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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 24, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 antibody concentrations predict COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, with higher levels correlating with greater protection, according to an ongoing US phase 3 clinical trial yesterday in Science.A team led by researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cent

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Wife shocked to learn husband’s cadaver dissected at pay-per-view event

COVID-19 complications in August. Instead she learned, after the fact, that his body underwent a public autopsy in an Oregon hotel ballroom, and that tickets were sold to see the body dissected.“I didn’t know he was going to be … put on display like a performing bear or something,” Saunders told NBC News of her husband, David, a Second World War army veteran who died at the age of 98.

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Inside Tom Hanks' life – tragic cancer death, on-set romance and health battles

Hollywood hit films including Forrest Gump, Big, Apollo 13 and Sleepless in Seattle – but his life away from the screen has seen him deal with plenty of heartache.The father-of-four has not shied away from big parts and now ranks as the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America.He has been married to actress and singer Rita Wilson for 33 years and both seem more in love than ever.The film and television star has won two Oscars, seven Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony nomination for his stint on Broadway with Norah Ephron's Lucky Girl.He has since won the AFI Life Achievement Award and ranked third in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time.Tom Hanks' life has not always been smooth-sailing.After his first

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WestJet launches first non-stop service from Calgary to Seattle

Ottawa to lift COVID-19 restrictions on international arrivals at 8 more Canadian airports Carmelle Hunka with the Calgary Airport Authority said Seattle will operate as both a destination and connecting hub of passengers.“Seattle is a very connected airport,” said Hunka.

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Michelle Wu, Aftab Pureval mayoral wins mark milestone for Asian Americans

FILE PHOTOS - (L) Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu kicks off a Get Out The Vote canvass session on Nov. 2, 2021, in Allston, MA.

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Docs: Father kills man he believed sold his daughter into sex trafficking in Seattle, hid body in trunk

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane father is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, believing he sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle last year. Spokane police found a car abandoned in the 1800 block E. Everett Ave.

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Starbucks to raise pay to support workers, enhance recruitment efforts

SEATTLE - Starbucks said Wednesday it is raising its U.S. employees’ pay and making other changes to improve working conditions in its stores.The Seattle-based coffee giant said all of its U.S.

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3 Philadelphia restaurants make New York Times' 2021 Restaurant list

People dine in Manayunk PHILADELPHIA - Three Philadelphia restaurants made the cut for the New York Times' 2021 Restaurant list. With restaurants stretching from Seattle to Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is consider quite an honor to make the list. Listed are Down North Pizza in North Philadelphia, Korshak Bagels in South Philadelphia, and Laser Wolf in the Kensington-Fishtown area. Officials from Down North Pizza wrote they were honored to be a part of the list in a post on Instagram.Laser Wolf wrote they were "fired up" to be among the restaurants that made the list in a post on Instagram. The unranked list of restaurants "beckon us back to the table", according to the New York Times. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY

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Seattle Police: Over 350 sworn personnel have not submitted proof of vaccination

SEATTLE - At least 354 sworn personnel within the Seattle Police Department have yet to submit proof of vaccination as today's deadline set by interm chief Adrian Diaz in an email came and went, the department confirmed to FOX 13 News political reporter Brandi Kruse.The announcement comes a week after interim chief Adrian Diaz submitted a letter to department staff saying there were "possibly hundreds" of unvaccinated individuals at the Seattle Police Department, which could "create a disruption of unit assignments." Monday, Oct. 4 was the last day officers can receive their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single-dose of Johnson & Johnson to qualify for the state's Oct.

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India aims to produce mRNA Covid-19 vaccine this year

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Amtrak train derailment in Montana: Investigators probe cause after 3 killed

JOPLIN, Mont. - Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend.The westbound Empire Builder was traveling from Chicago to Seattle when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.

