Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that the state will see a 16% increase in vaccines starting in the next few weeks. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, shown last week, said Tuesday the state will see a 16% increase in vaccines starting in the next few weeks. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)
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FILE — Rioters climb the walls of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Educators have turned to Shakespeare, science fiction and cat people analogies to help students understand the past weeks. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times) XNYT30 XNYT30

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FILE – In this July 31, 2019, file photo, migrants return to Mexico, using the Puerta Mexico bridge that crosses the Rio Grande river in Matamoros, Mexico, on the border with Brownsville, Texas. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining order sought by Texas, which sued on Friday against a Department of Homeland Security memo that instructed immigration agencies to pause most deportations. Tipton said the Biden administration had failed “to provide any concrete, reasonable justification for a 100-day pause on deportations.” (AP Photo/Emilio Espejel, File) CER210 CER210
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A Boeing 737 MAX-9, built for Alaska Airlines, undergoes testing as it flies past the Boeing factory in Everett Washington on March 23, 2020. Boeing said Monday it will temporarily suspend its Puget Sound factory operations starting Wednesday in response to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes a day after the first Boeing worker died of a COVID-19 infection. The company said Sunday that 29 of its employees had been confirmed to have the disease. 213431

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A Tsimshian tribal member leading the march for Indigenous peoples rights and respect pauses before a Native People’s mural at the corner of Yesler and Second Avenue. He drummed along the winding route from Occidental Square through nearby streets. Ref to more photos online Saturday Jan 23, 2021 216217
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Brian Finch with Nichol Brothers checks the I-beam placement under the stone cottage in West Seattle being prepped for a move to save it from demolition. Additional funds and permits to move it still need to be obtained. The cottage is small and for this company is considered a relatively easy move and among the smallest building they will have relocated. It will go to a storage site until a permanent site is found. Ref to more photos online and previous, recent story The late Eva Falk’s stone 90-year-old stone cottage near Alki Beach in West Seattle is being prepped for a move to save it from demolition. An additional $50,000 is needed and it will be relocated to a storage site by Nichol Brothers until a permanent location is found. About two dozen I-beams have been placed under the structure build from about 15,000 beach stones. The walls have been reinforced for a move and underpinnings placed. Saturday there is a walk from the Alki lighthouse to the cottage beginning at 10 A.M. called “Walking in Eva’s Shoes.” For more information see savethestonecottage.org Previous coverage by Nicole and me from about 10 days ago: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/saving-west-seattles-depression-era-stone-cottage-one-beach-stone-at-a-time/ LO Linesonly The Stone Cottage in West Seattle is prepped for a move to save it from demolition. It still needs more fundraising and then permits for relocation. Nickel Brothers workers install I-beams under the structure. Friday Jan 22, 2021 216212
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Mt. Rainier looms in this telephoto view from Lake Forest Park during Thursday morning’s sunrise. The mountain appears to be steaming as clouds form and change as the sun hits the mountain as it rises. The Weather forecast is for partly sunny skies on Thursday and Friday with rain in the forecast for Sunday. Photographed on January 14, 2021. LO LO LO 216127
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