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FILE – Supporters of President Donald Trump protest the result of the election at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2020. More than a century and a half after the actual Civil War, “civil war” references have become increasingly commonplace on the right. While in many cases the term is used only loosely, observers note that the phrase, for some, is far more than a metaphor. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)

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Dressed to the nines around midnight Akash Trehan dances with Gunjan Raichandani as they finish off a romantic birthday celebration night at Kerry Park on Oct. 4, 2022. The pair danced to songs playing on their car stereo like Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I like.” It was Raichandani’s 27th birthday celebration: “We both love dancing. We do dance pretty often wherever and whenever we can even though this was not planned.”

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Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez claps as he walks up to accept the local chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America award for Player of the Year before the start of a game against the Oakland Athletics. 221659

The baseball newbie’s guide to the Mariners playoff games this weekend

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Cindy Tobeck climbs her great pumpkin after squashing competitors in the Carpinito Brothers Farm inaugural “weigh-off,” Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Kent. Tobeck, who teaches third graders in Olympia, “schooled” the competition with a winning weight of 1989.5 pounds. Tobeck also grows awarding-winning squash, tomatoes, long gourds and zucchinis in Olympia.
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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales celebrates in the locker room after a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics and their first post season in 21 years. 221659
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Dan Kelleher, from Kirkland laughs after Pamela Girres, from Bellevue spotted a Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper through her telescope from a spot on the 520 bridge overlooking marshes near Foster Island in Union Bay by the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on September 28, 2022. Bird enthusiasts were drawn there after receiving an ebird-alert from ebird.org that the Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper had been spotted. Many sightings have occurred over the past few days. 221715
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Birders flock to 520 bridge to catch glimpse of rare visitor VIEW

Jupiter glows on Monday Sept. 26, 2022, as it is the closest to Earth than it has ever been in nearly six decades.
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A look at Jupiter, from a mere 367 million miles