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A Seattle law firm is the sole target of an executive order from the Trump Administration, a federal office is leaving its Seattle location due to the city's "Sanctuary City" status, and a chain restaurant is leaving its longtime location in downtown Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Vaughan Jones
President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

President Trump also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.
- Ximena Bustillo
New research reveals ancient humans used animal bone tools much earlier than thought

The handcrafted tools found in Tanzania were made 1.5 million years ago and were fashioned primarily from the bones of elephants and hippopotamuses.
- Chandelis Duster
Florida says its cops are ready to help ICE with deportations

Florida is going all-in on President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Gov. Ron DeSantis has ushered in a new law that formalizes agreements between all 67 Florida sheriffs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move enables local officers to enforce federal immigration laws. Florida has also imposed harsher penalties for offenses committed by people illegally in the U.S. than for everyone else.
- Greg Allen
Week in Review: Trump, Seattle City Council, and Skype

Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Gamoran Legal Consulting’s Saul Gamoran, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and writer and editor Sarah Anne Lloyd.
- Kevin Kniestedt
Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan

A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
- Bobby Allyn
A former Olympic snowboarder makes the FBI's Most Wanted list

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged-drug trafficker, "went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine," the FBI says.
- Jaclyn Diaz
War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.
- The Associated Press
She got her dream job at CDC back. But she's already moving on

An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
- Yuki Noguchi
The job market is still pretty solid — but there are warning signs ahead

U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.1% from 4% in January.
- Scott Horsley

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