Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation via videoconference at the Sirius Educational Center for Gifted Children in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Vladimir Putin, family man

Russian President Vladimir Putin strictly shields his personal life. But as tensions mount after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new details emerge on his complicated family life. VIEW

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John Fetterman arrives at the Holy Hound Tap Room in downtown York, Pa., Thursday, May. 12, 2022. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP) PAHAP105 PAHAP105

How ‘just a dude’ in shorts became a Senate front-runner VIEW

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May 12, 2022. Lines Only LO. It’s raining, it’s pouring, it’s time to ride a bike on the slick roads of downtown Seattle. 220394

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The death of the moderate in WA politics

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Black police, blue line: What happened when a Tacoma officer challenged institutional racism
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Business & Tech

From zero-pressure balloon trips to astronaut boot camps, reservations for getting off the planet — or pretending to — are skyrocketing. The prices, however, are still out of this world. (Jason Lyon/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED SPACE TOURISM BY DEBRA KAMIN FOR MAY 9, 2022. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

The future of space tourism is now — well, not quite

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Why Boeing’s move to the other Washington is bad for them and us

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Nation & World

Relatives of Jonathan Gonzalez L—pez, 21, outside a prison in San Salvador on April 17, 2022, after he was arrested. Following a record-setting weekend of gang killings in March, a campaign of mass arrests has led to the imprisonment of more than 25,000 people in about a month and a half. (Daniele Volpe/The New York Times) XNYT65 XNYT65

Outside the walls of a Salvadoran prison, ‘we’re all crying mothers’ VIEW

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Polenta with asparagus, peas and mint, in New York, March 29, 2022. A versatile pot of polenta can accommodate pretty much anything you want to serve it with. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times) XNYT55 XNYT55

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Arts & Life

Oscar Isaac attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) NYDA470 NYDA470

Sunday Best: What readers thought of Oscar Isaac’s Met Gala dress

Photography

Scott Falkin and his daughter Mimi almost beat the University Bridge going up in the 8K race from Husky Stadium and back to it Saturday morning. Thousands participated in the fundraising event, the 40th in the series of Beat The Bridge to beat diabetes. (Nordstrom main and presenting sponsor on the website) Ref to more photos online LO Linesonly Beat the Bridge 8K 220400
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Beat the Bridge runners race to beat diabetes VIEW

A great blue heron rises up from a nest in the Commodore Park colony. This Saturday from 11 am until 1 pm there will be a heron chick birthday party in the park with scopes and naturalists on hand as Heron Habitat Helpers (CQ) keep watch. Rain and the heron colony at Commodore Park, Magnolia, along the Ballard Locks. Thursday May 12, 2022 LO Linesonly 220396
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Great blue heron takes flight over Commodore Park in Seattle

T-Mobile Park – Seattle Mariners vs. Philadelphia Phillies – 050922 Cardi P gives her owner Brandon Lindgren a kiss while Meaty Pablo sits like a good boy during Bark in the Park before a Mariners game Monday, May 9, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. 220343
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Photos: Phillies at Mariners on Bark at the Park Night VIEW

There are fish to be caught in Victor Steinbrueck Park and no hooks on the lines as a passerby ducks out of the way in a fly casting school by Orvis. Led by instructor David Spratt, classes continue through June each Saturday. In the background is the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss at Pier 66, preparing for a trip to Alaska. Ref to more photos online. Saturday May 7, 2022 LO Linesonly 220340
Local News

Learning how to fly-fish — at a downtown Seattle park?