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Oct 30, 2017
NFL's Texans kneel during anthem after Trump-backing billionaire owner's 'inmates running the prison' remark
Most of the National Football League's Houston Texans team knelt in protest as the national anthem was played for Sunday's game in Seattle, an apparent rebuke of team owner Bob McNair for his remark about "inmates running the prison."
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 7, 2017
Monk Kaishun Nishigaya's voyage from Japan to Seattle, Alaska and Saipan
Nishigaya was offered a resident ministry at Seattle Nichiren Buddhist Church and, undeterred by the 14-day journey by ship to reach the United States, snapped it up.
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BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2017
Tokashiki welcomes every opportunity to learn game, improve as all-around player
Returning to her home nation with an innocent smile, Ramu Tokashiki reflected on what was the biggest challenge of her three-year stint in America.
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WORLD
Aug 3, 2017
Sweltering U.S. Northwest sets multiple heat records
Residents of the U.S. Pacific Northwest were enduring sweltering heat on Wednesday as temperatures smashed records and hit triple digits in a region better known for rain and mild weather.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2017
Passenger tried to open exit door and had to be restrained following brawl, FBI says
A Delta Air Lines passenger was charged on Friday with instigating a midair brawl with flight attendants and other passengers who fought desperately to restrain him as he tried opening the exit door of a plane bound from Seattle to China.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 22, 2017
Evessa stick with veteran bench boss Oketani for 2017-18 season
As expected, Dai Oketani is staying put with the Osaka Evessa, plotting to lead the proud franchise's rise to title contender once again.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2017
Justice Department wants Seattle judge to review suspended Trump travel ban
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday a U.S. appeals court should fully review the suspension of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban from seven-Muslim majority countries before any more proceedings take place before a Seattle federal judge.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan