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McMorris Rodgers leads grilling of TikTok CEO as lawmakers call for data privacy law

UPDATED: Thu., March 23, 2023

WASHINGTON – In a marathon hearing on Thursday, the CEO of TikTok struggled to assuage lawmakers' concerns that the massively popular video app's ties to the Chinese government make it a threat to U.S. national security.

News > Education

Distracting, entertaining, educating: TikTok has varied impacts at Ferris High School

UPDATED: Thu., March 23, 2023

TikTok is like a bag of potato chips.

News > Business

Health care and tech jobs on the rise in rural northwest

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Half of all job postings in rural Washington are in health care, and STEM opportunities are growing rapidly, according to a recent report.

News > Nation/World

McMorris Rodgers promises congressional action on data privacy, ‘an issue that transcends party politics’

UPDATED: Thu., March 2, 2023

WASHINGTON – The Spokane Republican who leads the House panel charged with internet regulations urged her colleagues during a hearing Wednesday to pass a bipartisan bill that would limit how tech companies collect and use Americans’ personal data.

News > Nation/World

Instagram users are being served gory videos of killing and torture

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

LOS ANGELES - Kristoffer Reinman, a 32-year-old music producer and investor, was scrolling through Instagram last fall when he began to encounter violent videos - videos of people being shot and mutilated, posted by accounts he said he doesn't follow.

News > Nation/World

SpaceX sends up Starlink mission early Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 12, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up its eighth mission from the Space Coast early Sunday with another batch of Starlink satellites.

News > Agriculture

Spokane Ag Show showcases advancements in drones for farmers

Sat., Feb. 11, 2023

Alongside airplane-sized tractors and combine harvesters on display inside the Spokane Convention Center this week was a smaller technology with many creative uses: drones.

News > Military

Northwest Republicans introduce bill to stop VA health record system’s rollout until problems are fixed

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 31, 2023

A group of House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a bill that would halt the Department of Veterans Affairs' rollout of a troubled computer system until it fixes problems that have harmed veterans and strained hospital staff since it was launched in the Inland Northwest in October 2020.

News > Nation/World

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries ‘longtime love’ on 93rd birthday

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 22, 2023

Buzz Aldrin, the storied astronaut and former Korean War fighter pilot who made history decades ago by walking on the moon, announced Saturday that he married his "longtime love" in Los Angeles on his 93rd birthday.

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Elon Musk removed suicide prevention feature from Twitter, report says

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

A Twitter feature designed to redirect people contemplating suicide has been discontinued by Elon Musk, according to a report. Twitter users searching for self-harm posts and similar content were previously redirected to suicide prevention hot lines and organizations that could help. The program, known as #ThereIsHelp, also provided resources for HIV, vaccines, child sexual exploitation, ...

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SpaceX overnight launch sends private lander, NASA ice surveyor to moon

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX was back at the launch pad to send a couple of moonbound customers into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Splashdown: Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA chased down the Orion spacecraft after its record-breaking reentry into Earth’s atmosphere Sunday to conclude the Artemis I mission that lifted off from Kennedy Space Center more than three weeks ago.

News > Washington

‘This is what we need’ Gov. Inslee says of Catalyst Project opening this week

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 5, 2022

Gov. Jay Inslee and state officials heralded the opening of the Catalyst Project, a supportive-housing which is scheduled to open this week in the West Hills neighborhood.

News > Pacific NW

Billings becomes first city in Montana to earn national certification for energy efficient operations

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 2, 2022

BILLINGS – Billings’ efforts to create energy efficient and sustainable buildings were recognized by a national group this week, becoming the first city in the state to earn the certification.

News > Nation/World

Tech group urges DOJ to take sides in Supreme Court’s Section 230 bout

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 27, 2022

A center-left tech group funded by Google, Apple and other companies is calling on the Biden administration to come to the defense of the industry's embattled liability shield, Section 230, in a high-stakes legal case picked up by the Supreme Court.

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COP27 approves deal for historic climate damage fund

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 20, 2022

The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with a deal to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the harm caused by climate change.

News > Sci/Tech

‘Dino Mummy’ Reveals There May Be More Skin in the Fossil Game

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 7, 2022

Dakota the “dino mummy” has fascinated paleontologists and the public since part of the fossil was first untombed in North Dakota with some of its skin preserved.

News > Sci/Tech

Next Up in the Night Sky: A Total Lunar Eclipse

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 7, 2022

During the early hours on Tuesday, darkness will slip across the face of the moon before it turns a deep blood red. No, it isn’t an Election Day omen – it’s one of the most eye-catching sights in the night sky.

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Elon Musk has a decision to make on Section 230: Does he support it or not?

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 6, 2022

It's been a wild several days reporting on Elon Musk and Twitter. On Oct. 27, the world's richest man completed his acquisition of the social media company and immediately fired the firm's CEO and three of its other top executives. Since then, Musk's lieutenants have been at work inside the company, meeting with senior managers and drawing up layoff plans.

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Offshore energy battle looms over ‘must pass’ defense bill

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 6, 2022

WASHINGTON — One of the most underappreciated high-stakes legislative fights in recent memory — featuring some of the strangest political bedfellows — is coming soon to a lame-duck session near you.

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McMorris Rodgers leads grilling of TikTok CEO as lawmakers call for data privacy law

Distracting, entertaining, educating: TikTok has varied impacts at Ferris High School

Health care and tech jobs on the rise in rural northwest

McMorris Rodgers promises congressional action on data privacy, ‘an issue that transcends party politics’

Instagram users are being served gory videos of killing and torture

SpaceX sends up Starlink mission early Sunday

Spokane Ag Show showcases advancements in drones for farmers

Northwest Republicans introduce bill to stop VA health record system’s rollout until problems are fixed

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries ‘longtime love’ on 93rd birthday

Elon Musk removed suicide prevention feature from Twitter, report says

SpaceX overnight launch sends private lander, NASA ice surveyor to moon

Splashdown: Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

‘This is what we need’ Gov. Inslee says of Catalyst Project opening this week

Billings becomes first city in Montana to earn national certification for energy efficient operations

Tech group urges DOJ to take sides in Supreme Court’s Section 230 bout

COP27 approves deal for historic climate damage fund

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