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Federal cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service hit Seattle, a proposal to bring housing to the Stadium District in SoDo moves forward in the City Council, and Microsoft is shutting down trailblazing virtual phone and video chat platform Skype.
- Vaughan Jones
UN investigation reveals most victims of deadly protests in Bangladesh were children

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government may have committed crimes against humanity.
Eastern Kentucky to receive federal aid as locals recover from major floods

Earlier this week, President Trump approved disaster relief aid to help residents repair homes and get the food and supplies they need.
Week in Review: state budget, Trump cuts, and bathroom funding

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with transportation and housing policy expert and former candidate for Seattle city council Alex Hudson, founder of Earth Finance, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate Reuven Carlyle, and Senior Researcher at Washington Policy Center Paul Guppy.
- Kevin Kniestedt
USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis

Eggs have become the grocery staple that Americans can't stop talking about, whether its fears of widespread bird flu getting worse or the drastic increase in prices.
- Manuela López Restrepo
The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs

The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.
- Jenna McLaughlin
Microsoft will end Skype in May, leaving some users upset

Microsoft says it will wind down the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service so it can streamline its consumer communications offerings, such as Microsoft Teams.
- Scott Neuman
Black Gospel Archive fills gaps in gospel music history

The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings.
- Molly-Jo Tilton
Daring train thieves target BNSF Railway, stealing $2M worth of Nike and other goods

Train heists aren't just a thing of the Old West. A series of brazen train robberies has emerged across the western United States and authorities say the thieves focus on high-value containers.
- Alana Wise
Trump took down police misconduct database, but states can still share background check info

In the flurry of first-day executive orders, President Trump revoked a 2022 police accountability package, including a system to flag misconduct.
- Martin Kaste

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