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Outdoors

How the Enchantments became the most in-demand hike in the U.S.

As the chances of winning an overnight permit dwindle to roughly 6%, there's been an "explosion" in hikers attempting the intense 18-mile route in just one day.

Election 2023

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Politics

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida addresses the 2023 Iowa Republican Party Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, on Friday, July 28, 2023. Donald Trump and DeSantis shared the same stage as candidates for the first time here on Friday, along with a number of other Republican presidential primary hopefuls. (Jordan Gale/The New York Times) XNYT0836 XNYT0836

Trump and DeSantis collide for first time in Iowa, as fortunes diverge VIEW

Opinion

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Local News

Jim Oliver, south sound coordinator of the Center For Responsible Forestry, amongst a plot of old trees, logged a hundred years earlier Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Duvall, Wash. The plot among others were set to be sold for clear-cut logging by the Washington State Department of Natural Resource but the auction was postponed last minute due to pressure from a lawsuit filed by environmental advocates and from opposition by seven of nine King County Council members.

102-acre King County timber sale paused VIEW

Featured Columnist

The big tell in this year’s Seattle City Council elections

Project Homeless

Can a program to help Seattle area homeless people with biggest needs pay off?
Burien unsure of accepting $1 million to fight homelessness
Regional Homelessness Authority agrees to delay system shakeup after pushback
Phoenix says it will take more time to clear homeless encampment

Business & Tech

When directed to use information from trusted sources, such as credible websites and research papers, AI can carry out helpful tasks with a higher degree of accuracy. (Ariel Davis / The New York Times)

We’re using AI chatbots wrong. Here’s how to direct them.

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Seattle hosts another event as important as All-Star Game and Taylor Swift

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Nation & World

– EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 12:01 A.M. ET ON MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS – Terry Harper, second from right, who played on five Stanley Cup-winning teams during his 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, during the Snoopy Senior hockey tournament in Santa Rosa, Calif., July 13, 2023. The players, many in their 80s, may have titanium hips and implantable defibrillators, but they plan to play hockey until they go to that big locker room in the sky. (Bryan Meltz/The New York Times) XNYT0616 XNYT0616

The mind is willing, so the body doesn’t have much choice VIEW

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Food & Drink

One-pan zucchini-pesto orzo on July 10, 2023. Prepared pesto gives a one-pan orzo and zucchini dish its herby, garlicky bite. Food styled by Hadas Smirnoff. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times) XNYT0200

There’s a pesto miracle waiting in your freezer with this one-pan recipe

Pacific NW Magazine

Erosion forces Olympic National Park to take a hard look at Kalaloch Lodge

Erosion threatens Kalaloch cabins — and archaeological data underneath

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Arts & Life

(Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times)

How the Enchantments became the most in-demand hike in the U.S.

Photography

The Seattle Chinatown Dragon Team charges down 4th Av. Saturday, July 29, 2023, during the Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle. 224582
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Torchlight Parade fan favorite for Seafair VIEW

OL Reign forward Tziarra King just misses get on the end of a cross as she jumps over San Diego Wave FC defenders Kaleigh Riehl, left, and Christen Westphal during the first half. 224563
Reign

Photos: OL Reign vs. San Diego Wave VIEW

“Horse” is by artist Scott Fife, and features archival cardboard, dry screws, glue, ink and pencil markings; and is featured in the Traver Gallery. 224536
Visual Arts

Photos: Seattle Art Fair 2023 VIEW

The entrance to Denny Hospital on Hub Drive, on the Northern State Hospital grounds, at dawn, in Sedro-Woolley on Monday, June 26, 2023.
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The mystery of Northern State Hospital in photos VIEW