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M’s head for exits after walk-off loss
May 20, 2013 in Sports It isn’t simply that the Mariners took a third walk-off loss in four games Monday, this one 10-8 in the 10th inning to the Indians, that had Tom Wilhelmsen’s squad …
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Seahawks address suspensions, arrests
May 20, 2013 in Sports Seahawks coach Pete Carroll gave a lengthy opening statement after Seattle’s first OTA workout on Monday, addressing head on the recent off-field problems that have put some of his players …
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Death toll rises to 51 in Oklahoma tornado
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct … 45
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Police release names of officers involved in shooting
May 20, 2013 in City Spokane Police have released the names of the three officers involved in shooting and killing a homicide suspect last week. 98
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Second police officer placed on leave
May 20, 2013 in City Spokane Police has placed Officer Darrell Quarles on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. 33
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Bellevue Square plans $1.2 billion expansion
May 20, 2013 in Business BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Developer Kemper Freeman plans a $1.2 billion expansion of his Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square hotel and shopping complex in downtown Bellevue, Wash. 24
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County water truck in rollover accident
May 20, 2013 in City A Spokane County water truck rolled over in a two-vehicle accident this morning.
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Cooler, wetter week ahead in Washington
May 20, 2013 in City SEATTLE — Forecasters say Washington is in for a change in weather to a cool, wet spell that is expected to last the rest of the week. The National Weather … 12
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Eric Idle gives commencement to Whitman graduates
May 20, 2013 in Region WALLA WALLA, Wash. — English entertainer and former Monty Python member Eric Idle delivered the commencement speech Sunday at Whitman College in Walla Walla where his daughter Lily was among … 14
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Food map can lead way to health, researchers say
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. 1
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Obama fights GOP, scandal
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A senior White House aide said Sunday that President Barack Obama learned only from news reports that an Internal Revenue Service office had singled out dozens of conservative … 128
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Spokane airport might add terminal if growth continues
May 20, 2013 in City on Page A1 A new airport costing $250 million or more might be in the region’s future, a 20-year master plan for Spokane International Airport says. But Airport Director and CEO Larry Krauter … 37
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Scientists creating undersea laboratory
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World, Region on Page A1 SEATTLE – Scientists are eager for access to information from a quarter-billion-dollar lab at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that they hope will teach them about climate change, earthquakes … 10
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Yahoo to bid $1.1 billion for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. It’s the biggest and riskiest deal yet for Yahoo Chief Executive Officer …
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Volcano’s eruptions continue
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska’s Pavlof volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. A satellite at 12:40 a.m. measured …
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Small critters return from space
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOSCOW – A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest …
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Twisters ‘scoured’ swath of Oklahoma
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 SHAWNEE, Okla. – Tornadoes ravaged parts of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out … 1
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Obama urges graduates to help others
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their … 2
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Leader of AP protests seizure
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Associated Press’ president and CEO on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative had not … 9
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Two FBI hostage-rescue agents killed in training accident
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened …
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In brief: Train crash likely to affect traffic for week
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 HARTFORD, Conn. – Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment …
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Syrian troops enter key rebel-held town
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his …
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North Korean firings studied
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the … 1
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China seeks boat’s release
May 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – China says it is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner publicized the plight of its 16 crew in an online account saying they …
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