President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in their first debate in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery / The Associated Press)
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Chaotic, and at times, ugly, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden Tuesday erupted in testy exchanges — challenging moderator Chris Wallace — over the issues facing the nation. Here are some takeaways.  VIEW Updated

Las Vegas Aces guard Danielle Robinson (3), forward Cierra Burdick and forward Emma Cannon (32) celebrate after getting the win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 5 of a WNBA basketball semifinal round playoff series, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) FLPE122 FLPE122
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It’s time for a souvenir photo from the car deck aboard the ferry Spokane as it approaches Bainbridge Island. Misc LO as needed Saturday Sept. 26, 2020 215200
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Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse celebrates his third-quarter touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Saturday December 24, 2016.
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FILE – In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, Washington NCAA college football defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake speaks during a news conference about taking over the head coaching position, in Seattle. Just when it seemed like things were up and rolling, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The ensuring national shutdown hurt coaches across college football as they prepare for next season, but it was particularly difficult on programs with first-year coaches trying to build something from the ground up. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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FILE – In this file photo taken Wednesday, March 18, 2020, one of the normally bustling entrances to the Disneyland resort is vacant due to the coronavirus closure in Anaheim, Calif. Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) NYPH400 NYPH400
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Mariners win and Shed Long Jr. (4) and Kyle Lewis celebrates after beating Texas in game three of this series, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. 214974
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Seattle Police Department Capt. Randal Woolery, center, is arrested during a vice sting on Aurora Avenue last November in this still pulled from police video.
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, not pictured, at the Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) WX410 WX410

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Washington football defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake speaks about taking over the head coaching position from Chris Petersen during a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Seattle. Petersen unexpectedly resigned at Washington on Monday, a shocking announcement with the Huskies coming off a 7-5 regular season and bound for a sixth straight bowl game under his leadership. Petersen will coach Washington in a bowl game, his final game in charge. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 Brian at left and Mark Canlis after working on the Canlis Community College billboard outside the restaurant that will change daily. 215211

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FILE – This June 3, 2011, file photo, shows the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River near Cascade Locks, Ore. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) PDX601 PDX601

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Miami Dolphins running back Myles Gaskin, left, runs past Jacksonville Jaguars middle linebacker Joe Schobert (47) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) JVS110 JVS110

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FILE – In this Nov. 13, 2018 file photo, author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’, in London. JK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday May 26, 2020, that she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson celebrates a successful two-point conversion to put them up 38-31 in the fourth quarter as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday September 27, 2020 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. 215167
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Photos: Seahawks beat Cowboys, move to 3-0  VIEW

Les Schnick is building a hidden internal structure along with Ric Brenden (CQ) to keep the skull, jaw bones and neck bones together. The skull is 8-feet, 3-inches long and weighs 500-pounds and is in Schnick’s workshop in Port Townsend. REF to more photos online (Schnick and Brenden are friends of Stefanie Worwag and Mario Rivera who own the skeleton. They live near Port Hadlock) REF to more photos online (The coil of safety rope on the skull is where the eye would be) Northwest Wanderings The skeleton of a 42-foot whale with skull at the workshop pf Les Schnick in Port Townsend, and the rest of the skeleton at the home of Mario Rivera and Stefanie Worwag. Also includes Ric Brenden Wednesday September 2, 2020 214930
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A gray whale’s massive, bone-dry remains have a home in a Washington yard. The owners named him ‘Gunther.’  VIEW

A dragonfly flies over a patch of Lily pads at Martha Lake in Lynnwood on August 11, 2020. The dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera. Adult dragonflies, a sure sign of summer, have large, multifaceted eyes and two pairs of wings. Their huge compound eyes allow near-360-degree vision. Their wings with muscles in the thorax that can work each wing independently. LO LO LO 214751
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So long! Look back at Seattle summer fun as season ends  VIEW

People visit the observation area of the Space Needle after smoke and rains gave way to perfect weather, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Seattle. In the background is Lake Union. 215129
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