Jake Harper, 19, a junior at the University of Washington, created a website that helps students navigate the admissions process to UW’s most competitive majors. He used public records to request the admissions rubrics of four different university departments, and also developed an AI feature that gives feedback on students’ admissions essays. (Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times)
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UW student spills secrets to getting into most desirable majors

A junior from Sammamish created a website aimed at helping his peers gain admission to some of UW's competitive degree programs, including computer science.

Politics

FILE – Former President Donald Trump pauses before ending his remarks at a rally in Summerville, S.C., Sept. 25, 2023. A judge’s ruling that Trump committed fraud as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a business titan and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee properties in his home state. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File) BMNY201 BMNY201

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens next

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Local News

A private fireworks show set from a barge is seen from West Seattle across the Puget Sound on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Seattle. As the fireworks roared over the Puget Sound, the show caught off guard many Seattleites on Saturday evening.

Who was behind that big Puget Sound fireworks show? WATCH

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Business & Tech

Target on a rainy day Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Ballard. This is one of the two locations in the Seattle area set to close due to break-ins and robberies.

Target to close 2 Seattle stores, citing safety concerns

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Nation & World

Philadelphia Police sit outside the Lululemon store on Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia. A flash mob-style ransacking and vandalism to downtown stores Tuesday night came after a peaceful protest over a judge’s decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PAPHQ101 PAPHQ101

Over 50 arrested after mobs ransacked Philadelphia stores. Dozens of liquor outlets are shut down WATCH

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Health

FILE – A nurse administers a Covid vaccine at a nursing home in McMinnville, Ore., on Oct. 6, 2021. With Covid infections rising again among nursing-home populations in September 2023, many facilities are lagging at distributing the latest vaccine shots. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times) XNYT0442 XNYT0442

As COVID infections rise, nursing homes still waiting for vaccines

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