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Seattle Medium
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Podcast: King County Seeks Residents To Shape Skyway And White Center Funding Decisions
King County is launching the next phase of its Participatory Budgeting process, seeking residents to join a Community Advisory Board. This board will design the 2026 Participatory Grantmaking process and develop community engagement strategies, ensuring historically marginalized communities have a meaningful voice in identifying local priorities.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos says all personnel are safe
Blast deals a heavy blow to Florida launch pad — and to Blue Origin's plans to send up Amazon Leo satellites and a lunar lander. Read More
Fremont Neighbor
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Ballroom Block takes shape: Holland Partner Group shares design with Fremont
Holland Partner Group gave Fremonsters their first detailed look at the building planned for the Ballroom block Tuesday night, presenting designs for a seven-story, 178-unit mixed-use project at 452 N 36th St. The presentation at the Fremont Neighborhood Council’s May meeting covered everything from unit counts to tile colors, and drew pointed questions from neighbors […]
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City of Seattle selects new CTO: Shannon Smith is longtime public-sector tech executive
Smith has more than 10 years experience working in technology with Seattle-area government agencies, including the cities of Seattle and Bellevue, as well as King County. Read More
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Zuckerberg brought a ‘Wingman’: Meta CEO’s $100M yacht support vessel is also docked in Seattle
The $100 million Wingman is visible from the Magnolia Bridge and the Elliott Bay Trail that runs along the waterfront, but it blends in more easily at a terminal used for cruise ships. Read More
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Tech Moves: Amazon’s healthcare business gets new leader; Scott McFarlane leaves helm of Avalara
Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, is leaving his post after five years — capping a 15-year tenure at the tech giant as Dr. Roy Schoenberg steps into the role. Scott McFarlane, who co-founded Avalara 22 years ago on Bainbridge Island, Wash., is resigning as CEO and moving to an advisory role. Read More
Seattle Medium
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This Year’s World Cup Is Testing The Public Health Playbook
The upcoming FIFA World Cup presents significant public health challenges, intensified by its unprecedented scale and the prevailing global health landscape. Concerns include the potential spread of measles, Ebola, and other infectious diseases, posing risks to both attendees and the wider public.
Seattle Medium
10 days
Inside The Justice Department’s Pursuit Of Trump’s 2020 Election Fraud Fixations
The Justice Department has initiated efforts to develop cases substantiating claims of 2020 election fraud, a directive from the White House. However, these endeavors have encountered significant roadblocks and internal resistance, including from Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys, and have not publicly revealed information that would challenge established findings of a non-fraudulent election.
Seattle Medium
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‘The Ads Got To Me’: College-Age Adults Are Rushing To Prediction Market Sites. Addiction Experts Are Alarmed
The legal ability of 18-year-old high school seniors to engage in prediction market sites such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while simultaneously barred from most forms of legalized gambling, has prompted addiction experts and state regulators to raise concerns about a potential public health crisis.
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Possible Finance rebounds, rebuilds, and reaches profitability as founders reunite for a new chapter
Seattle fintech Possible Finance hit a $125 million revenue run rate and its first annual profit after a pandemic-era stretch of flat growth and layoffs. The company is expanding its Seattle office and reuniting its founding team. Read More
Seattle Medium
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Federal Prosecutors Charge Google Engineer For Allegedly Using Insider Info To Make $1.2 Million On Polymarket
Federal prosecutors have charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. He is accused of using confidential insider information about Google's most searched people of 2025 to generate over $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket.
Seattle Medium
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Black Athletes Should Pass On The South — And The S.E.C.
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling impacting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, calls have intensified for Black athletes to boycott college athletic programs in the South, including the Southeastern Conference. This proposed action aims to protest the dilution of Black voting power in states affected by redistricting and gerrymandering, which critics argue threaten Black political influence.