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Advocates say Seattle’s $1.45B transportation tax isn’t enough
A coalition is asking to increase the levy to $1.9B for more bike and pedestrian safety measures — which a poll found a majority of voters might support.
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AI is already impacting the 2024 elections. Experts are nervous.
The Atlantic’s Hanna Rosin and Charlie Warzel discuss the dangers of the technology in political spaces, from deepfakes of candidates to robocalls.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on ‘apartheid’ Israel and support for Gaza
The author shared his observations on the similarities between Black and Palestinian calls for freedom during a trip to the occupied West Bank.
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Tensions escalate between UW demonstrators and Charlie Kirk fans
After the university refused to move the event farther from the pro-Palestinian encampment, confrontation ensued around the Seattle campus Quad.
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The American economy is booming, if not in most voters’ minds
Polls find that despite strong employment and reduced inflation, citizens are in no mood to credit Biden — which could buoy Trump’s campaign.