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The rise of Bruce Nordstrom, who once swept the floors of his grandfather’s shoe stores for 25 cents an hour—and climbed the ranks to build a multibillion-dollar retail empire

The former Nordstrom president, who led the company for over 40 years, died on Saturday at age 90.

Fortune

Marine Cloud Brightening Geoengineering Experiment Halted

Why do environmentalist ideologues oppose research on a possible emergency backup system to cool the climate?

Reason

Photos: Campus protests continue, police make arrests and clear encampments

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

WEKU

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Former Oakland Raider hired as California high school football coach

Former Oakland Raider and University of Washington running back Napoleon Kaufman was announced as the Dublin High School head coach.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How essential are free school meals?

"As of 2023, several states have implemented their own universal free school meals policies"

Salon

A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began

A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.

Space

Washington's Football Program Faces Uncertainty After Coach's Departure

In this informative article, we delve into the recent challenges faced by the Washington football program, including the departure of their head coach and ...

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How to watch The Boys in the Boat

Want to watch The Boys in the Boat, the inspiring sports drama from George Clooney? We've got everything you need to know to do so right here.

WhatToWatch

The Boys in the Boat: Incredible true story behind George Clooney’s new film

New film starring Callum Turner is based on Daniel James Brown’s book about a real-life rowing crew

The Independent UK

Q&A With ‘The Boys in the Boat’ Star Callum Turner

Turner stars as rower Joe Rantz in Clooney’s latest feature film, an adaptation of the renowned Daniel James Brown book about the 1936 Washington men’s crew team.

Sports Illustrated

U.S. Govt and researchers seemingly discover new type of superconductivity in an exotic, crystal-like material — controllable variation breaks temperature records

Researchers with the Argonne National Lab and the University of Washington report strain-switchable, field-induced superconductivity in a synthetic material. Doped EuFe2As2 (a sandwich of Europium and Iron Arsenide layers with a sprinkle of Cobalt) provides a look into the moment superconductivity is switched on.

Tom’s Hardware

‘The Boys in the Boat’: Rowing movie drifts from one sports cliche to the next

Director George Clooney follows formula as college lads aim for gold at the 1936 Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times

"U of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately"

Friday's Inside Higher Ed (Ryan Quinn) article [UPDATE: link fixed] reported on this: The hiring process for a University of Washington psychology professor position titled "Diversity in Development" initially ranked a white person No. 1 out of 84 applicants, the university says in a report released this week. But psychology…

Reason

Robot smart speakers could mute noisy people at cinemas and restaurants

Scientists have developed a swarm of self-navigating droids that can silence different parts of a room

Evening Standard

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Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe

Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine

Tribune News Service

Plan B to land in vending machines on Wash. college campuses

SEATTLE — On the basement floor of the University of Washington's main undergraduate library, one vending machine stands out. Instead of bags of chips and candy, the shelves are stocked with emergency contraception, pregnancy tests, condoms and over-the-counter pain medications.

The Independent UK

Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest

University of Washington officials say a retired Seattle doctor has died while climbing Mount Everest

The Guardian - US

US neighborhoods with more people of color suffer worse air pollution

Exclusive: Cutting-edge analysis of fine particulate levels by area reveals shocking disparities: ‘The underlying variable that is most predictive is systemic racism’

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Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution

A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels

Tribune News Service

Emitting greenhouse gases in Washington state? Here's who will need to pay up to pollute

SEATTLE — Blue and orange flames flicker and whir within five massive natural gas-fired boilers, visible only through hatches where coal used to be shoveled.

The Guardian - UK

Research reveals climate crisis is driving a rise in human-wildlife conflicts

Changing habitats and behaviours lead to interactions with a negative outcome for wildlife and humans

Newsroom.co.nz

Swimmer now makes bigger splash with an oar

Ella Cossill has always been quick across the water, but the swimmer is now turning heads as a rower - both here and in the US, Suzanne McFadden discovers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rams hire former Washington Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake to coaching staff

The Rams have hired former University of Washington head coach Jimmy Lake to Sean McVay's new-look coaching staff.

Al Jazeera

Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?

These terrifying events raise many questions; here are some answers.

WEKU

We asked the new AI to do some simple rocket science. It crashed and burned

Computers traditionally excel at rocketry, so why do new artificial intelligence programs get it wrong?

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