jamaica's Usain Bolt drove through the finish, waiting until he crossed the line to start the party. Olympics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2008128656_olykelley21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:17:20 PDT Olympic medal count http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2008128670_olymedals21.html?syndication=rss Medal standings Through 220 medal events Nation G S B Total United States 27 28 28 83 China 45 15 21 81 Russia 14 14 18 46 Britain 16 11... Olympics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2008128670_olymedals21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:22 PDT Salem-Keizer wins in 10th http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008128748_frog21.html?syndication=rss Jose Flores singled in the winning run in the 10th inning as Salem-Keizer earned a 2-1 victory over Everett in a Northwest League game Wednesday... Mariners http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008128748_frog21.html?syndication=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:31 PDT