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Judge: 650+ farm workers entitled to know wages

A federal judge has ruled that a class of more than 650 farm workers should have had information about wages and other job conditions disclosed to them by the company that hired them.

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Bump in Wash. revenue may avert gov't shutdown

Substantial improvements in Washington's financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism they would avoid any government shutdown.
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Cute factor: Tacoma zoo's leopard cub on public exhibit (with photos)

A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit.
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Man drowns chasing fishing pole into Ore. river

Authorities say a fisherman who dove into the Columbia River after his pole has drowned.
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Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
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Driver, 79, crashes into Seattle building

Emergency officials say a 79-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when she crashed her car into a commercial building in north Seattle, damaging two offices. No one else was hurt.

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Seattle: angry crowd chases suspected 'groper'

Seattle police say they rescued - and arrested - a man who had been chased by an angry crowd that believed he groped a woman in a downtown park.
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Wife of former county exec resigns Everett job

The wife of the recently resigned Snohomish County executive has left her job as spokeswoman for the city of Everett, Wash.
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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
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EPA report critical of Wash. oversight at Hanford

A new report released Tuesday faults Washington state for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying the state employs too few inspectors and gives advance notice of inspections to the federal agency charged with managing the cleanup.
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Denver-Tokyo United flight lands in Seattle

United Airlines says an oil filter issue prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 bound from Denver to Tokyo to divert late Tuesday afternoon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.