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Gov. Inslee struggles to get speaking time in first Democratic debate

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art on Wednesday in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took part in the first Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press)

Going into the Democratic debate, Gov. Jay Inslee estimated he would get eight minutes of speaking time. He got about five. That was the least of any candidate, according to The New York Times.

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FILE — Boeing’s 737 Max 8 planes are worked on at the Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash., May 29, 2019. The Federal Aviation Administration said in June 2019 that it had recently discovered a new problem with the 737 Max jet that Boeing must correct before the plane is returned to service. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) XNYT182 XNYT182

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FAA finds new risk on 737 MAX and orders Boeing to make changes

(Bloomberg) -- Tests on Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max have revealed a new safety risk unrelated to two fatal crashes that led to the grounding of the aircraft, and U.S. regulators are ordering the company to make additional design changes.The Federal Aviation Administration discovered that data processing by a flight computer on the jetliner could... Updated 2:39 am

King County Metro has decided to make a major purchase of battery-powered electric buses, following a successful test of a few vehicles on Bellevue-area routes last year. The buses, like this one headed to Crossroads, connects to an overhead docking device that recharges their batteries in about 10 minutes at the Eastgate Transit Center. The charging pod, on the top of the rear of the bus, automatically lowers to charge the buses batteries.
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Coming to South King County: battery-powered buses and a big new base

King County Metro Transit says it will increase its fleet by 625 battery-powered electric buses over the next 20 years and house them in Tukwila and a new base in the Green River Valley.

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Voters drop their ballots at a King County Elections ballot drop box on Election Day for the 2018 Midterms Tuesday November 6 in Burien, Washington. 208408

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With Aug. 6 primary near, Washington officials scramble to fix problems with new voter-registration system

Seattle Hockey Partners President and CEO Tod Leiweke speaks after the NHL Board of Governors named Seattle as the league’s 32nd franchise, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Sea Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) GASM109

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Business & Tech

At Adaptive Biotechnologies on June 25, 2019, research scientist Jessica Kuong (cq) uses a solution of SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization) magnetic beads to purify PCR colonies in sequencing DNA groups. At right in the background is Max Bates, research associate. 210677

Seattle’s Adaptive Biotechnologies upsizes stock offering on strong investor interest

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Worker shortage has employers looking to hire high school students

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In a labyrinth garden, every path is the right one

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Kitchen remodels are a big undertaking. Make sure you pick the right approach for you.

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Seattle-made accessories for summer in the backyard VIEW

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Nation & World

From left, former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) react during the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS) **FOR USE WITH THIS STORY ONLY**

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Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

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The souther resident orca L87, also known as Onyx) travels a traditional route that follows salmon migration in Haro Strait, a location also bisected by shipping lanes. The route follows the haro strait to boundary pass and then up the strait of Georgia toward the Frazier River near Vancouver right along the shipping lanes. This photo was taken north of San Juan Island near Stuart island. ONE TIME USE!!!

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Food & Drink

Patxi’s in Ballard has rolled out a new happy hour just in time for the summer bar crawl with plenty of $3-$7 noshes including the spicy sausage roll and Marker’s Mark Manhattan and other cocktails for $7.

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Sports

John Stanton and Howard Lincoln shake hands as ownership and leadership of the Seattle Mariners transfers from Nintendo to its 17 minority partners. Photographed Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The Seattle Mariners introduced John Stanton as the team’s new CEO, taking over from Howard Lincoln. Similarly, the majority of shares of interest in the team was sold by Nintendo to what previously had been the club’s minority holders.Photographed Wednesday, April 27, 2016.

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Photography

B-17 Flight Engineer Angel Estrada wipes down one of the four Curtis Wright radial engines on a Boeing B-17G at Boeing Field next to the Museum of Flight Friday, June 21, 2019. The aircraft and four other planes are at the Museum all weekend and are owned and operated by the Collings Foundation. Visitors can pay to ride in any of the five aircraft: Boeing B-17G, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell, P-51 Mustang and a P-40 Warhawk. Flights on all the aircraft can be reserved at the airfield throughout the day both Saturday and Sunday.

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History flies in for a weekend visit at Boeing Field

Friday, June 21, 2019. Artist and architectural designer Kimberly Corinne Deriana smiles after addressing the crowd during the dedication of a Medicine Sundial designed in collaboration with Coast Salish carvers. It is Deriana’s first major public art commission. The temporary public sculpture, which is intended to bring healing, recognition and awareness of First People, has been installed at King Street Station Plaza.
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Indigenous art installation debuts at King Street Station

It’s not everyday you get to see, up close, a monstrance or vessel from circa 1863 of gilded copper, enamel, glass and precious and semiprecious stones. It’s part of the the new Seattle Art Museum exhibition “Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement.” About three dozen took the press preview Tuesday. The exhibit opens Thursday and continues through Sept. 8. The architect J.F. Bentley designed this monstrance for the Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis of Assisi in London’s Notting Hill. The exhibition features 150 works from the Birmingham Museum of Art, many never shown outside the United Kingdom.

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‘Victorian Radicals’ SAM exhibition VIEW

Never too young to dance, Four-year-old Cedar Christopherson contributes to the Alaska Kuteeyaa Dancers performance during the Indigenous People Festival at Seattle Center Saturday. Kuteeyaa means “totem” in Tlingit. Cedar also improvised some steps while the Tlingit group performed on the Armory stage

The festival celebrates indigenous cultures with song, dance, art and food with many Native groups collaborating.

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Seattle Center event showcases Native American culture VIEW

Entertainment

A newborn elephant with oversized ears becomes a laughingstock in “Dumbo.”

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Pacific NW Magazine

The entries in Smith Tower Observatory and Bar’s monthly drink were prepared by employees and staff and judged by Tantri Wija, Pacific NW Magazine’s Cheers! columnist.

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A monthly cocktail contest at the Smith Tower Observatory & Bar elevates mixology with creative concoctions

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Stop in for coffee and a story: A Central District home becomes a gathering place for black art and history

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