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President Donald Trump, with some members of his coronavirus task force, speaks during a news conference at the White House Wednesday. (Evan Vucci / The Associated Press) — President Donald Trump is joined by some members of the coronavirus task force at the White House Wednesday. (Evan Vucci / The Associated Press)

Trump names Pence to lead coronavirus response, but plays down threat to U.S.

Several top health experts echoed President Trump’s optimism but also offered a more sober assessment of the risks to Americans. He named Vice President Mike Pence to oversee efforts to prevent a widespread outbreak in the U.S. VIEW

FBI arrests ‘violent extremists’ after threatening posters sent to minorities, journalist in Seattle area
Bellevue College apologizes after administrator alters mural depicting Japanese American incarceration
‘It’s a calculated risk’: Seattle man reflects on trail running after fracturing leg in Olympic National Forest
BP pulls out of regional oil trade organization over differences on carbon pricing, fuel standard
Northern Californian tests positive for coronavirus in first U.S. case with no link to foreign travel
Economists see growing recession risk as coronavirus spreads
A year and 1 million passengers later, Everett’s Paine Field airport has become a hit with travelers
Earth has temporarily gained another moon

A pasta dish available at Il Nido, a new restaurant in West Seattle — Ricotta Cavatieddi in Roman style Pomodoro. Il Nido offers some of the best pastas in the northwest. Shot Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
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Food & Drink

17 Seattle-area chefs and restaurants score James Beard awards semifinalist spots

This spring's list of possibilities for the restaurant industry's highest honors looks a lot fresher than in years past — hello, Bremerton!?

Seahawks

Four non-Jadeveon Clowney questions facing Seahawks as free agency nears

Seattle also faces hard choices on free agent defensive linemen Jarran Reed and Quinton Jefferson, though coach Pete Carroll said at the NFL combine this week the team hopes both will return.

Natalie Quist, with the King Conservation District, puts some finishing touches on this garden, designed by Jessi Bloom, which has been planted and designed with orca recovery in mind. Native plants, woody mulch and a rock rain garden is a new way to think about gardening for the Puget Sound orca and salmon downstream of our urban and suburban gardens. The canoe, on loan from the University of Washington, creates a raised planting bed for food, flowers, and herbs.

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Environment

How this garden, with native plants and canoe planters, can help save salmon, orcas

Native plants are not only a beautiful and water-wise choice, but they also feed pollinators and bugs that feed the salmon, that feed the orcas. The southern resident orcas that visit Puget Sound are struggling for survival.