This combination photo shows the highest-paid male and female CEOs in the S&P 500 index for 2021, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. Top row, from left: Bill McDermott of ServiceNow, Mary Barra of General Motors, Tim Cook of Apple, Adena Friedman of Nasdaq, and David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery. Bottom row, from left: Kathy Warden of Northrop Grumman, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices, Phebe Novakovic of General Dynamics, and Peter Kern of Expedia Group. The median pay package for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies rose 17.1% in 2021 as the economy rebounded and company profits and stock prices jumped. (AP Photo)
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Seattle executive tops list as CEO pay soars

Pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, up to a median of $14.5 million. Workers, meanwhile, saw a 4.4% increase in wages and benefits last year.

Politics

FILE- Oregon Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Jaime McLeod-Skinner speaks during an election watch party at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond, Ore., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. McLeod-Skinner has defeated Rep. Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th U.S. House District. (Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin via AP, File) ORBEN502 ORBEN502

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People cue up in a line waiting to receive food in-person at Rainier Valley Food Bank in Seattle on May 20, 2022. As a result of COVID-19 pandemic the Rainier Valley Food Bank pivoted to a home-delivery model. Recently the Rainier Valley Food Bank brought back on-site services on a limited basis.

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Business & Tech

Shakeel Taiyab, an independent repair technician, replacing the battery on an iPhone 12 using Apple’s certified repair equipment, in South San Francisco, May 19, 2022. Apple’s do-it-yourself tools and instructions are far from ideal for most consumers. “They set up the customer to fail,” Taiyab said. (Ulysses Ortega/The New York Times)

I tried Apple’s self-repair program with my iPhone. Disaster ensued. VIEW

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Food & Drink

YESLER TERRACE- iURBAN TEEN FARMING- 080421 Laela Johnson, 14, waters plants at the YES farm on Thursday, August 5, 2021, in Yesler Terrace. The Black Farmers Collective and iUrban Teen partnered to create an Urban Farming experience for youth at YES Farm on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Yesler Terrace. YES Farm is a 1.5 acre farm along I-5 at Yesler Terrace that produces food, and hosts community building events and educational programming. Each student received a stipend of $100 for participating and writing an essay on their experience.

How a guerrilla gardener at CHOP paved the way for a gardening revolution in Seattle VIEW

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Arts & Life

Earnest Thomas, president of the Onyx Fine Arts Collective, sits in front of art at Gallery Onyx in Pacific Place on May 13, 2022.

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Photography

This large portrait of photographer Ansel Adams greets visitors to his exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry. It’s by James Alinder from 1984. The 48 photographs by Adams were all printed by him, likely the best known and according to MOHAI, America’s “most revered photographer: The show opens to the public Saturday and runs through Sept. 5. Ref to more photos online Ansel Adams: Masterworks exhibit and press preview at the Museum of History & Industry Wed. May 25, 2022 220480
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Ansel Adams photo exhibit opens at Seattle’s MOHAI on Saturday VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW

Norwegian Pride was on full display as Ballard celebrated Syttende Mai with a parade. For the first time since 2019, Ballard’s Syttende Mai Parade took place celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day. 220411
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See how the Syttende Mai parade returned in style in Ballard VIEW