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Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

Los Angeles Times

Fight over strategy intensifies as wildfire funding grows

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration doles out historic levels of wildfire mitigation funding, fights are breaking out on Capitol Hill about how to spend the money.

Tribune News Service

DOJ presses Trump whether he has more documents to turn over

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are locked in a new legal battle over whether all critical materials sought by the U.S. Justice Department have been turned over for a sprawling investigation into whether classified documents were mishandled and laws were obstructed, according to people familiar with the…

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Chuck Schumer says ‘NOPEC’ bill targeting OPEC is on the table

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would allow the U.S. to sue OPEC nations is being considered as a possible response to the oil cartel’s production cut this week that benefited Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday.

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Biden cites Cuban Missile Crisis in describing Putin's nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons threatens to bring about the biggest such risk since the Cuban Missile Crisis, adding Washington was "trying to figure out" Putin's off-ramp.

Reuters

Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned all individuals convicted on federal charges of simple marijuana possession, a move that the White House estimated would affect more than 6,500 people nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

Latest ‘Dreamers’ court ruling prompts calls for Senate to act

WASHINGTON — Advocates have turned up the pressure on the Senate to pass legislation this year to establish a citizenship path for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, after a federal appeals court dealt yet another blow to the program that for now protects those so-called Dreamers.

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US Democrats rally against Saudi Arabia, UAE after oil cuts

Riyadh defends decision to curb oil output, saying move aims to stabilise the oil market, not drive up prices.

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Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

Los Angeles Times

Interior Department moves forward with oil and gas drill site leasing

WASHINGTON — In order to comply with a provision of the climate, tax and health care law signed in August the Interior Department announced Thursday it would move forward with onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales on federal lands and waters.

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Biden to designate Colorado's Camp Hale a national monument

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Colorado next week to designate a historic military site as a national monument, delivering on a key priority of Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who is fighting for reelection.

Los Angeles Times

Biden to pardon everyone convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will pardon all individuals convicted on federal marijuana possession charges, a move that the White House estimated would affect more than 6,500 people.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 riot defendant from Northern California wants out of DC jail, citing mental decline

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after rejecting a plea agreement from federal prosecutors, accused Jan. 6 rioter Sean Michael McHugh is asking a judge to release him from custody pending trial because his mental health is deteriorating and he is facing abuse inside a Washington, D.C., jail.

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U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over protest crackdown

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials over the shutdown of internet access and the crackdown on peaceful protesters following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

Reuters

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Border chief says GOP governors’ migrant relocation campaign is stoking migration to US

WASHINGTON — A few days after Daniel got off a plane in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachuseetts, where he had been flown from San Antonio with other migrants by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his phone buzzed.

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How election conspiracies cast a shadow over GOP, Washington state midterms

VANCOUVER, Wash. — On a Thursday night in early September, 500 people paid $15 to hear an ex-Army captain and a high school math teacher regale them with tales of secret algorithms and suspicious voting trends.

The Guardian - US

Biden pardons all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession – as it happened

President urges governors to do the same with state offenses: ‘No one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason’

The Times of India

World Bank downgrades India's economic growth forecast to 6.5% for FY23

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday projected a growth rate of 6.5 per cent for the Indian economy for the fiscal year 2022-23, a drop of one per cent from its previous June 2022 projections, citing deteriorating international environment.

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The Independent UK

To fill teacher jobs, community colleges offer new degrees

Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs traditionally found in four-year colleges

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Researchers warn of mental health risks of high-potency cannabis

SEATTLE — Researcher Beatriz Carlini clicks through a few local cannabis retailers' websites before finding what she's looking for.

The Independent UK

Analysis: North Korean missile launches test Biden

A drumbeat of increasingly powerful North Korean missile launches has been met with a U.S. aircraft carrier floating off the Korean Peninsula

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Wants to ‘Deepen Diplomatic Ties’ with the Palestinians

The administration of US President Joe Biden confirmed that it is working to "deepen diplomatic relations" with the Palestinians amid discreet attempts to revive the two-state solution with Israel through negotiations between the two parties. US officials met with the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein al-Sheikh, during…

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Convenience, backlash mix as candidates vote by proxy in House

WASHINGTON — Proxy voting has been both a blessing and a curse for House members on the campaign trail this season.

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Proxy voting rises when Congress usually flies in and out of town, analysis finds

WASHINGTON — A line of idling cars quietly rumbled near the House steps last Friday, ready to whisk lawmakers back to the campaign trail and away from Washington until after the midterm elections.

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Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

Pac-12 schedule and previews for all of the Week 6 games of the 2022 season, highlighted by Utah at UCLA, Washington State at USC, and Oregon at Arizona

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