Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York high-fives House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California before she signs H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, at a signing ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik / The Associated Press)
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LGBTQ+ community in WA cheers bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions

Washington supporters applauded Congress' approval of the Respect for Marriage Act. All but one U.S. House member from the state voted "yes" on the legislation. Updated

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FILE – This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate has spawned a parallel special master process that this month slowed down a criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president. The probe into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago continues. (Department of Justice via AP, File) WX106 WX106

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Tacoma Police Department Det. Chad Lawless diagrams the scene where he and his partner, officer Corey Ventura, showed up to where Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer had a confrontation with a newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer on Jan. 27, 2021, during his testimony in Pierce County Superior Court on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash.

Key witness against Troyer faces aggressive cross-examination VIEW

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Mental Health

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Business & Tech

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen’s signature is shown on a just printed sheet of bills during a visit to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s (BEP) Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Yellen unveiled the first U.S. currency bearing her signature, marking the first time that U.S. bank notes will bear the name of a female treasury secretary. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Yellen becomes first female Treasury secretary to sign U.S. dollar VIEW

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Maitlyn Gandy, mother of 7-year-old Athena Strand, looks at the package that was delivered by a FedEx delivery man authorities say allegedly abducted her daughter last week during a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, outside of the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas. The package, a You Can be Anything Barbie set, was supposed to be Athena’s Christmas present, Gandy said. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP) TXDAM202 TXDAM202

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The Rainy Day Reuben at Louski’s Deli in Skykomish is available whether or not the power is out in the small town, as Louski’s is the only restaurant in the town with a generator.

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Catching up with Margarethe Cammermeyer on the 10th anniversary of marriage equality in WA

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The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie bring joint tour to Seattle

Photography

Hundreds of Boeing employees line the fence to witness the final Boeing 747 aircraft as it rollouts out of its hangar at the Everett factory, Tuesday night, Dec. 6, 2022. The 747-8 freighter, which is the model of this aircraft, can hold approximately 19 million ping-pong balls or golf balls. 222295
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Boeing rolls out final 747, ending an era that transformed aviation VIEW

Tyler Slater tosses a crab pot into the water off the Edmonds Fishing Pier on a chilly evening Edmonds on December 3, 2022. Slater is hoping to catch red rock crab or dungeness crab using chicken, squid and herring for bait. The recreational crab fishing season is open in this area until December 31st.
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Members of the Seattle SeaCordsmen finish off a carol with smiles during the 37th Annual Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Celebration at Pike Place Market on Friday night. The competition benefits the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank. 222197
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