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Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Jason Burrows This week… Seattle has cleared the path for cafes and corner stores on residential streets. The Seattle Torrent have their fingerprints all over Team USA Women's Hockey. And Seattle knows how to party… But the city says we left behind a bunch of trash at the Seahawks parade. Author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter and KUOW Producer Jason Burrows are here to break down the week. Vaughan Jones
World Second U.S. carrier nears Middle East, as Trump pressures Iran to make a deal A second American aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, as President Trump remains noncommittal about whether he'll use force against Iran. Leila Fadel
World Former U.S. Navy commander talks about the US military buildup near Iran NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, a former Navy commander in the Middle East, about the U.S. military buildup near Iran. Michel Martin
Politics Trump visits Georgia to promote economy to woo voters ahead of midterms President Trump went to Georgia Thursday for his latest domestic stop, where he pitched the economy and touted his tariff policies to voters. Danielle Kurtzleben
Arts & Life What I learned watching every sport at the Winter Olympics Sit down with pop culture critic Linda Holmes as she watches the 2026 Winter Games. She is exhausted by cross-country, says "ow ow ow" during moguls, and makes the case, once and for all, for curling. Linda Holmes
Environment Scientists worry about lasting damage from Potomac sewage spill Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe. Michael Copley
National U.S. Commission on Fine Arts approves Trump's White House ballroom plan The U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, which is packed with President Trump's allies, voted to approve the new White House ballroom project pursued by Trump. Michel Martin
World Trump unveils big plans for Gaza at Board of Peace's first meeting President Trump hosted the first ever Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., with about 40 countries attending. Leila Fadel
History 'We were scared': Man recalls the night he nearly launched a nuclear missile In 1974, Lt. Colonel Randall Lanning manned the launch controls that could deploy nuclear weapons in the event of a Soviet attack. He looks back at one night that's still etched in his memory. Esther Honig
World Morning news brief A second U.S. aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, President Trump's Board of Peace held its first meeting, former Prince Andrew released after spending day in police custody. Leila Fadel