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Amazon partners with the Gary Sinise Foundation to support Seattle first responders on the front lines Amazon is partnering with the Gary Sinise Foundation to give...

After months of working from home, Amazon's 55,000 Seattle employees are returning to the company's offices, giving local business leaders hope for a boost to downtown's economic recovery.

Seattle wants more of the same.

During this time, he also hung out with execs in a meeting as they announced attempts to smear a Black warehouse organizer as "not smart or articulate," oversaw the company as 20,000 of its workers contracted COVID-19, looked on as its managers engaged in an "anti-union blitz" in Alabama, and probably didnt bat an eye as its lawyers settled a $61.7 million lawsuit alleging wage theft of delivery drivers. Well see if Jassy follows Bezoss footsteps. But one things for sure: Guy Palumbo is probab...

Theres a new top boss in town. PAUL MORIGI / GETTY IMAGES Heres your daily evening round-up of the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to The Stranger to keep it comin!) Jeff Bezos, a giant pencil with the eraser part missing, is stepping down as CEO of Amazon, a company that allegedly forces workers to piss in bottles rather than take a bathroom break. Bezos will reportedly move into a new role as executive chair, and will be r...

× With 1 in 5 lobbyists coming from state service, Washington lawmakers hear bill to restrict revolving door By Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times Published: January 28, 2021, 2:12pm Share: As they consider creating a waiting period for high-ranking public servants who want to become lobbyists, Washington lawmakers get to watch Olympia’s revolving door spin right before their eyes. Even as a handful of lawmakers re-upped their longshot bid this month to create a one-year �...

COVID-19 poses greater risk of death, hospitalization for pregnant people: A new study from Washington state shows that pregnant patients are at a higher risk for serious illness and hospitalization if they catch coronavirus. The Seattle Times reports that the COVID-19 mortality rate for pregnant patients is 13 times higher than non-pregnant people of similar ages. Keep an eye out: Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to announce new adjustments to public-health metrics that will allow for some "addit...