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Arts & Life This Bothell Santa spends his offseason keeping rose bushes in tip-top shape Summertime is high season for Seattle’s rose growers and lovers. They’re a passionate bunch. John Harmeling is one of the best-known among them. Ruby de Luna
Immigration DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for thousands from Nicaragua and Honduras Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters. Juliana Kim
Latin America BRICS summit ends with Trump tariff threat Leaders of BRICS meeting in Brazil for their annual summit had hoped to downplay their anti-US reputation. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump, threatening even higher tariffs on BRICS aligned countries. Carrie Kahn
Politics DOJ says no evidence Jeffrey Epstein had a 'client list' or blackmailed associates The two-page memo outlines the "exhaustive review" the department conducted of the Epstein files in its possession, and also reiterates that Epstein died by suicide, contrary to some conspiracy theories. Ryan Lucas
Arts & Life Seattle passes a milestone: 800,000 people and counting For the first time, Seattle’s population topped 800,000, according to new estimates from the state's Office of Financial Management. KUOW Staff
Environment Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms. Rebecca Hersher
National Meet the woman who's reunited dozens of people with lost photos after the LA fires We look at an Altadena resident who has made it her mission to help reunite keepsakes that survived the LA fires — photos, kids art, postcards — with their owners. Steven Cuevas
National The intended and unintended consequences of wolf reintroduction programs Heath Druzin talks about what he learned about coexisting with wolves while making his podcast Howl, from Boise State Public Radio. Mallory Yu
Health When it comes to vaccines, how are pediatricians restoring trust? NPR's Pien Huang speaks with pediatrician Alexandra Cvijanovich and Professor Jason L. Schwartz about trying to shore up trust about vaccines. Michelle Aslam
Health Can't sleep? Journalist Jennifer Senior says you're not alone in your insomnia Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia. Terry Gross