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The UW defense appears to have all forward momentum stopped but UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson sneaks into the end zone during the second quarter of the Huskies’ loss on Saturday. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
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Betie Tesfaye, R. N., gives a COVID shot to basketball player and Highline College student Rakim Nelson at the college Monday, October 11, 2021. Johnson & Johnson, Maderna and Pfizer vaccines, as well as booster shots, are available there every Monday from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. to anyone who would like one. They have been available at the campus since August and will continue to be there until next year. Any K-12 educators/school staff, health care workers or state workers will have to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 if they want to keep their jobs (with some leeway depending on union negotiations). Highline College is located at 2400 S 240th St. in Des Moines. 218481

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