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    As protesters rally, Amazon vows changes

    SEATTLE – Amazon .com Inc., addressing issues that have drawn heavy criticism of the company, told shareholders Thursday that it planned to improve warehouse conditions and drop its membership in … 11

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    St. Helens yields clues

    LOS ANGELES – Scientists dissecting the remains of the disastrous 1980 explosion of Mount St. Helens in Washington say that crystal formations trapped in volcanic rocks hold important clues about …

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    Icahn buys sizable stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    NEW YORK – Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizable stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp. and is calling for at least four of the company’s directors to be replaced. … 1

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    Sex slave claims lead to 4 trafficking arrests

    A frightened young woman’s descriptions of being held captive and sold for sex at drug houses and motels over the past year has led to several arrests in what’s believed … 11

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    Fifth victim dies in Seattle shooting

    Police say the man believed to have opened fire today at a Seattle cafe, killing three people, apparently shot himself. 10

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    Paper or plastic? L.A. votes neither

    LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists. … 6

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    Man dies following early Saturday car crash

    A man died after an early Saturday morning car crash near Main Avenue and Stone Street in Spokane. 16

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    MAC faces angry crowd

    Members of the Museum of Arts and Culture board appear to be digging in for a protracted battle with other supporters of the financially strapped institution. They gave little sign … 29

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    2 home invasion robberies in Spokane

    SPOKANE — There were two home invasion robberies overnight in Spokane, and a homeowner was wounded in one of them. 7

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    Antsy toddler kicked off plane at Sea-Tac

    SEATAC, Wash. — A 3-year-old boy who wouldn’t use his seatbelt never got off the ground on an Alaska Airlines flight at Sea-Tac Airport. 26

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    One dead, two injured in fiery crash near Ritzville

    A woman died Thursday night and two Post Falls residents were sent to the hospital after a wrong-way collision on Interstate 90 three miles west of Ritzville.

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    Nightmare rerun: Family’s second child diagnosed with cancer first child had just beaten

    Jenny Cumbie has become an unwitting human encyclopedia of medicine. Her daughters, Anna, 8, and Madeline, 5, have both battled leukemia. Anna was 2 when she was diagnosed; Madeline was … 7

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    MLK Jr. Way opens Thursday

    It may have taken more than four decades, but Spokane drivers will be able to motor down their own Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the first time this week. … 30

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    Recalling mission time with Romney

    Mulloy Hansen had been a Mormon missionary in France for just a few months in early 1967 when he got word he was getting a new roommate and partner to … 67

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    No beer on the job, floating bridge contractor warned

    Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Transportation Department Secretary Paul Hammond issued statements Wednesday reminding the contractor on a new Lake Washington floating bridge not to let office workers drink beer … 19

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    School districts emphasize science, trades

    Two decades of emphasis on the four-year college degree track have left a workforce gap in trades such as construction, manufacturing, machining and automotive technology. At the same time, employers … 4

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    Boys’ Ranch reaches deal

    Nineteen lawsuits against the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch have been settled, part of a larger settlement that’s expected to sew shut all of the outstanding legal issues surrounding the clergy … 18

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    Police: Felon fleeing officers injures 2 in crash

    Spokane police arrested a repeat offender Thursday night for driving recklessly, eluding police and causing a collision that blocked a northside intersection for hours. 11

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    Moose head smashes through Cadillac driven by boy, 14

    A 14-year-old motorist crashed into a moose on Interstate 90 in Shoshone County, Idaho, on Saturday, sending the animal’s head into the vehicle. 8

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    Sketch released of South Hill sexual assailant

    Spokane police today released a sketch of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in a South Hill park Tuesday afternoon. 7