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Labels like "socialist" and "liberal Seattle psychiatrist" used to be how you stigmatized or defeated a candidate for office.  The labeling game has veered left in Seattle.  "Establishment" and "business candidate" are the labels now being attached, often to people who are progressive.

How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday U.S. stocks climbed Friday after the government said hiring grew at a stronger pace in June. Technology and consumer-focused companies led the way as investors were glad to see a positive sign for the economy.

Back on the job less than a month after fatally shooting a man, a King County Sheriff's Office deputy struck a pedestrian driving home from work early Friday.

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators and automakers are trying to track down gas tank flanges that can crack and cause fuel leaks on what could be millions of cars and trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the parts made by German supplier Continental Automotive GmbH after the company filed recall documents this week saying the parts could be defective. Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi already have recalled nearly a half-million vehicles because of leaky flanges... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in June in a surprising show of U.S. economic vitality eight years into the recovery from the Great Recession. Last month, economists worried that hiring would slow as employers struggled to fill jobs from a dwindling supply of unemployed workers. Normally, as the number of unemployed dwindles, employers raise pay to attract job seekers. The influx of job seekers last month — who had previously been on the sidelines, not counted as unemployed — might have offset some upward wage pressures. Читать дальше...

Emma Stone says male co-stars have helped her get equal pay LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emma Stone says that male co-stars have taken pay cuts to ensure she received equal pay on films.

A line of utility vehicles are being recalled because of a potential brake system flaw that poses a crash hazard. Other recalled consumer products this week include crystal chandeliers with defective light bulbs. Four-wheel drive Cub Cadet 2016 Challenger utility vehicles. Air in the brake system can cause brake failure, posing a crash hazard to the user or bystander. The halogen bulbs sold with the chandeliers can melt parts of the fixture, posing fire and burn hazards.

By a 50-43 percent margin, in a national poll, Americans trust CNN, the Cable News Network, more than President Trump.  The poll illustrates a country's deep divisions.

Consumer Watchdog repeated an earlier claim that Amazon "continues to deceive consumers by falsely leading them to believe they are getting larger discounts than is actually the case."

Here is your gastronomic, sporting and cultural guide to the 187.5 kilometers (116 miles) from Dole to the Rousses ski station: After two flat-ish stages through the vineyards of Champagne and Burgundy, where the muscular sprinters were in their element, the lighter climbers will come to the fore on the ascents, with three climbs on Saturday serving as hors d'oeuvre for Sunday's main course of seven climbs. Mont d'Or cheese, made at an altitude of 700 meters (2,300 feet) or higher in the Jura mountains... Читать дальше...

Like a small spark floating away from a campfire can burn a forest, so too a NASA photo lifted from its context can cause conspiracy theories to burn bright. This is such a story ...

When I was a kid, summer school was called “bummer school.” It meant you messed up during the regular The post Anderson School invites you to Summer School beer festival appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Friday it expects the U.S. economy will strengthen and warrant further gradual increases in its key interest rate. The Fed said this projected pace of hikes would still allow the labor market to keep strengthening and inflation to climb to the Fed's 2 percent target. The report said while consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, was sluggish at the start of 2017, it "appears to have rebounded recently supported by job gains... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign that businesses may be confident enough to keep hiring despite a slow-growing economy. Friday's jobs report from the government suggested that after eight years of a grinding but resilient recovery, companies still have room to hire at a healthy pace. Home sales are chugging along, though a shortage of properties for sale suggests that the pace of purchases could flag. [...] auto sales are slowing from last year's record pace... Читать дальше...

The Paris prosecutor's office opened a formal judicial inquiry Friday into suspected irregularities in the organization of a costly, high-profile event at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show that Macron headlined when he was a French government minister. The bill has already sparked anger from unions and is expected to lead to protests by left-wing groups who see Macron as too friendly to the business world. The Las Vegas inquiry is the latest legal case to cast a cloud over Macron's government... Читать дальше...

Seattle-based Sigma Sreedharan caught a breathtaking view of the Milky Way galaxy descending behind Mount Rainier in the early hours of July 1.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in nearly 20 years for sickle cell, an inherited disease in which abnormally shaped red blood cells can't properly carry oxygen throughout the body, which can cause severe pain and organ damage.

Solid June jobs report gets tech and consumer stocks jumping NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping Friday after the government said hiring grew at a stronger pace in June. Investors were relieved to see the positive sign on the job market, which came a day after stocks took their biggest loss since mid-May following a disappointing measure of hiring by private companies. Stocks dropped Thursday after ADP, a payroll processor, released a survey that showed sluggish hiring by private businesses. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Investors were relieved to see the positive sign on the job market, which came a day after stocks took their biggest loss since mid-May following a disappointing measure of hiring by private companies. Stocks are opening higher after the government said hiring increased at a solid pace in June. Technology, health care companies and banks posted the biggest gains in early trading Friday.

LONDON (AP) — The mother of a terminally ill baby in London says that recent international support has revived her hopes for her son's future, and that he is not suffering. The European Court of Human Rights sided with Great Ormond Street Hospital's decision that life support should end, saying therapy would not help and would cause more suffering.

The Bremerton Summer Brewfest is now just a week away, on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th. The The post Bremerton Summer Brewfest – the list of breweries & beers appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2tUdbJq) that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun a lighthearted digital campaign to discourage men from sitting with their legs wide apart, crowding out riders who might otherwise squeeze into a seat on a packed rush-hour train. In a brief animated video that recently debuted at the Copley station, a fat cat rolls around on a chair with a message reminding passengers to take only the seats they need.

NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia's health commissioner was named Friday to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency. "Having known Dr. Fitzgerald for many years, I know that she has a deep appreciation and understanding of medicine, public health, policy and leadership — all qualities that will prove vital as she leads the CDC in its work to protect America's health 24/7," Price said in a statement. "From her work as a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist... Читать дальше...