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A Boeing 737 Max 8 sits behind the Boeing 737 Renton factory waiting for engines. The Angle of attack (AOA) instrument of the 737 MAX, is the bottom piece of equipment below just below the cockpit windshield. Photographed on March 13, 2019 209611 209611

Stunning messages from 2016 deepen Boeing’s 737 MAX crisis

A text exchange in 2016 between the two lead technical pilots on the Boeing 737 MAX program revealed that the MCAS flight control system was behaving aggressively and strangely in the pilots' simulator sessions. One pilot said he had unknowingly lied to the FAA about its capabilities.

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Gaspar Mateo, a bay worker (left) and Byron Brenner, a manager at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Shelton, WA, place sacks of harvested oysters into totes at a bay in Shelton May 6, 2015. After ten sacks are in each tote, they are partially covered with ice, then ten more sacks are placed on top. Those too are covered with ice. Then the totes are loaded onto a truck and taken to a refrigerated warehouse in Shelton. Washington state is starting a first-in-the-nation shellfish harvesting control plan to halt outbreaks of food poisoning. It’s overhauling the way oysters are harvested, using air and water temperatures instead of illnesses to determine when the shellfish are unsafe. Brenner and his crew cover the oysters with ice as quickly as possible to comply with the rules that went into effect May 1.

Judge tosses federal permit for Washington shellfish industry, saying it doesn’t do enough to protect environment

A federal judge found regulators did not comply with the Clean Water Act in granting a general permit in 2017 that authorizes most of the state shellfish operations. Washington is the nation's top producer of farmed shellfish.

San Francisco’s Mission District, Sept. 11, 2019. Dignity Health has funded a nonprofit that works to keep low-income tenants in the area from being displaced, as American medical providers that collectively spend $50 billion per year are channeling work to local businesses and residents. (Cayce Clifford/The New York Times) XNYT78 XNYT78

When a steady paycheck is good medicine

A coalition of nonprofit health-care providers is investing in the notion that ample paychecks, stable housing and nutritious food are no less critical to well-being and a healthy community than doctors, medical equipment and pharmacies.

Qantas airlines first 787-9 Dreamliner is delivered by Boeing at the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Everett late Monday afternoon October 16, 2017. 203732

Qantas, Boeing Dreamliner to embark on world’s first 20-hour airline flight

This weekend Qantas Airways plans to fly direct from New York to Sydney. No airline has ever completed that route without stopping. At nearly 20 hours, it’s set to be the world’s longest flight.

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Even the New York City subway system is beginning to roll out turnstile terminals so that riders can zip through with mobile apps instead of swiping a card. (J.D. Biersdorfer/The New York Times) XNYT60 XNYT60
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Artificial intelligence lab called OpenAI, taught a robotic hand to solve a Rubik’s Cube. It’s not the first robot to solve the puzzle, but here’s what sets it apart from others.
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Wed. October 9, 2019. Alcove’s line walls on many floors including this one wall on the 7th floor central community floor of the new Mary’s Place in downtown Amazon’s Tower 2. 211741
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In heart of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, a first-of-its-kind family shelter takes shape for Mary’s Place  VIEW

Boeing 737 MAX

Grounded 737 MAX passenger planes are parked across East Marginal Way near the south end of Boeing Field. Saturday Sept 28, 2019 211645

International regulator report slams Boeing, FAA over 737 MAX design and approval

Boeing pushed FAA to relax 737 MAX certification requirements for crew alerts

Boeing rejected 737 MAX safety upgrades before fatal crashes, whistleblower says

Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

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Even the New York City subway system is beginning to roll out turnstile terminals so that riders can zip through with mobile apps instead of swiping a card. (J.D. Biersdorfer/The New York Times) XNYT60 XNYT60

Stop fumbling with cards. Here’s how to set up and get the most out of digital wallets.

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Everyone’s AirPods will die. We’ve got the trick to replacing them.

Real Estate

Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Workers installing the image of the Canton Lofts being built in an opportunity zone in the Pioneer Square area by Nitze-Stagen. The building behind is being demolished for the lofts. 211813

Seattle’s first Opportunity Zone development breaks ground in Pioneer Square, hopes to buck ‘tax scam’ label

Retail

Retailer buys controversial Trump-themed billboard in Times Square

A small athletic-wear company from Oregon says it is taking a stand against the president and has chosen a 30-foot billboard in Times Square depicting Trump being hog-tied in front of the White House to do so. The provocative ad for Portland-based Dhvani, which sells $58 yoga pants, takes aim at the Trump administration's efforts...

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Port of Seattle partners with WeWork on maritime business incubator

Boeing & Aerospace

A Boeing 737 Max 8 sits behind the Boeing 737 Renton factory waiting for engines. The Angle of attack (AOA) instrument of the 737 MAX, is the bottom piece of equipment below just below the cockpit windshield. Photographed on March 13, 2019 209611 209611

Stunning messages from 2016 deepen Boeing’s 737 MAX crisis

Amazon

President Donald Trump is one of several politicians using Twitch to spread their messages. (Twitch)

Video giant Twitch pushes Trump rallies and mass violence into the live-stream age

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FILE – In this file photo made Nov. 16, 2009, Stephen Guymon, of Twin Falls, Idaho, separates packages for final shipment inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com Inc., reports quarterly earnings Thursday, April 22, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin file) NYBZ139

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Microsoft

In a handout image, at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion in 2011, from left: James E. Staley, a senior JPMorgan executive; former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers; Epstein; Bill Gates; and Boris Nikolic, the Gates Foundation’s science adviser. Beginning in 2011, Gates met with Epstein on numerous occasions, according to interviews with more than a dozen people familiar with the relationship. Gates said he regrets the “error in judgement.” (Handout via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY EPSTEIN-GATES BY FLITTER AND STEWART FOR OCT. 12, 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT84 XNYT84

A relationship with Jeffrey Epstein that Bill Gates now ‘regrets’

Economy

In this July 12, 2017, photo, a construction worker walks along the top of a residential complex in Nashville, Tenn. On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, the Commerce Department reports on U.S. construction spending in December. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) TNMH491

Economists identify an unseen force holding back affordable housing

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T-Mobile’s brash CEO sprints to top of best-paid leaders at Pacific Northwest companies

Personal Finance

Bill Tuck and Linda Weller, along with their dog Goober, are the next Money Makeover subjects. Saturday Oct 5, 2019 211728

In their 50s, this couple is turning over a new financial leaf | Money Makeover

Markets

FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo specialists Mario Picone, left, and Anthony Rinaldi work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NYJK101 NYJK101

Stocks end lower; S&P 500 notches 2nd straight weekly gain

Artificial Intelligence

FILE- In this March 21, 2019 photo a robot called “Pepper” is positioned near an entrance to a Microsoft Store location, in Boston. Microsoft, a company that often tries to position itself as an early thinker on ethics and privacy issues, published its principles around developing artificial intelligence, released a short book that discussed the societal implications of the technology and has called for some government regulation of AI technologies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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International Trade

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan cheese wheels are stored in Noceto, near Parma, Italy. U.S. consumers are snapping up Italian Parmesan cheese ahead of an increase in tariffs to take effect next week. The agricultural lobby Coldiretti on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, said sales of both Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano, aged cheeses defined by their territory of origin, have skyrocketed by 220% since the higher tariffs were announced one week ago. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) XAC114 XAC114

Europe’s specialty food makers brace for U.S. tariffs

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Global finance leaders hopeful for modest rebound in 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance leaders agree that growth has slowed but they remain hopeful for a modest rebound next year as long as trade and geopolitical tensions do not worsen. That was the assessment Friday from finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 major industrial countries. Those officials met ahead...