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Nation Oct 29
Fair housing groups say Redfin ‘redlines’ minority communitiesThe organizations said that during a two-year investigation they documented the effect of Redfin's "minimum price policy," which requires homes to be listed for certain prices to reap the benefits of Redfin's services.
Politics Oct 22
Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump’s ‘anarchy’ labelThe lawsuit, filed Thursday, ridiculed Trump's action as offensive to the Constitution and common sense, but said the consequences of withholding federal money during a pandemic "are deadly serious."…
Politics Sep 17
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mailJudge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction sought by 14 states that sued the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
Nation Jul 27
Protesters sue Trump administration over Portland tacticsProtesters have sued the Trump administration to rein in what they describe as an out-of-control response by federal agents to demonstrations in Portland.
Nation Jun 09
Black Lives Matter sues over Seattle police tacticsOfficers have used tear gas, pepper spray and other less-lethal weapons against crowds that have demonstrated against racism and police brutality.
Nation Jun 08
Seattle council members protest after tear gas used on crowdJust days after Seattle's mayor and police chief promised a month-long moratorium on using a type of tear gas to disperse protesters, the department used it again during an overnight protest.
Nation Apr 20
Some U.S. manufacturers reopening amid fierce political heatSEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and a small number of other manufacturers around the U.S. geared up Monday to resume production this week amid pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen the economy and resistance from governors who warn there is…
Health Mar 05
As U.S. coronavirus death toll hits 11, feds investigate nursing home east of SeattleSeema Verma, head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the agency is sending inspectors to Life Care along with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to figure out what happened and determine whether…
Health Mar 04
U.S. virus death toll rises to 11 with first California victimThe U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 11 with a victim succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state.
Nation Mar 04
Despite deaths, so far no shutdown orders in Seattle areaAs the coronavirus spread through Asia officials closed the schools in China, Japan and Hong Kong but at the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, officials in Washington have so far not ordered that classrooms be shuttered or…