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Bolder efforts needed to save Northwest's endangered orcas, report finds

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an international panel of scientists.
- John Ryan
World

Nigeria says it won't accept U.S. deportees: "We have enough problems of our own"

Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send them migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point.
- Emmanuel Akinwotu
Environment

Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost WA $8.7 billion

Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and manufacturing sectors.
- Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Economy

How tariffs could impact French wine imports

Winemakers in Burgundy are worried they will lose U.S. customers.
Prophets of Technology: The OG influencers

Manoush Zomorodi reports on the latest and revisits her favorite conversations with the minds crafting our digital world: what they’ve gotten right—and wrong—and where they think we’re headed next.
From hippies to techies, Stewart Brand is the 20th century's top "influencer"

Stewart Brand inspired a generation of hippies and coders, including Steve Jobs. With his finger on the pulse, Brand helped build the future we live in.
- Sanaz Meshkinpour
It's only a matter of time before your mind merges with AI, says Ray Kurzweil

Futurist Ray Kurzweil was early to forecast AI would turbocharge human potential. At 77, he shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI, and what to expect in the coming decade.
- James Delahoussaye
World

Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive

The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided bombs. Now, Ukraine's top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border.
- Polina Lytvynova
Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Zaki Hamid

This week… DoorDash imposed a second fee increase in two years in response to legislation from the Seattle City Council. TSA scrapped a 20-year-old law that requires people to take off their shoes at airport security. And did anyone see that salmon fly through the air and land in the seats at T-Mobile Park? Too Beautiful to Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and KUOW Director of Community Engagement Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones
Arts & Life

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K.

On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the U.K. for the first time in more than 900 years.
- Fatima Al-Kassab

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