Employees work at packing stations at Amazon’s Kent fulfillment center in June 2020. Amazon shareholders approved a $212 million payout for CEO Andy Jassy Wednesday and voted against all 15 proposals introduced at the meeting. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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Business

Amazon shareholders approve $212M payout to CEO, reject worker safety, climate initiatives

The failed proposals included efforts to nix Amazon's worker quota system, require a report on the company's plastic use and examine whether its business practices create racial and gender disparities.

Politics

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at the Save America Rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. The former president was in on hand to endorse Republican candidates and turnout ahead of the May 3 Ohio primary. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana) OHJM149

Takeaways: Trump’s big defeat; election denial backfiring

Opinion

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Local News

Raymond Masih, originally from India, passes an American flag back to his 34-month-old daughter Inaaya Masih after Raymond took the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen during a Naturalization ceremony for 30 people at The Museum of History and Industry, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Seattle. Masih, from Marysville, works in a hospital as a phlebotomist.

Over 2 dozen become U.S. citizens in Seattle ceremony: ‘I’ve fulfilled the American dream’

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Why not ask people experiencing homelessness about what they need?

Mental Health

Washington universities struggle to serve all their students’ mental health needs. Here’s why
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Business & Tech

In this infrared image from video made available by NASA, the Boeing Starliner capsule uses parachutes as it descends to land at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (NASA via AP) NASA101 NASA101

Boeing capsule lands back on Earth after space shakedown WATCH

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Nation & World

Residents say a prayer with a Texas state trooper at the entrance of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Everyone in Uvalde seemed to know one of the children who had been gunned down. Or had gone to high school with their parents or grandparents. Some had lost several family members. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/The New York Times) XNYT180 XNYT180

‘Why the kids?’ In close-knit Uvalde, it’s everyone’s loss

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Food & Drink

Any visit to Point Hudson Cafe in Port Townsend should begin with an order of the crunchy, sweet cherry cornmeal pancakes for the table.

Spend a tasty weekend in Port Townsend with cornmeal cherry pancakes and steaming bowls of ramen VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Arts & Life

Inspire Washington Executive Director Manny Cawaling (left) and Programs and Operations Manager Jessi Wasson (right) take a selfie with the attendees of their Cultural Futures meeting.

There’s $50 million available for WA arts and culture groups. Here’s how to apply

Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
Sports

Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
Sports

Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
Local News

Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW