Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, surrounded by other Seattle officials, speaks at a news conference on June 12 at Seattle City Hall. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2023)
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Seattle Mayor Harrell issues hiring freeze

The move comes as tax revenues from commercial real estate decline, projected labor costs increase and emergency federal funding falls away.

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Opinion

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The King County Sheriff’s Office has identified the last known remains of the Green River Killer case as belonging to Tammie Liles. (King County Sheriff’s Office)

Last known set of remains linked to Green River killer identified as Everett teen

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Business & Tech

The Bellevue home where Amazon got its start is listed for sale at $2.28 million. (Courtesy Mai Huang and Sea to Sky Realty)

Want to live where Amazon began? Here’s how much it will cost you VIEW

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Boeing’s challenges can’t be fixed without a culture change

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FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs rituals during the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in Ayodhya, India, Aug. 5, 2020. Modi has been the face of an unprecedented, and unapologetic, fusion of religion and politics in India, with his Hindu nationalist party promising to build a Ram temple as part of its election strategy. Modi, who led the temple’s groundbreaking ceremony in 2020, has asked people to celebrate the consecration by lighting lamps at homes and temples. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File) EXP106 EXP106

India's prime minister opens controversial Hindu temple VIEW

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FILE – A squat exercise, which involves bending at the hips, knees and ankles, and can strengthen quadriceps, glutes and small stabilizing muscles around the working joints, at a fitness studio in Portland, Ore., March 6, 2023. Combining resistance training and cardio will get your heart pumping fast, even if you only have 15 or 20 minutes to spare, fitness experts say. (Gritchelle Fallesgon/The New York Times) XNYT0696 XNYT0696

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