Anders Fomsgaard, a respected virologist in Denmark, says the world is five steps behind the coronavirus. (Washington Post photo by Chico Harlan).
Anders Fomsgaard, a respected virologist in Denmark, says the world is five steps behind the coronavirus. (Chico Harlan / Washington Post).
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There’s a new version of omicron but so far it doesn’t appear to be more dangerous

Viruses mutate constantly, mostly in harmless ways. There is no current evidence that the version being called BA. 2 is more virulent, spreads faster or escapes immunity better than BA. 1. Updated

Beyond Wonderland is set to bring its typical slate of EDM stars back to the Gorge Amphitheatre this summer.
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Summer music fests look to rebound as first major Washington festival announces 2022 lineup

The Google building in South Lake Union on July, 22, 2019.
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Washington attorney general sues Google over location tracking

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Democratic state Sen. Reuven Carlyle, right, speaks with democratic state Sen. Lisa Wellman after the first day of the legislative session ends at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

Washington state Sen. Reuven Carlyle will not seek reelection in 2022 Updated

St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, originally built in the Middle Ages under Kyivan Rus, stands on January 23, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Russian troops have amassed on Ukraine’s borders, causing international fears of a possible Russian military invasion. While Russian diplomats have denied any such intent, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in the past that he sees Kyiv and its Kyivan Rus heritage as intrinsic to Russian cultural heritage. Kyivan Rus united East Slavic, Finnic and Baltic peoples in a federation from the 9th to 13th centuries. Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all refer to Kyivan Rus in their national heritage. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/TNS) 38300619W 38300619W
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FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Montgomery, Ala. Palin is on the verge of making new headlines in a legal battle with The New York Times. A defamation lawsuit against the Times, brought by the brash former Alaska governor in 2017, is set to go to trial starting Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) NYPS201 NYPS201
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The boring machines for Sound Transit’s second downtown Seattle tunnel would begin at Interbay and plunge into the side of Queen Anne Hill, at left in the picture. The twin train tubes would lead to a station 85 feet or deeper alongside Seattle Center. (Steve Ringman/Seattle Times photo)

Future tunnel could take you 145 feet below downtown Seattle; see the plan

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Asylums, 'fever therapy' and a big rethinking: How Washington has wrestled with mental health care

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The first two Embraer E175’s, representing Alaska’s first two commercial flights from Paine Field, sit at their respective gates at the new terminal on Monday March 4th, 2019. 209511

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Hospital assistant Tracy Chambers, right, talks with another staff member in a hallway in the acute care unit, where about half the patients are COVID-19 positive or in quarantine after exposure, of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state National Guard to hospitals across the state amid staff shortages due to an omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Inslee announced Thursday that teams will be deployed to assist four overcrowded emergency departments at hospitals in Everett, Yakima, Wenatchee and Spokane, and that testing teams will be based at hospitals in Olympia, Richland, Seattle and Tacoma. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET110 WAET110 WAET110

Stressed hospitals ask workers with COVID to return

Food & Drink

Mushroom and farro gratin in New York, Jan. 5, 2022. Food styled by Simon Andrew. Melissa Clark takes earthy grains and bakes them with caramelized mushrooms and loads of cheese for a satisfying meatless meal. (David Malosh/The New York Times) XNYT108 XNYT108

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Daniel J. Evans, Seattle, State Representative; Republican nominee for governor Evans Prefers ‘Gov. Dan’ Washington’s governor-elect Thursday solved one of his weightier problems: It will be Gov. Dan Evans, not Gov. Daniel J. Evans said he preferred use of the less formal name in the news media. Credit: Robert Heilman,. 1964

In his new book, former Washington Gov. Daniel J. Evans recalls an era of turbulence, political scandals and the influence of the trailblazing ‘Action Team’

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Sports

Pittsburgh linebacker Cam Bright (38) plays in the team’s annual intrasquad Blue-Gold spring NCAA football game, Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The Blue team won 14-7. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh LB and team captain Cam Bright announces graduate transfer to UW Huskies

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Arts & Life

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra performs during opening night of its 2021-22 season, led by the incredibly dynamic Xian Zhang. (James Holt / Seattle Symphony)

Seattle-area event cancellations, delays follow omicron surge

Issaquah author wins prestigious Newbery Medal for children’s literature

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Photography

Washington Huskies forward Lauren Schwartz tries to go for the steal as Oregon Ducks guard Sydney Parrish, left, passes the ball to forward Sedona Prince during the second quarter. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 219370
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Mark Giordano lays into Adam Raska, and draws the 5-minute penalty for fighting in the 2nd period. The San Jose Sharks played the Seattle Kraken Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena, in Seattle, WA. 219271
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First time on skis, Sujal Bhandari gets instructions in bending and learning control from John Thomsen at the Mini Mountain Indoor Ski Center in Bellevue. They’re on an angled moving carpet controlled by Thomsen. Sujal is seven. Ref to more photos online Indoor ski lessons on a moving carpet at Mini Mountain in Bellevue. LO linesonly Saturday January 8, 2020 219275
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Washington’s Nate Roberts puts on the emphatic jam as the Huskies become the aggressors to strt the game against Cal. The bucket gave Washington a quick 4-0 lead on the Golden Bears. The California Golden Bears played the University of Washington in NCAA Men’s basketball Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Alaska Airlines Arena, in Seattle, WA. 219287
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