Crystal Yingling, executive director of Theatre Puget Sound. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times)
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Theater

What Seattle stands to lose if Theatre Puget Sound doesn’t make it

TPS, with its mission “to foster and advocate for a robust and equitable theater community," only has a financial runway to survive through April. They're doing everything they can to keep it going.

Politics

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP) First in the Nation Celebration in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 27, 2024. President Biden is running out of middle-ground options regarding Iran after a strike on Sunday. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) XNYT0257 XNYT0257

Biden’s Middle East options range from unsatisfying to risky after U.S. deaths ❘ Analysis

Opinion

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Remembering the courage of Fred Korematsu | Op-Ed
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Israel-Hamas war

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Israel military operation destroys a Gaza cemetery. Israel says Hamas used the site to hide a tunnel VIEW
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Local News

Democratic Rep Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-21st Legislative District and Majority Caucus Chair, claps during Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2023 State of the State address at the Capitol in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. 222720

Children of WA farmworkers could receive greater academic support

Featured Columnist

I was joking about a free Uber service, but Bellevue’s gone and done it

Watchdog

Military testing reveals hundreds of drinking water wells contaminated with PFAS in WA
WA special education school accused of abuse is closing amid scrutiny
Inside Amazon warehouses, workers worry about risk of unsafe chemicals
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Business & Tech

Michael Osacky, who appraises the conditions of cards, at the Chicago Sports Spectacular at the Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., on Nov. 18, 2023. Powered by its connections with leagues and star athletes, Fanatics, the merchandising giant has entered the hobby universe with deep pockets and sharp elbows. Not everyone is happy. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The sports collectibles world is getting a makeover. Not everyone is happy VIEW

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War’s alarms: How world conflicts might affect the Puget Sound region

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Nation & World

This undated image provided by Shawn Sanders shows Army Spc. Kennedy Sanders, right, posing for a selfie with her mother, Oneida Oliver-Sanders, at a ceremony in Columbus, Ga., on Aug. 9, 2023. The 24-year-old Army reservist’s parents confirmed she was among three U.S. service members killed Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, by a drone strike at their base in Jordan near the border with Syria. Sanders of Waycross, Georgia, joined the Army Reserve five years ago, her parents said, and was taking college courses to become an X-ray technician. (Shawn Sanders via AP) NYPS225 NYPS225

Grief and mourning for 3 US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike who were based in Georgia

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Health

FILE – Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio. On Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, Philips, the company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines, said it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the company nearly $400 million. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File) NYSS105 NYSS105

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

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