Women walk past mannequins wearing face masks advertised for sale at a shop in Makati city, Philippines. (Aaron Favila / The Associated Press)
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Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) announced a new, long-term Black Lives Matter public art piece has been installed in front of City Hall on the sidewalk reading “Black Lives Matter, Enough is Enough.” It spans most of Fourth Avenue Avenue between Cherry St. and James St. The long-term installation is expected to remain in place for years and regularly be maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The installation was created in response to community requests and was designed in partnership with local arts organizations. Black Lives Matter is in block letters. Enough is Enough is in red script (Center on Contemporary Art and Onyx Fine Arts Collective – requested that the City invest in an installation in support of Black Lives Matter outside City Hall) LO Linesonly Wednesday Sept 22, 2021 218302
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Tossing Pinks into a bin from the seining net pulled onshore at Lone Tree Point near La Conner are from left, Mario Merian, Tandy Grossglass and Tamara Cayou. The Swinomish have fished from this beach for generations. 217864

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FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on Wednesday, Sept. 22, to decide who should get COVID-19 booster shots and when. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) NYAG301 NYAG301

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Sue Bird and the Storm react to a heads-up play by Ezi Magbegor (right) that gets her to the free throw line in the 3rd. . The Phoenix Mercury played the Seattle Storm in WNBA action Friday, September 17, 2021 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. 218225

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Cordelia Hollingsworth, 32, does a ìprecision jump,î a parkour trick, at Freeway park in Seattle on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Hollingsworth, who is an executive director at Parkour Visions, meets up with other parkour instructors from the organization. LO 218196 218303
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Flux Rutherford with the Burn Out Brass Band has the role of the clown as the group performs at Honk! Fest West in Columbia Park, Columbia City on Saturday. ref to more photos online LO Saturday September 18, 2021 218267
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Sean McGrew celebrates his 1st quarter touchdown – a 13-yard rushing TD. The Arkansas State Red Wolves played the Washington Huskies in NCAA Football Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. 218242
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