Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts May 18, 1980. (Roger Werth / The Daily News via AP)
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Mount St. Helens, which erupted 41 years ago today, starts reopening after COVID closures

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Gov. Jay Inslee signs the first bill, SB 1050 of the Climate priorities package, HB 1050, SB 5126 and HB 1091 at Shoreline Community College on May 17, 2021 with supporters surrounding him. The triple bill signing lays out state’s strategy for combating carbon emissions in 21st century. 217163

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From right; White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Anita Dunn, an advisor to President Biden, and Chief of Staff Ron Klain wait for President Joe Biden to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Because of his longevity in politics and underdog personality, combined with the depth of the crises he is facing, Biden is undoing a longstanding Washington tradition in which staff members enjoy their own refracted fame. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
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FILE – In this July 29, 2020 file photo, Rep. Val Demings, D, Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Demings is planning to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, giving Democrats a boost in a competitive 2022 race that could decide control of the Senate. That’s according to two people with knowledge of the plans. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) WX201 WX201
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Business & Tech

FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2014 is an AT&T store in New York’s Times Square. AT&T will combine its media operations that include CNN HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV. The deal announced Monday, May 17, 2021, would create a separate media company as households increasingly abandon cable and satellite TV, looking instead at Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble answers questions from reporters after announcing he will not charge deputies in the April 21 fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. during a news conference Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Pasquotank County Public Safety building in Elizabeth City, N.C. Womble said he would not release bodycam video of the confrontation between Brown, a Black man, and the law enforcement officers, but he played portions of the video during the news conference that were broadcast by multiple news outlets. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP) NCRAL101 NCRAL101

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Season ticket holder Luc Boone of Redmond, 35, shows his gold wristband enabling him to go mask-free as the Mariners take on the Tigers, Monday, May 17, 2021 in Seattle. Boone got the single J&J vaccine here at the ballpark at another game. 217160

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Members of artist John Grade’s team secure part of his large sculpture “Boundary” in the North Satellite Terminal at SeaTac International Airport. Monday May 10, 2021 When completed, the piece of salvaged Alaskan Yellow Cedar measures 40’ H x 85’ W x 25’ D Grade has other massive pieces in the Seattle Art Museum lobby and at MOHAI. LO Linesonly 217084
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Keira Sweeney looks up at an Allosaurus, the largest meat eater during the late Jurassic Period, featured in the Dinosaur Discovery exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The zoo’s new exhibit features dozens of “the world’s largest and most life-like dinosaurs.” Visitors are able to learn more about the historic creatures as the dinosaurs move, breathe and roar throughout the exhibit. The exhibit was created by Dino Don Inc., the only maker of full-sized robotic dinosaurs, which are featured in zoos and museums around the world, according to the Woodland Park Zoo.
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LINESONLY For the first time since closing in the pandemic, the pedestrian bridges at the Ballard Locks were open to foot traffic Wednesday, April 28, 2021. So too was the first floor of the Visitor’s Center. The pedestrian bridges connected two neighborhoods separated by the canal. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers said the fish ladder however will remain closed due to an impending maintenance project. 216958
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