Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a 120-year-old dam.
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- Seattle halts camera expansion as CID debate over surveillance continues
- Bainbridge Island to mark 84th anniversary of first forced removals of Japanese Americans
- Cherry blossoms begin early show at UW
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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died. He was 88.

Seattle forum focuses on youth, guns and prevention
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Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says ‘no one can exclude’ it from the World Cup
Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States.

State health officer, UW Medicine doctors urge vaccination, as measles sweeps across state, country
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Insanity plea accepted in killing of Eina Kwon
ACRS and APIAHF team up on
Seattle halts camera expansion as CID debate over surveillance continues
Bainbridge Island to mark 84th anniversary of first forced removals of Japanese Americans
CID stabbing
Kin On CEO Ketty Hsieh retiring
Cherry blossoms begin early show at UW
Sports
Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says ‘no one can exclude’ it from the World Cup
Iran’s sports minister says the country can’t take part in the World Cup because of US attacks
Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories
Iran won’t compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics as its only athlete can’t travel safely to Italy
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National News
The birthright citizenship case that could leave some children “stateless”
That purple Hawaii vacation lei likely came from Thailand, and some lawmakers want to change that
What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls
California bill would establish statewide Bruce Lee Day
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