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Randall Thomas, 71, took this photo as he waited in line for a coronavirus vaccination on Thursday in Sequim. (Courtesy of Randall Thomas)
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Paige Stockley, left, and Lance Lyttle CQ, managing director of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, right, dedicate two bronze dolphin benches for children that are a memorial for Alaska Airlines flight #261 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020. 216106
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Jacob Anthony Chansley, center, a QAnon adherent known as the Q Shaman, with other supporters of President Donald Trump who swarmed the U.S. Capitol, confronting Capitol Police officers in the building, in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. They came from around the country, with different affiliations — QAnon, Proud Boys, a few elected officials, many everyday Americans. One allegiance united them. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT149 XNYT149
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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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Residents stand near a building flattened by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing a number of people. (AP Photo/Rehan) XJAK117 XJAK117

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The Phnom Penh Special Rice Noodle soup features gulf prawn, calamari, fish cake, fish ball, sliced and ground pork served with thin rice noodles and finished with green onion, cilantro, and roasted garlic. Includes steamed bean sprouts. Photographed Thursday, January 7 2021. 216060

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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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Russell Wilsonwarms up for Saturday’s NFC playoff game with the Rams. The Los Angeles Rams played the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA. 216064
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A little squirrel focuses on a snack at Volunteer Park in Seattle Monday, January 4, 2021. Rain is predicted until a lull on Thursday and then again for the foreseeable future. 216051
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