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The Long Island City neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York is one of Amazon’s two picks for its split HQ2 expansion outside Seattle.(JOSHUA BRIGHT / NYT)

Jon Talton

Amazon picks additional ‘homes,’ and a fresh story begins

Now that Amazon has picked its HQ2 winners, it's time for Seattle and America to take stock of the biggest economic competition in memory.

Pullman police video shows officer using Taser on former WSU football player WATCH
Northern California fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says more than 600 missing WATCH Updated 4:33 pm
Gun-rights advocates file lawsuit to block I-1639
Lawsuit against Seattle over head-tax meetings moves forward, but repeal vote stands Updated 4:15 pm
CNN’s Acosta back at White House after judge’s ruling VIEW Updated 4:35 pm
Boeing hit with what may be first U.S. suit over Lion Air crash
Healthy again, tight end Hunter Bryant could be the difference-maker Huskies have needed on offense

L – R: Tori Allen, Chase Williams, Chalisa Thompson, ASHC Vice-President, Center for Leadership & Service at Highline College in Des Moines and Martrellis Autry work to transplant bean plants in a greenhouse adjacent to their classroom.
A small group of black and African American students at the college meet Tuesday November 13, 2018, for their combined environmental science and sociology lab as part of the Umoja Scholars program.

The Umoja Black program offers intense advising and tutoring, access to financial aid and a support network in an education system that feel overwhelming for students of color who are the first of their family to go to college. Umoja students are more likely to stay in college from one semester to the next, have higher grade-point averages and pass basic English and math classes at higher rates than their peers.
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Education Lab

For black students at Highline College, this program 'is really there to show you that yes, you can succeed'

A California program was helping more black students earn college credit and graduate, so Highline College replicated it in Washington. Three years later, it's succeeding here too.

Food & Drink

Dining Out: 10 essential Seattle restaurants

Dining out is a luxury, obviously. And new restaurants are opening in newly luxurious Seattle at an overwhelming pace — hundreds over the past year. These places aren’t the shiny new ones — they’re just some of the very best, the places Seattle Times food writer Bethany Jean Clement recommends over and over again.

Seahawks running back Chris Carson takes the ball across the line for a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Tuesday November 15, 2018. 208497

Matt Calkins

‘C’ Hawks? Even after comeback vs. Packers, Seahawks still lack an impressive win

The Seahawks have made noteworthy strides since Week 2, when it appeared their fifth win may never come. But those strides have yet to translate into a true statement.