Prashamp Mishra, left, and Rupal Shirpurkar relax in the sunshine at Bellevue’s Downtown Park Thursday. Temperatures will continue rising this weekend and should be in the high 80s to low 90s on Sunday and Monday. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Politics

FILE — Supporters cheer for former President Donald Trump during a rally in Waco, Texas on March 25, 2023. The former president’s current and potential rivals have not gained traction as the party seems to rally around him in the face of criticism. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

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Opinion

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Local News

King County Metro bus, Route 320, heads south on Bothell Way in Kenmore, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

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To aid the killer whales, the real apex predator gets some pushback

Education Lab

National honors go to 2 WA schools for environmental innovation
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Voters say ‘no’ to $495 million Kent school improvement bond

Business & Tech

Sunrise with a crescent moon at the Tidal Basin on March 17. The water was glass-smooth and created beautiful reflections of sunrise colors and the moon. (Photo by Kevin Ambrose)

How to predict and photograph the perfect sunrise VIEW

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Nation & World

FILE – A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The sister of Tammy Daybell, who was killed in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot, told jurors Friday, April 28, 2023, that her sister’s funeral was held so quickly that some family members couldn’t attend. The testimony came in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, who is accused along with Chad Daybell in Tammy’s death and the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File) IDIDF501 IDIDF501

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Food & Drink

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This treasured Seattle restaurant closed after 20 years — but now plans a comeback VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

How to save WA's most endangered native cats: Set fires?

Canada lynx have a lot of fans — now they need a healthy ecosystem

A fireproof ‘Cruel Castle’ rose on First Hill after Seattle's big blaze

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Arts & Life

During the summer, REI leads overnight women’s cycling trips in the San Juan Islands.

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Photography

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Seattle Storm’s Kaila Charles attempts a shot over Phoenix Mercury’s Brianna Turner Monday evening at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington on May 8, 2023. The Storm lead 43-36 at the half.
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