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The House Judiciary Committee approved U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s ambitious proposal to make it easier to break up industry-dominating companies like Facebook, Apple and Google. Also on the target list is the biggest employer in Jayapal’s home district: Amazon. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will extend its ban on evictions and cover back rent and utility payments for people who fell behind during the pandemic under a $7.2 billion plan announced Friday that Gov. Gavin Newsom called the “largest and most comprehensive renter protection deal in the United States.” California placed a moratorium on…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Another season that began with expectations of winning a Stanley Cup concluded with a bitter taste for the Vegas Golden Knights. The surprising Montreal Canadiens, who finished the regular season 18th in the NHL with 59 points, won the best-of-seven series 4-2 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for an…

Here are some ways you can take care of yourself and others during the brutal heat in the Seattle area. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

As temperatures continue to rise across Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee lifted COVID-19 capacity restrictions at public buildings to provide cooling spaces for residents. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

We live in one of the richest regions of the richest country in the history of the world — every person living on the street is our collective moral failing. We can and must do better. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost consecutive postseason games in over two years and haven’t faced a winner-take-all challenge since 2018. That may speak to how difficult they’ve been to beat in the playoffs lately. Neither streak will mean anything when the defending Stanley Cup champions face the New York Islanders…

NEW YORK (AP) — All 23 of the nation’s biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday as it released the results from its latest “stress tests,” giving the banks the green light to start paying out dividends to investors and buying back stock. The Fed also…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Rep. John Curtis says he’s tired of hearing that Republicans — his party colleagues — don’t care about climate change or slowing global warming. A former Provo mayor who has served in Congress since 2017, Curtis says Republicans can push for serious climate solutions while holding fast to conservative values. To…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox stopped a five-game losing streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Wednesday. Leury García added a home run as the AL Central leaders ended their longest skid of the season. Chicago starter Dylan Cease (6-3) bounced back from rough outing to work…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected to be snarled for hours. The collapse happened just before noon along Interstate 295 in Northeast Washington. Investigators believe a truck struck the bridge, causing it to come loose and…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When Andrew Mike prepared to graduate from Willamette High School this spring, his mother decorated his mortarboard with intricate beading and he tied an eagle feather his grandmother gave him onto his cap. Mike is an enrolled citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and is also Shoshone Paiute and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Shoe Carnival Inc., up $4.43 to $69.57. The footwear retailer gave investors an encouraging financial forecast and announced a two-for-one stock split. Sanderson Farms Inc., up $17.20 to $183.78. Most Read Stories Internal Amazon documents shed light on how company pressures…

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Fourth-seeded Iga Swiatek battled back to defeat home favorite Heather Watson in three sets and earn her first career main draw win on grass Tuesday at the Viking International in Eastbourne. Swiatek won 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 after trailing 4-1 in the deciding set during a packed day of first-round matches…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Claims by a Republican congressional candidate that another GOP hopeful plotted to kill her landed Tuesday in a Florida courtroom. Anna Paulina Luna, who plans to run for Florida’s District 13 seat after losing a race for the slot in 2020 to Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, contends in court…

Under the state’s reopening protocols, fans will not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend Seahawks games, but fans who are not vaccinated will be required to wear masks. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service