Carmen Best, then-Seattle Police chief, talks with activists near the closed Seattle police East Precinct on June 9, 2020, after protests over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Best’s version of the events of 2020 unfolds across three of the seven chapters in her new book. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)
Carmen Best, then Seattle's police chief, talks with activists near the closed police East Precinct on June 9, 2020, after protests over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is shown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday’s game at Kansas City, according to published reports. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) NY157 NY157
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Travelers in the Alaska Lounge in the new N Concourse at SEA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) have a view of planes taking off Thursday, November 4, 2021. Passengers who have Alaska Airlines credit cards can use the lounge for a charge of $25 where they can get free drinks and food. Nearby, an art and culture-filled celebration marks the opening of all passenger gates and the end of major construction at the new N Concourse at SEA. This bigger, brighter, and bolder space celebrates the Pacific Northwest through dining and retail options and a diverse art collection that reflects the culture, spirit, and history .
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) makes a reception over Seattle Seahawks free safety Tedric Thompson (33) during an NFL football game in Cleveland, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019,(AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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FILE – James O’Keefe, of Project Veritas, speaks at on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, Nov. 29, 2017. Federal agents searched the New York homes of people tied to the conservative group Project Veritas months after the group received a diary that a tipster claimed belonged to President Joe Biden’s youngest daughter, its leader said Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. In a video posted on YouTube, O’Keefe said his organization had received a grand jury subpoena and said current and former Project Veritas employees had their homes searched by federal agents. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File) TXDAM201 TXDAM201

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Initiative promoter Tim Eyman stands at the end of a session of Thurston County Superior Court, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. Eyman, who ran initiative campaigns across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any financial control over political committees, under a ruling from Superior Court Judge James Dixon Wednesday that blasted Eyman for using donor’s contributions to line his own pocket. Eyman was also told to pay more than $2.5 million in penalties. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington. An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers told federal investigators. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, was employed as a security contractor at a Navy base when he was alleged to have breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, authorities said. In court papers filed Friday, federal prosecutors in Washington said his coworkers at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, New Jersey, told investigators that he held white supremacist views. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) NYPS215
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FILE – In this Saturday, April 24, 2021, file photo made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking. SpaceX is scrambling to resolve toilet spills in its capsules before it launches another crew for NASA. Liftoff is currently set for early Sunday, Oct. 31, from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. (NASA via AP, File) NY164 NY164

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Elements of the Andrus Road Fire are seen in the late afternoon on Monday, July 5, 2021 in Cheney, Wash. At last update, the fire burned between 250 to 300 acres, with 200 structures at risk and a Level 3 evacuation order in place. The cause of the fire has not yet been announced, though an enormous area firefighting presence assembled to battle the blaze.

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Hats litter the ice after Jordan Eberle scored the first hat trick in Kraken history. . The Buffalo Sabres played the Seattle Kraken in NHL Hockey Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA. 218722

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Travelers in the Alaska Lounge in the new N Concourse at SEA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) have a view of planes taking off Thursday, November 4, 2021. Passengers who have Alaska Airlines credit cards can use the lounge for a charge of $25 where they can get free drinks and food. Nearby, an art and culture-filled celebration marks the opening of all passenger gates and the end of major construction at the new N Concourse at SEA. This bigger, brighter, and bolder space celebrates the Pacific Northwest through dining and retail options and a diverse art collection that reflects the culture, spirit, and history .

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Harrell supporters, among them Seattle Police dectective Cookie Bouldin (center) celebrate the first numbers that show Harrell in a commanding lead for Seattle Mayor. . Bruce Harrell met supporters in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. 218680
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