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Judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship after WA lawsuit
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily stopped the president’s executive order after Attorney General Nick Brown joined other states challenging it.
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Jake Goldstein-Street is a writer at the Washington State Standard.
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The Showbox building is now a landmark. But will it remain a music venue?
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