Linda and Dan Pike, customers of Molbak’s Garden + Home for five years, look at the Christmas decorations at the Woodinville garden center Wednesday. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
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Local Politics

Massive Woodinville redevelopment with Molbak’s may be dying on the vine

A massive, long-awaited redevelopment project involving the well-known Woodinville garden center Molbak’s appears to be in trouble before breaking ground. VIEW

Politics

FILE – Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WX601 WX601

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 VIEW

Opinion

Foster kids without stable placements are at risk — and pose risks | Editorial
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Israel-Hamas war

LiveLive updates | Hamas, Israel free more hostages, prisoners as deadline to extend truce nears VIEW
Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages VIEW
Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help VIEW
Fearful, humiliated, desperate: Palestinians heading south in Gaza face horrors VIEW

Local News

A portrait of Alex Quintana, 30, a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters, is taken in Bellevue, Wash. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. 225439

Ultramarathoner, business owner aims to be the ‘big brother’ mentor he never had

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Mental Health

What to know if you’re thinking about taking meds for anxiety, depression
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Jordan Alam
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How Seattle psychiatric providers are responding as system bursts at the seams

Business & Tech

The Seattle-based company Rover went IPO in 2021 and is now being acquired by Blackstone Inc. in a $2.3 billion all-cash deal, the companies announced Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

Seattle’s Rover agrees to be acquired for $2.3B

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Nation & World

FILE — An employee weighs out medical marijuana at G&C Dispensary in Keota, Okla. on Dec. 9, 2021. Medical marijuana is now legal in most states. (Brett Deering/The New York Times) XNYT0038 XNYT0038

Federal law requires a choice: Marijuana or a gun? VIEW

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Health

Experts say that while there are some benefits to sleep-tracking devices, the data they provide can be presented in misleading ways, and caution that the devices aren’t a cure for insomnia or other sleep disorders. (Derek Brahney/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLEEP TRACKERS by HEID of NOV. 29, 2023. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. XNYT0277

The truth about sleep trackers | Analysis

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