Mike Liu, a clinical laboratory technician, transports blood products from Harborview Medical Center’s Transfusion Service Laboratory. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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Law & Justice

Seattle-area homicides are nearing record high, bucking national trend

Rising homicides throughout Seattle and King County have left officials searching for answers. “I think I’m going into 2024 less optimistic than I started 2023,” one said.

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At a critical time, Seattle Times readers raise $1.5M for 13 area nonprofits
Ultramarathoner, business owner aims to be the ‘big brother’ mentor he never had
When everything else in his life fell apart, there was always dinner

Politics

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall campaign event, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) IACN1 IACN1

When her family needed money, Nikki Haley found a lucrative path

Opinion

Is retail theft a problem? Just ask store security | Editorial
Indian workers are flocking to the U.S. They can't stay | Op-Ed
As local sports coverage suffers, startups try (again) to fill the void | Opinion
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Even Santa can’t help Seattle house hunters | Horsey cartoon

Israel-Hamas war

Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians as troops expand south Gaza offensive VIEW
A world leader on Ukraine, the U.S. is now isolated over Gaza
Israel confirms death of Israeli American, says wife still held hostage
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities VIEW

Local News

A Japan Airlines jet pulls out from the S concourse, the International Arrivals Facilities gates, where planes are parked and heads towards the runway at SEA Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Big jets are limited at SEA’s (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) new billion-dollar international facility. The gleaming new International Arrivals Facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which fully opened in May last year at a cost of about $1 billion, was supposed to accommodate 20 big wide body aircraft arriving from abroad simultaneously. But because of design shortfalls, that many long-haul aircraft won’t fit at the gates. The facility can take only 16 such aircraft at a time. The Port of Seattle, which operates the airport, says the 20% shortfall in planned capacity could cause “damages to the Port’s operations in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars over the expected life of this project.” It is proceeding to reconfigure the gate area at an estimated cost of a further $78M. While fewer long-haul planes can arrive, lawsuits are flying. Clark Construction has sued the Port for $60M. The Port has countersued for $100M. 223476

Is Sea-Tac Airport really the nation’s worst for international travel?

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As 2023 limps to a close, some lies and one hard truth

Education Lab

Seattle Public Schools wins $1.75M from vaping companies
New plan will help fix ‘red flag’ in student financial aid, Sen. Patty Murray says
Seattle School Board approves plan to reduce $105 million deficit
Pistols have no place at track meets, Ingraham students say

Business & Tech

Arlene Chua, a banker and cookie decorator, prepares cookies at her home on Staten Island on Dec. 12, 2023. Chua owns about 5,000 cookie cutters. (Rachel Vanni/The New York Times) XNYT0997 XNYT0997

What’s ahead in 2024? The cookie cutters tell all VIEW

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Seattle faces a pack of cities hungry for its technology talent

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Nation & World

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Therapy llamas patrol Portland airport to relieve passenger stress

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Health

A nurse gives a COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente, Oct. 12, 2023, in Pasadena, California. 97473987P

Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

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