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The CDC recommends shortening the isolation period for those who have tested positive for COVID: Now, the government agency advises that if you happen to catch the coronavirus, you only need to isolate for five days instead of the previously recommended ten, reports AP. The CDC said that decision was born out of evidence that people are likely infectious "two days before and three days after symptoms develop." Oh, and they need people to get...

Seattle was far removed from the epicenter of hostilities, but the post-Civil War culture war flared up here.

You might be surprised to see where the Big Apple ranks in a survey of adult residents who reported feeling "nervous, anxious or on edge" for at least several days in the last two weeks.

Of the 15 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., Seattle is apparently the most stressed out, according to reports.

As I approached the ballot drop box in front of the Rainier Community Center, I noticed crows flying above it. They were massively interested in all of the human activity around this thing. Surely something tasty had to do with what's happening here. My votes slipped through the slit. The crows wanted to know what was in the thick-ish envelope. But it's nothing—just paper, darkened dots, and city politics. Nothing to eat here. The humans...

Strangely enough, the station that contributed the most to the emergence of Seattle's big city in the recent round of expansion is, architecturally, the least interesting one, the Roosevelt Station.

And why is the new and very expensive Highway 99 tunnel closing this weekend? The answer, provided by Seattle Times' transportation reporter Mike Lindblom, basically comes down to this: It should not have been made in the first place. The tunnel has flaws "leftover from construction in early 2019" and it's also leaking. The whole Montlake Boulevard mess will also be closed this weekend due to construction. The things we do for cars, the things...

Homicides committed across the United States spiked by nearly 30 percent last year, according to FBI data released this week, and the surge was even more pronounced in Washington, which saw a 46 percent increase in killings amid the pandemic.