Pasifika (Pacific Islander) leaders Joseph Seia, left, and Dakota Camacho, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Burien. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
Pasifika (Pacific Islander) leaders Joseph Seia, left, and Dakota Camacho in Burien. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix.
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The Northwest Detention Center is shown, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Tacoma, Wash. on the day of a during a car-based protest showing support for detainees inside who were taking part in a hunger strike to protest conditions they say are inadequate to protect detainees from the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) OTK
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FILE – In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, people ride ski lifts as other skiers slide down the hill on a sunny day at the Faraya-Mzaar ski resort, in Faraya, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. As several countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan at a WHO news briefing on Monday, Nov, 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, file) LLT122 LLT122
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Marcie Sillman, who’s covered arts in Seattle for a long time, is retiring from KUOW after 35 years at the station. Photographed Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Volunteer Park. 215584
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Supporters of President Donald Trump protest in front of a local hotel where Arizona Republicans have scheduled a meeting as a “fact-finding hearing” to discuss the election, featuring members of Trump’s legal team and Arizona legislators, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AZRF101 AZRF101

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FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with Fox Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name several of his most senior economic advisers in the coming days. Yellen could be one of those named. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) NYSB707 NYSB707
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) GABA103 GABA103
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L – R: Theodore, 4; Jessica Long holding her son Zachary, 1; and dad Loren Kite stand in front of their Seattle home Monday, November 23, 2020. They are the Money Makeover subjects for Nov. 29. Loren teaches carpentry to kids, Jess is a teacher. 215729

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FILE – In this Nov. 22, 2019 file photo, Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the federal courthouse in Los Angeles with his attorney Thomas O’Brien, right, after pleading guilty to funneling donations from foreigners to U.S. political campaigns. Zuberi, an elite political fundraiser, had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP access at Donald Trump’s inauguration. But federal prosecutors say Zuberi’s life was built on a series of lies and the lucrative enterprise of filling the campaign coffers of American politicians and profiting from the resulting influence. They describe him as a “mercenary” political donor who gave to anyone — often using foreign money given through illegal straw donors. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File) NY701 NY701

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Scientists work on the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, Nov. 19, 2020. The AstraZeneca vaccine, seen here, has many advantages over the others in price and handling, but questions have been raised about its effectiveness. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times) XNYT69 XNYT69

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With dad Ryan Wells close by, 2-year-old Paige Wells shreds at “Sunset Pump Park” for the first time on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. According to her father, the track was made encircling a vacant Ballard house by a neighbor who wanted to give kids nearby someplace to let off some energy. After several loops Paige appears a complete natural. 215763
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Anna McAllister of Seattle walks her rescued retired racing grey hound Trevor along the Seattle Turkey Trot run route on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. The run was virtual this year and participants went on their own schedules. McAllister said she always runs the race but decided this year she would make a Trot donation, forgo the tee-shirt, sleep in and walk the route ending at Golden Gardens. 215763
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Joe Mills zips up his daughter’s, Honoka, caught as her brother Hayato plays on the steps at Green Lake on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Their father Joe took them to the park to burn off some energy and watch the sunset. 215764
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Waterfront Park’s Pier 62 is now open, and the one-acre area is getting a steady flow of socially-distanced visitors, and not just for the fishing, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Seattle. A series of lanterns changing colors show archival images that serve to symbolically honor and celebrate Seattle communities and families. The sprawling piece was made by the art collective Psych-Pop, two former Garfield High School classmates: Devon Midori Hale and Chi Moscou-Jackson. The duo was invited to create here by Friends of Waterfront Seattle’s Artist-in-Residence Takiyah Ward, who asked local artists “How do we honor our elders, determine our self, and protect our youth?” according to a sign at the pier. The 2020 lantern piece is called “Artifacts From Utopia.” The pier is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more information about Pier 62 go to waterfrontparkseattle.org . 215738
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