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Amazon

Amazon expands its checkout-free store lineup with Seattle opening of first Go Grocery

The new store, which has been hidden for weeks behind blacked-out windows, will be a larger version of the company's Amazon Go stores. VIEW Updated 9:26 am

Expedia will cut 3,000 jobs to simplify ‘bloated’ business
Secretary of State Kim Wyman says she won’t vote in presidential primary due to partisan disclosure
Boeing lands year’s first sales win as Japan’s ANA orders a dozen 787 Dreamliners Updated 8:59 am
Growth in Seattle-area home prices accelerates along with other cities
Free transit passes, monorail improvements aim to entice Seattle hockey fans to leave their cars at home
City could be doing more to tackle homeless encampment trash, auditor’s report says
In Seattle talk, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly tried to distance himself from Trump on family separations, anti-media rhetoric Updated 9:46 am
Sports gambling legislation is one step closer to becoming law after Senate committee vote — despite opposition to the bill’s fast-tracking

Local Politics

Seattle Police Department will try to build on record hiring year with neighborhood billboard campaign

The department needs to keep hiring at a rapid clip in order to grow the size of its officer ranks, because large numbers of cops continue to leave.

At Hibiscus, the sizzling falafel and steaming baladi bread are both excellent implements for dippage, into the creamy fava bean-based ful medames (left), baba ghanoush (center) and potato tagine.

Food & Drink

The Seattle area’s first Egyptian eatery has arrived in Totem Lake. At Hibiscus, everyone is family.

Hibiscus is believed to be the Seattle-area's first authentically Egyptian restaurant. Started by a husband-and-wife team from Egypt, it offers delicious falafel, beef liver, stuffed cow intestines and other Egyptian specialties in a warm, familial setting. Updated 10:07 am

Jacob Eason was 16-32 passing for 175 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Washington Huskies played the Oregon State Beavers in Pac-12 football Friday, November 8, 2019 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR. 212034

Husky Football

NFL teams ‘all over the map’ on UW Huskies QB Jacob Eason as scouting combine looms

Quarterback Jacob Eason is one of seven Washington Huskies participating in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week. Could Eason eventually land in the first round — and possibly in New England? Updated 9:28 am