The Space Needle is refracted onto a cluster of raindrops as seen through a car window near Seattle Center during one of our many November rain showers. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
The Space Needle is refracted onto a cluster of raindrops as seen through a car window near Seattle Center during one of our many November rain showers. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
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Quena Batres, center, of Trail Mixed Collective and Alison Desir, right, joined Pattie Gonia as guest speakers during the Seattle leg of the Hi Queen Tour. (Courtesy Dayna Turnblom)
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The rescued green sea turtle, now named Shi Shi, is lifted from a holding pool by Angela Smith, left, Dr. Caitlin Hadfield, hidden, and Lindy McMorran at the Seattle Aquarium where it’s receiving critical care. (Hadfield is the senior veterinarian at the aquarium) Ref to more photos and video online Friday Nov. 19, 2021 Its sex is not yet determined. Age: called sub-adult Found washed ashore at Shi Shi beach near Neah Bay, WA by a Makah tribal member. 218882
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Silvia Gonzalez, a domestic worker who is on the board of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Domestic Standards Board for Seattle, stands outside of Casa Latina in Seattle Wednesday, November 24, 2021. 218906
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Carneisha Grace, top right, and her sons Josiah Grace, left, Samari Glover, top, and Shawn Glover II at Childhaven in Auburn on Wenesday, November 10, 2021. Carneisha Grace describes being homeless for a six month period prior to receiving services from Childhaven in 2016. 218753
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FILE — Shoppers walk through the aisles at Macy’s, Nov. 26, 2021, in New York. New York City’s health commissioner said Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, he is “strongly recommending” that everyone wear masks in indoor public settings as scientists work to learn more about the newly identified omicron variant of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File) NYRD113 NYRD113

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FILE — The flag of Boston flies at half-staff in front of City Hall in Boston on April 16, 2013, in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing a day earlier. The Supreme Court will decide whether Boston, which allows many kinds of groups to raise flags outside its City Hall, can reject one bearing the Latin cross. (Ruth Fremson/ The New York Times) XNYT6 XNYT6
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FILE – Then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters in Brooklyn on July 14, 2021. A report set to be made public next week sheds new light on the Cuomo administration’s manipulation of nursing home death data and the former governor’s $5.1 million book deal. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times) XNYT154 XNYT154
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Tara Velan, a Seattle-based freelance artist, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 is seen with a mural she painted in the city. Velan filed a report to the police in July 2016 alleging she had been sexually assaulted by her massage therapist and later was astonished that the massage therapist had been allowed to practice after the Department of Health became aware of the first complaint. Velan felt her assault was preventable. 218254

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This Nov. 26, 2021 photo shows “The Giving Tree,” a Christmas tree display made out of cardboard at Asbury Park NJ’s Convention Hall that is delighting many in the seaside town, but dismaying others who miss the fresh-cut natural tree that is usually on display there during the holidays. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) RPWP105 RPWP105

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Vodka is poured at a holiday feast for the family of Bonnie Frumkin Morales, whose restaurant Kachka celebrates the Russian food she was raised on, in Portland, Ore., Dec. 7, 2018. In Russian homes, centuries-old traditions of cooking and eating are celebrated on New Year’s Eve with a feast that eclipses every other holiday on the calendar — Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving rolled into one. (Leah Nash/The New York Times) XNYT35

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Head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners congratulates cornerback Woodi Washington (0) and the defense after a fumble return for a 42-yard touchdown against the Iowa State Cyclones in the second quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images/TNS) 33449671W 33449671W

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Arts & Life

Quena Batres, center, of Trail Mixed Collective and Alison Desir, right, joined Pattie Gonia as guest speakers during the Seattle leg of the Hi Queen Tour. (Courtesy Dayna Turnblom)

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Photography

The rescued green sea turtle, now named Shi Shi, is lifted from a holding pool by Angela Smith, left, Dr. Caitlin Hadfield, hidden, and Lindy McMorran at the Seattle Aquarium where it’s receiving critical care. (Hadfield is the senior veterinarian at the aquarium) Ref to more photos and video online Friday Nov. 19, 2021 Its sex is not yet determined. Age: called sub-adult Found washed ashore at Shi Shi beach near Neah Bay, WA by a Makah tribal member. 218882
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Alex Zerbe brings his Zaniac one-hour comedy show to the Seattle Center stage at Winterfest, aimed mainly at youngsters. He juggles, dances, engages the audience and tells jokes. It’s free and is among the things visitors can see without charge including the return the expansive train set in the Armory. Visitors should check the Seattle Center website. Ref to More online LO free events at Seattle Center on Saturday November 27, 2021 218920
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Husky Stadium – Apple Cup – University of Washington Huskies vs. Washington State University Cougars – 112621 The Washington State Cougars hoist the Apple Cup trophy Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Seattle. 218907
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Son Nate Fezzie, 2, gives dad Dominic a hand in hauling out the tree the family has cut to take home. U-cut Christmas Creek tree farm, with some pre-cut trees. LO Wednesday April 24, 2021 218900
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