Amy Carnell, a former teen soccer star who also has worked as GM of Sounders Women and Seattle Reign, says she was sexually abused by her coach and Washington state’s youth soccer organizations failed to protect her. She also says she wasn’t the only player the coach groomed. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Jerry Garcia, historian and vice-president of the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture in Seattle, stands outside the center Monday, November 9, 2020. Garcia says the vast majority of Washington’s Latinos are Mexican Americans, who have traditionally aligned with Democrats. Various movements, including farmworker organizing and protests against the Vietnam War, which took a heavy toll on Mexican Americans, have bolstered that alliance. A Mexican American himself, he nonetheless says he has many relatives in Texas who are Republicans, and has no doubt that a significant number of Latinos in Eastern Washington are the same. Garcia voted for Biden, saying living under Trump as a Latino has been “very, very stressful.” 215597
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Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 Jessica Thompson in the backround with her guide dog Sam is pushing for an audible crosswalk signal at NE 95th St. and 5th Ave. NE so people who are blind can cross safely. 215536
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On West 12th Street across from the Erie International Airport, Steven Lantz-Gordon, 24, at left, of Harborcreek Township, waves a flag in support of President Donald Trump near David Oberg, 60, at right, of Grand Valley, who raises a flag in support of Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden during a rally held by Trump, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Erie International Airport, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Millcreek Township, Pa. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP) PAERI277 PAERI277

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FILE – In this March 17, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state’s response to the coronavirus, at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova Calif. At right is California Health and Human Services Agency Director Dr. Mark Ghaly. In November 2020, California is reaching an unwelcome coronavirus record: its 1 millionth positive test. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File) FX404 FX404

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Amy Carnell, the former GM of Sounders Women and Seattle Reign, stands amongst trees at Green Lake Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Carnell, a former soccer player, was groomed and abused by her youth soccer coach when she was a teen. 215613 215613

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Tamara Harris, at work in Pioneer Square says, “once I got my card I became the ultimate flagger and joined the union hall.” Harris loves the responsibility and being outside.. Ref to more photos online Northwest Wanderings Friday Oct 16, 2020 215379
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Woodland Park Zoon unveiled its new lantern festival, WildLanterns, on display through January 17. Photographed Thursday, November 12, 2020. 215599
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Army Veteran Bill MacCully, who served in Vietnam, walks past the grave markers while visiting the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Evergreen Washelli in Seattle on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020. The yearly placement of flags is to honor the veterans and their families for their service. MacCully is a member of The Evergreen Washelli Veterans Memorial Board who welcomes the participation of younger generations, who help continue to recognize the significance of Veterans Day in the United States. 215602
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