Target on a rainy day Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Ballard. This is one of the two locations in the Seattle area set to close due to break-ins and robberies.
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As Seattle Targets close, shoppers question whether crime really is to blame

Target cited crime concerns when it announced that its small, 5-year-old stores in Ballard and the U District will close. Some shoppers and community members aren’t buying it.

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FILE – President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington. Republicans have insisted for months that they have the grounds to launch impeachment proceedings against President Biden. On Thursday, they will begin formally making their case to the public and their skeptical colleagues in the Senate.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) WX306 WX306

House Republicans are set to make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

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Jake Harper, 19, junior year student programmer at the University of Washington, created a website that helps students navigate the admissions process to UW’s most competitive majors. He used public records to request the admissions rubrics of four different university departments, and also developed an AI feature that gives feedback on students’ admissions essays. Photographed at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington on September 21, 2023. 225031

UW student spills secrets to getting into most desirable majors

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Business & Tech

Chevy and Callie take advantage of the dog relief area outside Love’s Travel Stop in Tucumcari, N.M. on Sept. 21, 2023. Highway travel centers are adding amenities like restaurants and dog parks to accommodate the expanded dwell time of electric vehicle owners. (Ramsay de Give/The New York Times) XNYT0452

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Philadelphia Police sit outside the Lululemon store on Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia. A flash mob-style ransacking and vandalism to downtown stores Tuesday night came after a peaceful protest over a judge’s decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PAPHQ101 PAPHQ101

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