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Reports: Amtrak cross-country train derails in Montana town

JOPLIN, Mont. - An Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, local media reported.The train derailed between the Havre and Shelby stops in Montana, the KXLY TV and KSEN radio reported.The KSEN TV station reported that the train derailed about 1 mile from Joplin, Montana, a town of about 200 people.RELATED: Passengers evacuated after fire under Amtrak train car at BWI airport rail station(Credit: @jacob_cordeiro) An eyewitness told KSEN that at least four cars were tipped over and on the track.Emergency responders are on the scene.Reports and pictures from passengers show cars tipped over off the tracks.The train is the Empire Builder line that runs between Seattle and Chicago,

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Amazon to pay 100% of college tuition for its US hourly employees

SEATTLE - Amazon announced this week that it will pay 100% college tuition for its 750,000 hourly employees in the United States — one of several major companies to offer such incentives in an effort to attract and keep workers.The e-commerce giant said in a statement Thursday that it will cover the cost of college tuition, textbooks and other fees as part of the program, which will begin in January 2022.

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COVID remote learning eroded mental health by race, age, income, data indicate

A study late last week in JAMA Network Open reveals a small link between COVID-19–related school closures and worse child mental health, particularly among older and Black and Hispanic students and those from low-income families.

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Covid-19 vaccine mandates split corporate America

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Chief fires 2 Seattle Police officers who broke law during Capitol siege

SEATTLE - Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz on Friday fired two officers who were found to have broken the law and violated department policy when they entered a prohibited area outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.The six-month investigation was made public in July after months of speculation over the actions of six off-duty Seattle officers who were in D.C.

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Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in warehouses

SEATTLE - Starting Monday, Amazon will be requiring all of its 900,000 U.S. warehouse workers to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.The move follows steps by a slew of other retailers, including Walmart and Target, to mandate masks for their workers.

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Covid-19: Amazon to mandate warehouses workers to wear masks

Amazon said Friday that its call for a nationwide mask mandate for its warehouse workers was in response to the spread of COVID-19 variants in the US, and guidance from public health authorities and its own medical experts. Amazon has been requiring only warehouse workers not vaccinated against COVID-19 wear masks.

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Docs: FBI arrests Washington man charged in Capitol riot after mom posts his pic on Facebook

(Image from criminal complaint) SEATTLE - Authorities arrested a Washington state man accused of taking part in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Tyler Slaeker was arrested Wednesday in Federal Way, Washington.According to a criminal complaint, two of Slaeker's relatives saw on Facebook what appeared to be a photo of him inside of the Capitol Building on Jan.

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Amazon pushes back return-to-office to January 2022

SEATTLE - Seattle-based retail giant Amazon has delayed its return to the office for US corporate employees to January 3, 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant.According to a memo obtained by Q13 News, the timeline was pushed back from Sept. 7, 2021.The memo adds that the return-to-office timeline will "vary globally in accordance with local conditions."Unlike its Seattle-area rival Microsoft, Amazon will not mandate employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine before they return to the office."As we continue to closely watch conditions related to COVID-19, we are adjusting our guidance for corporate employees in the U.S.

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Garth Brooks Reassessing Stadium Tour Because Of COVID Surge

Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

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Garth Brooks considers ending his stadium tour as coronavirus cases rise in the US: 'It breaks my heart'

Garth Brooks is reassessing whether or not he'll finish out his current stadium tour in light of rising coronavirus cases popping up throughout the United States. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he'll play the next two shows scheduled in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September. Brooks was already scheduled to take a three-week break after the Aug.

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Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID-19 surge: 'It breaks my heart'

Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he is still scheduled to play the next two shows scheduled in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September.Brooks was already scheduled to take a three-week break after the Aug. 14 show in Nebraska and will take that time to assess what to do about the remainder of the dates in 2021.

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Garth Brooks stadium tour: Singer to 'assess' remaining dates amid COVID-19 surge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he is still scheduled to play the next two shows scheduled in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September.Brooks was already scheduled to take a three-week break after the Aug. 14 show in Nebraska and will take that time to assess what to do about the remainder of the dates in 2021.

