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Russia fires new ballistic missile at Ukraine as Putin threatens West

Russian forces launched a new medium-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin announced, calling the strike on the eastern city of Dnipro a warning to Washington and Kyiv’s other Western backers amid an escalating battle of airstrikes and missile launches between the warring nations.
News >  Pacific NW

Deal reached on what to do about 3rd tank leaking radioactive waste in Eastern WA

Nov. 20—The Department of Energy and Washington state have reached an agreement on steps to address radioactive waste suspected of leaking into the ground from a third storage tank at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington. Similar to the agreement on the first two huge underground tanks known to be leaking at the nuclear reservation, DOE is not required to immediately empty the tank. ...
News >  Pacific NW

National retailer closing dozens of stores nationwide. 8 in Washington and Oregon

Nov. 20—Virginia-based LL Flooring Holdings is closing its Lumber Liquidators stores nationwide after filing for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in August. That includes four stores in Washington — Kennewick, Seattle, Tukwila and Shoreline — and four in Oregon. LL Stores filed under Chapter 11, listing assets between $500 million and $1 billion, ...
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Senate confirms Rebecca Pennell of Yakima as federal judge

Nov. 20—The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Rebecca Pennell, a Yakima resident, as a U.S. District Court judge in Washington's Eastern District Wednesday. Pennell has served as a judge in the state Court of Appeals in Spokane since 2016, and is a former federal public defender. Pennell was recommended for the position by Sen. Patty Murray and nominated by President Joe Biden. The appointment is a ...