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(AP) — County officials in Virginia have granted Busch Gardens an approval the park needed to move forward in building a new, tall attraction. News outlets report the James City County board of supervisors this week unanimously approved a request from Busch Gardens for a height waiver that will let the park construct an attraction of up to 315 feet.

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook envisions its new Watch feature as TV designed for social media, a place where users comment, like and interact with show creators, stars and each other — and never leave. Getting people to see Facebook as a video service is like Walmart trying to sell high fashion, or McDonald's peddling high-end food, said Joel Espelien, senior analyst with The Diffusion Group, a video research firm. The idea behind Watch is to let people find videos and series they like, keep up with them as new episodes appear... Читать дальше...

The department store took a loss in the second quarter as growing inventory pushed it to make big discounts. Consumer Reports pulled its recommendation of four Microsoft laptops after one of its surveys found that users were complaining about problems with the devices. The owner of Chili's Bar & Grill restaurants rebounded as its quarterly results were a bit stronger than analysts had forecast.

Heroin was the probable cause in 118 of the opioid-related deaths, which is actually down slightly from 2015 (132) and 2014 (156), while prescription-type opioids accounted for 107 deaths. Some of those were attributed to fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller that's helping to fuel an increase in overdose deaths throughout North America.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid crisis a "national emergency" and pledged to ramp up government efforts to combat the epidemic. A drug commission convened by Trump and led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently called on Trump to declare a national emergency to help deal with the growing crisis. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price seemed to suggest after that briefing that the president was leaning against the recommendation... Читать дальше...

Seattle City Councilman Mike O'Brien is backing a proposal to create a program for those living in vehicles and relax enforcement of parking regulations for participants.

As originally published on http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com   A group led by New Belgium Brewing Company has purchased San Francisco’s Magnolia Brewing, which has been navigating bankruptcy The post Elysian Brewing co-founder Dick Cantwell returns to the beer business appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

Matthew Christenson, accused of torturing his girlfriend's autistic teen so to death and abusing her younger son, was found guilty of all seven charges against him Thursday morning.

Martindale and others have been busy for the last couple of days setting up as dozens of exhibitors position their wares throughout the maze of booths and makeshift gallery spaces that make up the annual show. Aside from the plates, they'll see Shandling's Spanish colonial dining table and chairs, armoires and some of the driftwood art pieces that he displayed in his home. The Santa Fe exhibition offered the first public viewing of Shandling's art collection last year and almost all of the pieces sold, drawing collectors from abroad.

(AP) — The $2.25 million in federal grants for a series of development projects for the economically challenged area along the U.S.-Canadian border in northern Vermont could be the last unless Congress funds next year's program over the objection of the Trump Administration. The Vermont grants announced Thursday by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and Republican Gov. Phil Scott will help fund 10 programs, ranging from $46,000 so the Vermont Brewers Association can bring out-of-state tourists to the state's breweries... Читать дальше...

Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin left practice early with an apparent leg injury. No word from the team on his status after practice. 

The ame Spa & Wellness Collective at Turnberry Isle Miami in Aventura, Florida, showed off high-end Gharieni spa wave beds with features like tables that feel like warm sand on the back and headphones supplying binaural beats, which are different tones in each ear designed to calm the mind. To get that bliss-spa feeling at home, a company called Airome sells aromatherapy diffusers in a variety of styles, colors and materials to match your decor — porcelain, glass, ceramic and metal, $30-$40, with essential oils, $8-$12. Читать дальше...

Department store chains see key sales figures fall again Macy's, Kohl's and Dillard's all said Thursday that a key sales figure fell again in the latest quarter as customers increasingly shop online, at discount stores and elsewhere. Macy's has cut jobs and closed some stores, has started an off-price brand, and it plans to launch a loyalty program in October that it hopes will bring more shoppers through its doors. Rival J.C Penney, which is scheduled to report results Friday, has brought major... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook once failed to buy Snapchat; ever since, it's tried to copy it, mostly without success. [...] . Facebook's Instagram Stories, a clear Snapchat clone, has more daily users than Snapchat itself — and parent company Snap Inc. should be very worried. While the doom doesn't spell imminent death, it's a sign that Snapchat could be relegated to the sidelines as a niche app for young people — or worse, a passing fad — rather than a major competitor for digital ad dollars like Facebook and yes, even Twitter. Читать дальше...

Ryan Graves told staff in an email Thursday that he will transition out of his role as senior vice president of global operations in mid-September. Kalanick resigned under pressure in June after a months-long investigation into sexual harassment and other behavior problems at the company.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit fell sharply in July from a year earlier, largely because of a quirk in the calendar. Congress is facing a deadline of Oct. 1 for getting a budget approved for the next fiscal year or face the prospect of a government shutdown.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in the Twin Cities are trying to decide how best to deal with Airbnb short-term home rentals as the Super Bowl approaches. Pam Biladeau, who owns Corban Manor Inn B&B in St. Paul, said people involved in short-term renting should be subject to licensing, inspections and guest limits. "The sharing economy is coming to town, and we are going to need to figure out how to regulate to ensure safety and just parity with other industries," he said.

Seattle's air quality worsened Thursday, and the National Weather Service had air quality alerts in place across most of Washington.

(AP) — An Obama-era effort enlisting startup companies to come up with solutions to the military's toughest technological challenges is funding experimental drones, new cybersecurity technology and advanced communications systems for soldiers. [...] as the Department of Defense's "Defense Innovation Unit Experimental," or DIUx office, approaches the two-year mark this month, it continues to face questions from Republican leaders in Congress and others who view it as a still-unproven, and possibly unnecessary, venture. Читать дальше...

You can find Tom Kundig designs around the world. But his style is indisputably rooted in Seattle's design philosophies. And above all, he loves designing homes.

(AP) — United Airlines plans to offer daily passenger flights from Everett's Paine Field airport starting next year. Propeller Airports is developing a two-gate passenger terminal at the Snohomish County airport in a public-private partnership with the county.

The Washington state Supreme Court upheld Seattle's contested tax on gun and ammunition sales in an opinion filed Thursday.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say two British tourists — a father and son — face possible hefty fines for allegedly pointing laser beams at passenger planes arriving to the southern city of Malaga.

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