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US COVID prevalence likely 60% higher than reported, experts say

University of Washington at Seattle researchers estimate that 60% of US COVID-19 cases have gone unreported due to biases in test data and delayed reporting, according to a modeling study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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US COVID prevalence likely 60% higher than reported

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Seattle shootings: 5 killed, 9 injured in violent weekend

SEATTLE - Five people were killed and nine injured in a violent weekend with multiple shootings in Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan said on Monday.The early morning shootings happened in Belltown, Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill and the Chinatown-International District. A fourth person was killed in a shooting Sunday night in Lake City.The first shooting occurred around 1:40 a.m.

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2 arrested in connection with one of several shootings in downtown Seattle that left 3 dead

SEATTLE - In a span of three hours, three people were killed and five were wounded in a series of unrelated shootings in Seattle's downtown area early Sunday morning.The shootings happened in Belltown, Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill and the Chinatown-International District.The first shooting occurred around 1:40 a.m. At that time, a woman was shot in the stomach near 12th Avenue S and South Main Street in Seattle.

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3 Hamilton Bulldogs selected in NHL Draft

Hamilton Bulldogs are celebrating after three of their players were chosen during this weekend’s NHL Draft.Artyom Grushnikov was the first Bulldogs player selected when the Dallas Stars took the defenceman in the 2nd round, 48th overall.The 18-year-old from Yegoryevsk, Russia was ranked 24th among European skaters by NHL Central Scouting and won gold medals at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 2019 World Junior A Challenge and 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. Leafs pick forward Matthew Knies in NHL draft The expansion Seattle Kraken chose Bulldogs forward Ryan Winterton in the 3rd round, 67th overall.Winterton, 17, from Markham, Ont.

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Seattle Kraken a fresh opportunity for former Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano

Seattle Kraken did not pick Habs goalie Carey Price in expansion draft: reports For weeks, he’s regularly discussed the potential move with Flames general manager Brad Treliving. Still, the 37-year-old defenceman was “pretty emotional” Tuesday night when he received official word that he had been picked by the Seattle Kraken in the NHL expansion draft.He thought about his teammates in Calgary and how he’d spent his entire 15-season NHL career with the Flames.

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Richard Sherman faces five criminal charges, says he's 'remorseful'

SEATTLE - Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman after police said he drunkenly crashed his SUV in a construction zone and tried to break into his in-laws’ home.Sherman, who was released from jail Thursday, was expected to appear in court Friday for arraignment on five criminal charges: driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless endangerment of road workers, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and malicious mischief. They are all misdemeanors, punishable by up to 90 days in jail, or gross misdemeanors, punishable by up to one year.Sherman’s attorney, Cooper Offenbecher, did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

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Richard Sherman released from jail on personal recognizance

SEATTLE - Former Seahawks player Richard Sherman was arrested early Wednesday after police said he crashed his car in a construction zone and then tried to break into his in-laws’ home in the Seattle suburb of Redmond.Sherman was jailed on Thursday before being released on personal recognizance.

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Richard Sherman arrested on charges of 'burglary-domestic violence', records show

SEATTLE - Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was arrested and taken into the King County Correctional Facility Wednesday morning.According to county records, he was booked at 6:08 a.m. and the charge listed is "burglary-domestic violence," which is being investigated as a felony.

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Investigation: 2 off-duty Seattle police officers broke law during Capitol siege

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos officially steps down as CEO

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon's cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company announced in February.Bezos, Amazon's biggest shareholder with a stake worth about $180 billion, will still hold sway over the company he started out of his Seattle garage in 1995.

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Lawsuit accuses Amazon of price gouging during COVID-19 pandemic

SEATTLE - Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit that accuses the world’s largest online retailer of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic.Hagens Berman, a Seattle-based consumer-rights class-action law firm, filed the case last year.

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Home prices surge by most on record

soared by the most on record in April as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the flight out of city centers and into the suburbs.Home prices rose 14.6% year over year nationally in April, according to the national Case-Shiller index, making for the highest reading in more than 30 years of recordkeeping.Prices are now 34.9% above their 2006 peak. "April’s performance was truly extraordinary," said Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices.The 20-city composite increased 14.9% from a year ago, up from a 12.9% gain the previous month.

