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Belgium vs Egypt tickets: What’s available for Seattle’s first World Cup match?

For months fans wondered what would happen to ticket prices as the FIFA Men's World Cup matches neared. Well, there’s no time like the present to take a look. 

Wisconsin beagle farm closing and hundreds of its dogs will be sent to a Florida rescue group

A Wisconsin beagle breeding farm that’s drawn animal welfare protests is closing and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group.

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Report: Seattle using AI to route certain 911 calls — without caller knowledge or public review

Denmark-based Corti's AI has been listening to all Seattle 911 medical calls and prompting dispatchers to route certain patients to a nurse-staffed Texas call center rather than send an ambulance, the Times found. Read More

Seattle World Cup updates: Belgium vs Egypt match brings fans, traffic

Throughout Monday, on this page, we'll provide updates on what the World Cup looks like around Seattle.

Coffee town meets its matcha: Robots help power ex-Axon leader’s Seattle beverage startup Vale

Luke Larson is buzzing about matcha and his plans to build Vale into a Seattle-born beverage empire — think Starbucks, but make it matcha — scaling from a handful of local cafes and mobile bars to a nationwide network of thousands of automated machines. Read More

As World Cup Kicks Off in Seattle, Beacon Hill Latinos Express Mixed Feelings

For some residents of Beacon Hill, the games are a time to celebrate with family and friends; for others, a time to keep their guard up about possible ICE enforcement.

Seattle weather: Temperatures to cool down after first 90-degree day

Seattle is showing off for its World Cup guests. After a record breaking hot day Monday, things will cool down into nice, summery weather.

Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.

World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official over hand gesture on TV broadcast

FIFA’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup called Monday for a video review official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.

Check these Seattle traffic cameras for World Cup congestion

Seattle will host the first of its six FIFA Men's World Cup games on Monday when Egypt and Belgium face off.

Judge to decide fate of Seattle’s unofficial nude beach

Attorneys delivered closing arguments in a lawsuit against the city on Thursday, sparring over nudity, free speech and the use of public spaces.