caption: The photo left shows a mural by Haruka Ostley called 'Journey to Peace' on February 5, 2020, during a media tour of the new Clark Children and Family Justice Center on Alder Street in Seattle. The photo on the right is the same hallway on April 24, 2020, after a connection on a six-inch pipe came apart and it flooded the first floor.

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caption: Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School, poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. He was fired after refusing to stop kneeling in prayer with players and spectators on the field immediately after football games. He sued over the matter and took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights.

SCOTUS decision on Bremerton football coach creates uncertainty around school prayer

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caption: An elections worker feeds ballots into a ballot sorting machine on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at King County Elections in Renton.

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