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Geno Smith is Seahawks starting QB, but GM John Schneider says competition will ‘keep on going’

RENTON, Wash. — Geno Smith is starting for the Seahawks against the Broncos on Sept. 12 in the regular-season opener and the return of that Russell Wilson guy to Seattle.

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Commanders re-sign running back Jaret Patterson to the practice squad

Jaret Patterson re-signed to Washington's practice squad.

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Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran

No mention of disagreement over looming revival of Iran nuclear deal in US and Israeli statements describing the call.

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As Biden plans speech focused on democracy, Trump's legal saga holds center stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s prime-time televised speech Thursday outside Independence Hall will try to put the country’s focus on defending democracy, as the actions of his predecessor are once again taking center stage.

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Justice Department is likely to wait past midterms to reveal any charges against Trump, sources say

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are likely to wait until after the November election to announce any charges against Donald Trump, if they determine he broke laws, according to people familiar.

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Washington vs Kent State Prediction, Game Preview

Washington vs Kent State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Saturday, September 3

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A weeklong heat wave in California and other Western states will test the power grid

From Arizona to Washington state, forecasters warn of "possibly record breaking" heat with little relief overnight, lasting past Labor Day. California may need to ask residents to conserve power.

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Biden, Israel's Lapid Speak amid Discussions on Possible Iran Nuclear Deal

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, a White House official said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal that is strongly opposed by Israel. In its own readout of the leaders' call, Lapid's office said…

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US Must Dispel Pelosi’s ‘Negative Influence’ before Climate Talks, Says China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug. 2-3, China on Aug.…

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Trump boasted he had ‘intelligence’ on Macron’s sex life

Inventory of what was seized at Mar-a-Lago caused ‘transatlantic freakout’ between Paris and Washington

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U.S. will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, Biden tells Israel's Lapid

President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday the United States will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, the White House said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a nuclear deal with world powers.

Reuters

How Gorbachev's 'perestroika' resonated on the African continent

The late Mikhail Gorbachev is praised in the West for helping to end the Cold War and a bipolar world in which Soviet-allied African countries found themselves at the mercy of strategic struggles between Washington and Moscow. Released from the 'bear-hug', some states faired better than others.

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Washington, DC school on lockdown after two teens shot near campus

‘Situations that start in the community will bleed over into the school,’ police chief says

The Independent UK

Ford Motor Co. pushes for faster critical mineral mine permitting

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. is advocating for the federal government to expedite permits for critical mineral mining, according to a filing submitted to the Department of the Interior on Tuesday.

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Iran Seeks Stronger US Guarantees for Revival of 2015 Nuclear Deal

Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister said in Moscow on Wednesday, adding that the UN atomic watchdog should drop its "politically motivated probes" of Tehran's nuclear work. After 16 months of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, EU foreign…

Reuters

Iran seeks stronger U.S. guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal

Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister said in Moscow on Wednesday, adding that the U.N. atomic watchdog should drop its "politically motivated probes" of Tehran's nuclear work.

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Lessons from Ukraine / China's tech speed poses greatest threat

Lauren Kahn, a research fellow at U.S. think tank the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke to Yomiuri Shimbun Washington Correspondent Hiroshi Tajima about the military use of emerging technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence. The following is excerpted from the interview.

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Washington Warns to Veto Palestinian Bid to Obtain Full UN Membership

US President Joe Biden’s administration has warned the Palestinian Authority from pursuing a vote at the UN Security Council to gain full UN membership. Walla news website in Tel Aviv quoted senior US officials as affirming that Washington will veto such move. Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour…

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Jonathan Bernstein: Republican paranoia could cost the party in November

The terror that mainstream conservative Republican politicians have felt over the threat of being called insufficiently conservative — of being tagged as Republicans in Name Only — has made governing difficult for them since the 1990s. But whenever they were the minority party in Washington, they could correctly assume that…

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Trump legal team responds to Justice Department, says storage of government documents is no ‘cause for alarm’

WASHINGTON — The storage of sensitive government documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida “should have never been cause for alarm,” his lawyers argued in a court filing Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. must dispel Pelosi's 'negative influence' before climate talks -China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month.

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US Army grounds entire fleet of 400 Chinook Helicopters

WASHINGTON — The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of some 400 CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters after engine fires broke out on a few of them, a spokeswoman for the service said Tuesday evening.

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A’s win first ever game at Nationals Park, now await phenom’s debut

The A’s thoroughly enjoyed their first game ever at Nationals Park on Tuesday night, thanks to a 10-6 victory. But the debut in Washington creating the most buzz around the team is still to come.

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DOJ bars top officials from partisan events before election

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s political appointees will be barred from attending partisan events prior to the midterm elections, under a new policy enacted amid scrutiny over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis pushes US to send more refugees here. 'We are ready.'

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Local leaders have a message for Washington: Bring America's newest residents to St. Louis.

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