Seattle Mariners’ J.P. Crawford, right, celebrates his game-winning, two-run double with Luis Torrens (22) against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson / The Associated Press)
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Mariners’ thrilling walkoff win over Rangers keeps playoff hopes alive

J.P. Crawford hit a two-run, walkoff double in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Mariners beat the Rangers 3-2 to keep hope alive in the hunt for the playoffs. VIEW

Politics

FILE – President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom wait for reporters to leave the room during a discussion on managing the risks of Artificial Intelligence during an event in San Francisco, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WX476 WX476

Democratic rising stars rally around Biden’s reelection. They’re also eyeing 2028 bids of their own

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Local News

Art sold by Maple Falls artist Lewis Anthony Rath, who pleaded guilty to violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act when selling his art in Seattle. (Sean W. Hyrons / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

WA artist who faked Native heritage sentenced in U.S. District Court

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Business & Tech

Oregon State University researcher Cole Cerrato, left, and graduate student Lindsay Garcia prepare to send smoke from a small grill onto a row of wine grapes at the university’s vineyard near Alpine, Ore., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Wine experts from three West Coast universities are working together to meet the threat, including developing spray coatings to protect grapes, pinpointing the elusive compounds that create that nasty ashy taste, and deploying smoke sensors to vineyards to better understand smoke behavior. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) ORAS503 ORAS503

After a bad fire year, wine can taste like ashes. Science is working to fight this VIEW

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Nation & World

A view shows the Copco 1 Dam in Hornbrook, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. The dam is one of a series of four dams along the Klamath River which are part of the largest dam removal project in United States history. Now underway along the Oregon border, the process won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) RPHD503 RPHD503

Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in US history VIEW

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Health

A pharmacist administers a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a drug store, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) TXHOU733 TXHOU733

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway

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