People pack up some belongings during a June 2022 sweep of the homeless camp on 3rd Avenue South in Seattle. In new court briefs, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland and other cities argue that their oft-stated goal of housing all the homeless is actually not possible. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2022)
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FILE – Residents are guided through the application process for federal aid after the wildfire in Napili-Honokowai, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 14, 2023. FEMA has said it would be unable to continue its operations in all of the 82 major disaster sites it is currently servicing, including rebuilding from wildfires in Hawaii, in the event of a government shutdown. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) XNYT0271 XNYT0271

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The massive 520 bridge lid project is seen from the air in this view looking north, Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Seattle. Montlake Boulevard, at left, which is closed until July 24, usually carries more than 60,000 drivers a day.

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Business & Tech

Office workers in a business district of Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2023. Under “Cool Biz,” salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)

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A view shows the Copco 1 Dam in Hornbrook, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. The dam is one of a series of four dams along the Klamath River which are part of the largest dam removal project in United States history. Now underway along the Oregon border, the process won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) RPHD503 RPHD503

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A pharmacist administers a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a drug store, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) TXHOU733 TXHOU733

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