Chanhee Choi, a graduate student at the University of Washington, wanted her art game “Pandemic 2020” to reflect the experience of people of color, among other things. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
Chanhee Choi, a graduate student at the University of Washington, wanted her art game "Pandemic 2020" to reflect the experience of people of color, among other things. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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UW multidisciplinary artist Chanhee Choi's new art game “Pandemic 2020” makes commentary on racism and discrimination during COVID-19. It gives players a chance to experience life from the point of view of a person of color.  VIEW

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Former Sonics basketball legend Shawn Kemp, along with his business partners and employees, cut the ribbon on “Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis,” a new marijuana store in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle Friday October 30, 2020. The location is just across Denny Way near the new Climate Pledge Arena in Lower Queen Anne. 215527
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Marta Boros Horvath, at her home Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 in Seattle, is a resident who is taking the final step towards naturalization by completing her citizenship interview in October. After being here since the 1960s Horvath is doing this so she can vote. “I want this country to stay democratic because that’s why I’m here,” said Horvath, 78, who arrived in the U.S. at age 24 from Communist Hungary. 215484

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FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer gives instructions to migrants who are on their way to apply for asylum in the United States, on International Bridge 1 as they depart Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The Trump administration on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, proposed empowering border authorities to deny asylum to people from countries with widespread, deadly communicable disease, its latest in a string of regulations before the November elections to dramatically raise the bar on who qualifies for humanitarian protections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

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Our food critic Tan Vinh raves about the $50 Sunday family meal deal at Bar Dojo, which features eight pieces of organic Draper Valley fried chicken along with lumpy mashed potatoes with grilled green onions, kimchi mac and cheese, avocado rice and four dinner rolls and hot sauces. (Photo courtesy of Madeline Ingham.)

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A curious fish checks out Seattle Aquarium staff diver Kim Thomas as she carves a pumpkin underwater in the120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters. The next session is 2:30 pm Thursday and again on Friday Ref to more photos online Wed. October 28, 2020 LO Linesony 215497
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