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A tree service worker cuts limbs that are threatening power lines near Milk Rd. NE in Woodinville, in a residential area currently without power. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
A tree service worker cuts limbs threatening power lines on Milk Road Northeast in Woodinville, in an area without power Monday. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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Pastor Hector Garcia points to the sky after being discharged from the Everett Center on Wednesday Oct. 20, 2021. Garcia who has been treated for COVID-19 for over a year was discharged from the rehabilitation center on Wednesday afternoon. Family, friends and church members of Garcia came to celebrate him. 218560
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Tara Jones, an Amazon warehouse worker, at her home in Moore, Okla., on July 25, 2021. Jones sent an email directly to Jeff Bezos after an unresolved mistake in her paycheck. A knot of problems with Amazon’s system for handling paid and unpaid leaves has led to devastating consequences for workers. (Joseph Rushmore/The New York Times)
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Thursday, October 21, 2021. Customers sit dining outside the French Bakery at the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue. The Crossroads neighborhood is the most diverse census tract on the Eastside. 218579
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Kevin Bui, owner of Huong Xua White Center Deli, located at 9629 16th Ave SW, in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood, stands inside his deli Thursday, October 21, 2021. It is next door to The Locker Room Tavern which was destroyed by a fire in September. Water used to put out the fire shot into the deli and firefighters had to remove part of the roof so the fire wouldn’t spread further, seriously damaging the building. Bui is hoping to reopen the business he runs with his wife. Shot Thursday, October 21, 2021. A fundraiser for the deli has been started by Full Tilt, a neighboring business on the north side of the deli. For more information, see: www.gofundme.com/f/help-huong-xua-deli-open-again 218578
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FILE – In this Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, file photo, kindergarten teacher Amber Updegrove interacts with her students at Warner Arts Magnet Elementary in Nashville, Tenn., in Davidson County. A Tennessee school district can continue requiring students to wear masks in school after a federal judge extended a ruling blocking an opt out provision. The Tennessean reports, the ruling, on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, affects the Williamson County and Franklin school systems. (AP Photo/John Partipilo, File) NYSB601 NYSB601
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Beef is dry-aged in the meat cooler at Bateau in Seattle, Aug. 25, 2021. When it reopened in the spring, the restaurant offered a steak aged longer – more than 400 days – than the pandemic was at that point. (Kyle Johnson/The New York Times) XNYT91
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Giant Springs State Park near Great Falls, part of the proposed Big Sky Country National Heritage Area, in Ulm, Mont. on Oct. 15, 2021. Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way. (Louise Johns/The New York Times)

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Trees had blocked all lanes of SR-18 on both sides of I-90, but were quickly cleared, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 near Snoqualmie, as a series of storms moved through the area. 218610
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Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond

FILE- This Jan. 15, 2010, file photo shows a sea otter in Morro Bay, Calif. It’s been more than a century since sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. The cute animals were successfully reintroduced along the Washington, British Columbia and California coasts, but an attempt to bring them back to Oregon in the early 1970s failed. Now a new nonprofit has formed to try again. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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Wed. October 20, 2021. Looking south down 12th Ave. NE near NE 94th St. in the Maple Leaf neighborhood voting precinct that split evenly on the Aug. 3rd primary for Bruce Harrell and M. Lorena Gonzalez. 218568
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In this image provided by the Canadian Coast Guard, the container ship Zim Kingston is assisted after it caught fire in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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In this photo taken June 4, 2018, the downtown skyline is shown from the South Hill in Spokane, Wash. . The state’s second-largest city is booming these days thanks to a good economy and influx of new residents. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios) WANG204
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Trees had blocked all lanes of SR-18 on both sides of I-90, but were quickly cleared, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 near Snoqualmie, as a series of storms moved through the area. 218610

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Tara Jones, an Amazon warehouse worker, at her home in Moore, Okla., on July 25, 2021. Jones sent an email directly to Jeff Bezos after an unresolved mistake in her paycheck. A knot of problems with Amazon’s system for handling paid and unpaid leaves has led to devastating consequences for workers. (Joseph Rushmore/The New York Times)

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An undated photo provided by the Bhamla Lab at Georgia Tech, shows a blackworm blob under a microscope. It only takes around 10 worms to form a coherent blob. There is no known limit to how many worms can form a blob. (Harry Tuazon, Bhamla Lab at Georgia Tech via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI-WORM-BLOBS BY SABRINA IMBLER FOR OCT. 25, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT69 XNYT69

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FILE – In this Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, file photo, kindergarten teacher Amber Updegrove interacts with her students at Warner Arts Magnet Elementary in Nashville, Tenn., in Davidson County. A Tennessee school district can continue requiring students to wear masks in school after a federal judge extended a ruling blocking an opt out provision. The Tennessean reports, the ruling, on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, affects the Williamson County and Franklin school systems. (AP Photo/John Partipilo, File) NYSB601 NYSB601

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Food & Drink

Beef is dry-aged in the meat cooler at Bateau in Seattle, Aug. 25, 2021. When it reopened in the spring, the restaurant offered a steak aged longer – more than 400 days – than the pandemic was at that point. (Kyle Johnson/The New York Times) XNYT91

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Expansive glass walls in the family room, left, and one of the kids’ rooms frame a majestic tree in a Beaux Arts Village home by architect Jim Cutler. All construction materials, including custom masonry, were locally sourced to reduce the impact on the environment. (Benjamin Benschneider / The Seattle Times, 2015)

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Ken Griffey Jr., left, shakes managing partner John Stanton during a press conference at the T-Mobile Park media room on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. The Mariners announced Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will join the Mariners partnership group. 218612

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Photography

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Kraken vs. Vancouver Canucks- 102321 Fans cheer as they enter the building before the start of the first game at Climate Pledge Arena Saturday Oct. 23, 2021, in Seattle. 218520
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Dressed as Rachel the Pig, the Pike Place Market symbol, Rebecca Yule barely draws a glance as she walks amid visitors in the landmark on the 50th anniversary of it being saved from the wrecking ball. Ref to more photos online. Saturday Oct 23, 2021 218608
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Climate Pledge Arena – Foo Fighters concert – 101921 Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs at Climate Pledge Arena Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021, in Seattle. 218542
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T.J. Watt gets the strip of Geno Smith in overtime, leading to Pittsburgh’s winning field goal. . The Seattle Seahawks played the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday Night Football, October 17, 2021 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA. 218532
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