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Pacific Northwest heat wave shatters all-time records

SEATTLE - An historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest shattered temperature records, pushing daytime temperatures well above 100 degrees, and even disrupted Olympic qualifying events. Records were being broken across the region, and the sizzling temperatures were expected to get even hotter Monday before beginning to cool on Tuesday.Portland, Oregon, reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday, breaking the all-time temperature record of 108 F, which was set just a day earlier, according to the National Weather Service.In Eugene, Oregon, the U.S. track and field trials were halted Sunday afternoon and fans were asked to evacuate the stadium due to extreme heat.

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Mariners’ Santiago ejected as part of MLB's foreign substance crackdown

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 27: Umpires Phil Cuzzi #10 and Brian Gorman #9 talk to manager Scott Servais #9 before ejecting Hector Santiago #57 of the Seattle Mariners from the game after finding a substance on his glove in the fifth inning against the CHICAGO - Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago became the first player to be ejected as part of Major League Baseball’s new foreign substance protocols when he was thrown out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox.Santiago was checked by the umpires as he exited in the fifth inning.

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Judge sentences man to prison for setting Seattle Police car on fire during May 2020 riots

SEATTLE - A judge sentenced 25-year-old Tyre Wayne Means Jr., to five years in federal prison for helping to set a Seattle Police cruiser on fire and stealing an AR-15 rifle from another police car during the May 2020 riots in Seattle.At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard A.

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Fallen Seattle officer was 'a real life Wonder Woman'

SEATTLE - Officer Alexandra Harris died as she lived – in service to others. The 38-year-old Seattle Police Department patrol officer was on her way home from shift early Sunday morning when she stopped to help with a multi-car crash on Interstate 5.

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Off-duty Seattle police officer killed while helping with car crash on I-5

SEATTLE - An off-duty Seattle police officer was killed while trying to help other drivers involved in a crash on Interstate-5.Alexandra "Lexi" Harris, who had been with SPD for five years, died early Sunday morning. According to Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred on I-5 southbound near South Forest Street in Seattle early around 1:20 a.m.WSP said the officer stopped to render assistance to those involved in the crash, but they were hit by another vehicle. According to WSP, 10 vehicles were involved in a crash about an hour-and-a-half before the crash involving the officer.

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Seattle is first major city in US to fully vaccinate 70% of residents against COVID-19

SEATTLE - Seattle became the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70% of residents ages 12 and up against COVID-19, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday."When we launched our vaccination effort earlier this year, I said that I wanted to Seattle to become the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its residents. Today, I am incredibly proud that we have reached that goal," said Mayor Durkan.

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'She's all I had:' Man speaks out after stranger kills his dog in random downtown Seattle attack

SEATTLE - A 67-year-old man whose beloved dog was killed in a random attack in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is speaking out about the experience exclusively to Q13 News.Police say a man confronted John Hickey as he walked his dog Alice near Courthouse Park on Saturday. The suspect allegedly demanded Hickey's jacket but backed off when he was threatened with pepper spray by Hickey."I heard pounding of feet and I turned around and he was running full speed at us and I didn't have time to really do anything.

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NFL drops most COVID-19 protocols for fully-vaccinated players, staff

Quarterback Russell Wilson, No. 3 of the Seattle Seahawks, adjusts his mask while walking off the field after the Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 26-23 at State Farm Stadium on January 03, 2021, in Glendale, Arizona.

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Low oxygen levels, shallow breathing tied to COVID death

A blood oxygen level below 92% and fast, shallow breathing were associated with significantly elevated death rates in a study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, suggesting that people who test positive for the virus should watch for these signs at home, according to a study led by University of Washington at Seattle researchers.

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Tatis slam, 6 RBIs, Padres beat M's, sweep 9-game homestand

SAN DIEGO – Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice, including a 447-foot grand slam, and drove in six runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 Sunday to sweep a nine-game homestand.

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Count 'em! MLB hits 20,000 players when Godoy debuts for M's

SAN DIEGO – There was a big number reached in Major League Baseball during the San Diego Padres' 16-1 blowout over Seattle, and it had nothing to do with runs.

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