A motorcyclist cruises last week on Lakeside Avenue South, just south of the Lakewood Marina in Seattle. More unusually warm weather is expected as September winds down. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Weather

Seattle could break another heat record before cooldown

Another red flag warning for fire danger was in effect for the Cascades on Monday, and Tuesday's weather could make the current stretch of heat record-breaking. Updated

Politics

FILE – A Sunday, June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. A report that revealed the massive U.S. government surveillance effort is among the top finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. The stories were based on thousands of documents handed over by Snowden. The reports were published by Barton Gellman of The Washington Post and Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewan MacAskill of The Guardian. (AP Photo/The Guardian, File) NY109

Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden

Opinion

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Local News

Doreen Alhadeff, a prominent member of Seattle’s Sephardic Jewish community, is being knighted by Spain, in large part for her work helping Sephardic Jews take advantage of a law allowing them Spanish citizenship if they meet certain criteria. She also serves as an ambassador to cities and towns in Spain known for their Jewish heritage. 221625

Spain is knighting a Seattle woman VIEW

Featured Columnist

Seattle’s fight over park rangers doesn’t bode well for fixing the police

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Business & Tech

‘I need to go to therapy soon, and by therapy I mean Target’ VIEW

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Gates Foundation's report shows the difficult path to global progress

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Nation & World

Volunteer python hunter Dave Hackathorn, of Waverly, West Virginia, with a 4-foot-6-inch python caught west of Miami on Aug. 9, 2022. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Meet the women hunting giant pythons ‘eating everything’ in the Everglades VIEW

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Food & Drink

Mussels with white beans, garlic and rosemary, in New York, Sept. 13, 2022. Garlic, olive oil and rosemary make the best broth for this fast one-pot meal. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Bryan Gardner/The New York Times) XNYT47 XNYT47

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How Northwest tribes are leading the push to restore eel-like lampreys

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Arts & Life

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Angelica Generosa, Elizabeth Murphy, and Cecilia Iliesiu in the world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s “Wartime Elegy.”

Pacific Northwest Ballet debuts stunning work dedicated to people of Ukraine

Photography

People walk in the Luminata parade around Green Lake on Saturday, Sept. 24. Luminata is an annual lantern festival celebrating the autumnal equinox and organized by the Fremont Arts Council, held this year on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Local News

Photos: Luminata festival sets the night alight at Green Lake VIEW

One play after the Seahawks get the ball back via fumble in the fourth quarter, Geno Smith gives up an 8-yard sack to Lorenzo Carter. 221681
Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks fall to Falcons VIEW

Goats clear vegetation under the Ship Canal Bridge for the Seattle Department of Transportation on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. The 115 goats were hired through Rent-a-Ruminant and are supervised by their herder Tammy Dunakin.
Local News

SDOT hires the GOAT for clearing vegetation VIEW

Joe Zante, right, gets ready to cast again after catching a coho hatchery salmon netted by his wife Lourdas, at Bush Point where more than a dozen licensed anglers are allowed to catch two hatchery fish off Whidbey Island, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Hatchery coho have a clipped small adipose fin near the tail. The married couple are from Bothell.
Local News

At Bush Point, anglers spend a sunny day seeking hatchery coho salmon VIEW