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Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month

At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.

Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs

The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors' offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation. Read More

Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak

Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

Rescuers are searching ruined buildings in the southern Philippines to ensure no one was still trapped a day after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000.

Seattle Storm’s young frontcourt can’t stop Aces star A’ja Wilson in loss

The Storm's young frontcourt of Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam had their moments, but Aces four-time MVP A’ja Wilson tallied 34 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to hand Seattle its sixth straight loss — a 101-91 defeat on Monday night.

Bellevue human trafficking charges: Teens forced into OnlyFans content mill

Prosecutors charged a man, 22, with leading an organized crime ring and four counts of human trafficking, alleging he violently forced women to make porn.

Artisanal or exploitative? Unraveling the story of Mexico’s World Cup jerseys

Last month, Adidas and Someone Somewhere unveiled versions of the Mexican national team jersey embroidered by hand by 150 Nahua women high in the mountains of central Mexico, in a tiny town called Naupan.

Why are birthrates down? You might be looking at the answer.

Experts have long wondered if phones played a role in the birthrate decline — which began in 2007, the same year that Apple introduced the iPhone — but until now there had not been hard evidence to prove it.

Josh Naylor’s go-ahead grand slam propels Seattle Mariners past Orioles

Josh Naylor launched a go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning to lift the Mariners to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles in the opener of their four-game series Monday at Camden Yards.

Making World Cup safe in Seattle will take hundreds of officers

Local and federal police officials have thought of every horrifying scenario possible. "If you can think of it, we probably have a contingency for how to respond to it."

Photos: Mariners open four game series at Camden Yards

The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s US Senate race says candidacy was ‘my choice,’ not a sham

Alaska U_S_ Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone.”.