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Walmart closing an Everett store that locals say was plagued by theft

Walmart is closing an underperforming store in Everett that some neighboring businesses say has been plagued by theft.

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(FOR 2023 REAL ESTATE PREDICTIONS STORY) A home for sale in South Seattle near the Mt. Baker neighborhood, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

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The pilot house bridge from the F/V Ethel May is pounded in the surf Monday February 6, the day after the boat sank near the mouth of Willapa Bay.

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Interim CEO Howard Schultz, left, and incoming CEO Laxman Narasimhan hug during Starbucks Investor Day 2022, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) WASB104

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Single family homes north of downtown Bellevue are seen from the air, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. This is an overall photo not representing any particular census tract for the FYI Guy’s look at Bellevue and differences between its neighborhoods along five demographic data points.

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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s trade policy agenda, Friday, March 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) DCMZ314 DCMZ314

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Dylan Jorgensen, a deckhand on the 46-foot F/V Miss Kathleen, this week with a catch of Dungeness crab off of Westport. Chuck Custer is the captain and his wife, Jennifer Custer, does the bookkeeping. They live in Ocosta, an unincorporate community in Grays Harbor County.

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A person uses a laptop while working from home in Tiskilwa, Illinois, in 2020. (Daniel Acker / Bloomberg)

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Signage outside a Walmart store 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris.

Walmart closing an Everett store that locals say was plagued by theft

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Workers pick corn and organic peppers at Yakama Farms, formerly Inaba Family Farms in Wapato, Wash., on Aug. 23, 2022. In the face of discrimination and hate, the Inabas and the Yakama Nation forged a bond through a farm in eastern Washington that has lasted for more than 100 years. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) XNYT260 XNYT260

A Japanese American family and a native tribe blend at a WA farm

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Pro-union signs at an office used by the Amazon Labor Union in Florence, Ky., on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Union leaders are trying to re-establish momentum after organizing setbacks. (Jon Cherry/The New York Times) XNYT5 XNYT5

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In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard rocket lifts off from the company’s West Texas site on Sept. 12, 2022. An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused the failure of this launch that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday, March 24, 2023. The vehicle was carrying experiments but no passengers. (Blue Origin via AP) NY975 NY975

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Ann Wolfe, at her home in Wedgwood June 23, 2022.

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Signage outside a Walmart store 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris.

Walmart closing an Everett store that locals say was plagued by theft

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Signage outside a Walmart store 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris.

Walmart closing an Everett store that locals say was plagued by theft

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Montenegrin police officers escort an individual who is believed to be one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, Friday, March 24, 2023. South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Friday confirmed the arrest of Kwon and another unidentified individual linked to the cryptocurrency crash and said it will proceed with steps to extradite them to South Korea. Both South Korea and Montenegro are signees to the European Convention on Extradition. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

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Montenegrin police officers escort an individual who is believed to be one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, Friday, March 24, 2023. South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Friday confirmed the arrest of Kwon and another unidentified individual linked to the cryptocurrency crash and said it will proceed with steps to extradite them to South Korea. Both South Korea and Montenegro are signees to the European Convention on Extradition. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

A crypto fugitive’s very public life while on the run

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