Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives two thumbs up as the Senate votes to approve a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH137 DCAH137
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Business

Shutdown averted as Congress passes temporary funding plan, sends it to Biden

Congress approved a bill to fund government agencies through mid-November. The rushed package drops aid to Ukraine but increases federal disaster assistance. VIEW

Politics

FILE – Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., listens to fellow speakers before President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) WX102 WX102

Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

Opinion

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Local News

The massive 520 bridge lid project is seen from the air in this view looking north, Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Seattle. Montlake Boulevard, at left, which is closed until July 24, usually carries more than 60,000 drivers a day.

When Highway 520 bridge lanes will and won’t be closed this weekend

Featured Columnist

West Coast cities start to confront the limits of the liberal dream

Project Homeless

Hundreds of asylum-seekers found Tukwila church, but who will help?
Redmond facility pushes limit on how much can fit under one roof
Burien prohibits camping amid high-profile homeless encampment debate
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Business & Tech

Everything is going up for car owners — buying, financing, insurance and maintenance. The average annual cost of ownership, by one estimate, is $12,000. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)

Cost of owning a car can be a heavy burden

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Tales of the cities: Lessons for Seattle from my adopted hometowns

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Nation & World

In this photo provided by the Ocean Exploration Trust, standing tall above the leaning flight deck, the ship?s island is the most prominent feature on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier on Sept. 10, 2023. Footage from remote submersibles taken three miles under the Pacific Ocean is giving the world the first detailed glimpse of three World War II aircraft carriers that sunk in the pivotal Battle of Midway, which marked a shift in control of the Pacific naval theater from Japanese to U.S. forces. (Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA via AP) FX609 FX609

Video shows first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in Battle of Midway VIEW

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Health

A pharmacist administers a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a drug store, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) TXHOU733 TXHOU733

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway

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