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As final preseason game approaches, no end in sight for Seahawks QB battle

RENTON, Wash. — With three days left until Seattle's final preseason game at Dallas, and less than three weeks until the regular-season opener against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, Geno Smith remains atop the Seahawks depth chart at quarterback ahead of Drew Lock.

Tribune News Service

Biden plans student debt relief announcement Wednesday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden intends to announce his long-delayed decision on canceling some student debt on Wednesday. Biden has yet to finalize the details of his plan, but any choice he makes on the contentious issue is likely to draw criticism from both parties and risks shifting the political…

Los Angeles Times

‘Gruesome discovery’ as daughter finds Washington couple murdered in their home

The couple were about to open a brewery

The Independent UK

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OMB: Deficits, growth lower in the near term, inflation up

WASHINGTON — The White House’s annual update to its most recent budget forecasts shows a brighter near-term picture for federal finances but a gloomier outlook for inflation and economic growth.

Tribune News Service

Panel urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit

WASHINGTON — A high-powered task force is urging universal free meals for schoolchildren, removal of a ban on some felons receiving food stamps, and establishment of a “farmer corps” to provide internships to young farmers as part of a national effort to address hunger, nutrition and health.

Tribune News Service

World struggles to get Iran and US to return to nuclear deal both say they want

Both Tehran and Washington scrambling to present any return to the JCPOA as a win

The Independent UK

After split between McConnell and Paul, Kentucky judicial post at ‘a stalemate’

WASHINGTON — The collapse of the planned nomination of Chad Meredith to become a federal judge in eastern Kentucky likely means the court will remain in its current form for months as the White House looks to steer clear of further political headaches with the midterm elections approaching.

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You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home

WASHINGTON — Working from home during the pandemic became a surprising success.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Are the US and Iran about to restore the nuclear deal?

Observers are waiting on the US’s reply to the EU’s latest proposal, with Iran submitting a ‘reasonable’ response.

Al Jazeera

US Official: Iran Has Dropped Some Main Demands for Nuclear Deal

Iran has dropped some of its main demands on resurrecting a deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear program, including its insistence that international inspectors close some probes of its atomic program, bringing the possibility of an agreement closer, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday. The official, speaking on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seahawks cornerback Michael Jackson is ‘going to surprise a lot of people’

RENTON, Wash. — Aside from quarterback, there remains no more heated position competition for the Seahawks than cornerback.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: In US politics, moderates still run the show

Last week’s enactment of the 2022 budget-reconciliation bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act, is being treated by many analysts as a major turning point in Joe Biden’s presidency. As recently as last month, when it looked like Congress might not pass reconciliation legislation this year, conventional wisdom in…

Tribune News Service

Top Chef alum hits out as she’s denied entry into restaurant over her Birkenstocks

Washington DC restaurant Shōtō claimed Birkenstocks were in violation of its ‘no flip flops’ dress code

The Independent UK

US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Violence on Syria-Turkey Border

Washington is "deeply concerned" about a recent flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, a State Department spokesman said Monday. "The United States is deeply concerned about recent attacks along Syria’s northern border and urges all parties to maintain ceasefire lines," said spokesman Ned Price, days after increased…

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College Football Scoreboard, Predictions: Week 1 Saturday

Week 1 college football schedule, predictions, lines, and TV listings: Saturday

Miami Herald

Trump asks court for independent review of Mar-a-Lago material taken by FBI

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a lawsuit in court Monday calling for the appointment of an independent party to review the documents retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago estate by FBI agents earlier this month, in a search that revealed the breadth of a federal investigation into Trump's handling…

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Kevin Kassis risked plenty to impress the Seahawks, and so far, things are working out

RENTON, Wash. — Of all the players on the field as the Seahawks and Bears played out the final moments of a preseason game Thursday, all hoping to do something, anything, to impress their coaches, none might have been a more unlikely participant than receiver Kevin Kassis.

Miami Herald

Trump asks court for independent review of Mar-a-Lago material taken by FBI

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The Independent UK

Police thwart ‘mass shooting plot’ at music festival in Washington state

Police says ‘combination of situational awareness along with noticing ‘something does not fit’ resulted in possible tragedy being prevented’

Al Jazeera

US says ‘encouraged’ by Iranian response to nuclear deal proposal

US State Department says outstanding issues remain, and the Biden administration is still undertaking ‘consultations’.

Reuters

U.S. rejects Ukraine demand of blanket visa ban on Russians

The United States on Monday rebuffed Ukraine's demand for a blanket visa ban on Russians, saying Washington would not want to close off pathways to refuge for Russia's dissidents and others who are vulnerable to human rights abuses.

The Independent UK

Top Chef alum hits out as she’s denied entry into restaurant over her Birkenstocks: ‘Sexist/classist/elitist/racist’

Washington DC restaurant Shōtō claimed Birkenstocks were in violation of its ‘no flip flops’ dress code

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington

Thousands of asylum seekers from across Latin America and the Caribbean are getting caught in the political battle over U.S. immigration policy after two Republican governors started sending busloads of migrants to New York City and Washington

Tribune News Service

US says gaps remain in Iran nuclear deal but pact closer than before

WASHINGTON — The U.S. continues to review the European Union’s latest proposed deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, saying it’s encouraged that some key demands have been dropped.

Tribune News Service

For CDC, monkeypox prevention focus remains on vaccines

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration scrambles to get a handle on the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak, its latest focus is getting vaccines to high-risk events, such as pride parades.

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