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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL115 DCJL115

Democratic congressional candidate Kim Schrier’s campaign skittish about Nancy Pelosi connections

I-1639 the most ambitious effort at gun regulation in Washington state’s history
San Francisco is cracking down on tent camps. Will Seattle do the same? VIEW
Lynnwood police arrest teens for shooting that injured 3 people
New UW building is among campus' greenest, but falls short of cutting-edge efforts elsewhere
Evictions in Seattle, often over a month’s rent or less, add to homeless crisis, report finds

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No longer hiding in plain sight: An undocumented writer couldn’t live a lie, so why should we?

Education Lab

For 40,000 homeless students, it’s back-to-school season in Washington

Durkan makes pitch for free community college plan ahead of vote on $637.8 million levy

Q & A | How will new Washington state teacher contracts affect school-district finances?

12.5 percent of Seattle students are English learners. Why are their test scores worse than 4 years ago?

Robert Terry, first black man to teach in Seattle public schools, dies at 91

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Stella Champion watches as Steve Meyer works the handle on the apple press at Tonnemaker Farm’s annual apple cider press day Sunday, September 23, 2018. Sunday was the last day of Sammamish Valley’s Fall Harvest Celebration. 207882

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Families get sweet taste of fall at Sammamish Valley festival VIEW

Seahawks wide receiver Brandon Marshall warms up before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Dallas Cowboys for their home opener at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 23, 2018.
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Photos: Seahawks take on the Cowboys in home opener VIEW

That’s one, big competitive pumpkin where even the stem is larger than the exploring hand of a child at the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse in Mount Vernon on Saturday. It’s Jim Sherwood’s of Mulino, OR weighing 1285 1/2 and good for 2nd place.
This is the eight year for the weigh-off during the Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival.

The winner of the was Team Gadberry from Battle Ground, WA with 1322 1/2 pounds.

The club sponsor is the Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers

( during the Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival)

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Check out giant pumpkins in Skagit Valley VIEW

On 2nd and 6 on the Sun Devil 29 yard line, with 4:50 in the 2nd quarter remaining, Washington’s Ben Burr-Kirven (25) and Benning Potoa’e (8) hold ASU’s Emo Benjamin to a 3 yard gain.

Arizona State University played the 10th-ranked University of Washington Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Husky Stadium in Seattle. 207899

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Photos: Washington Huskies beat Arizona State 27-20 VIEW

Business & Tech

Matt Werner, an engineer, demonstrates how lidar technology can be applied at the southwestern border in Del Rio, Texas, Aug. 28, 2018. In a rural Texas county, lidar sensor technology is being tested as a way to spot illegal intruders from Mexico– a use that could divide workers in Silicon Valley. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)

It’s the eyes for a driverless car — what about for a virtual border wall?

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Ten years ago, WaMu’s failure crushed Seattle’s last banking giant

Sports

(Logos by Rich Boudet / The Seattle Times)

Announcing the Final Four of our (unofficial) tournament to name Seattle’s future NHL team

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In win over Cowboys, Seahawks show they can thrive amid the Earl Thomas chaos