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Why Seattle’s defense needs to get younger (and cheaper) In 2017 the Seahawks spent $93,714,666 on their defense, more than any team in the NFL. The split between offense and defense was 36.37% vs 55.98%. They spent $60,885,063 on the offense — 29th highest in the league. Of the 12 biggest cap hits on the […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money, a career or success the basis for one's whole life, urging in his Epiphany remarks to also resist "inclinations toward arrogance, the thirst for power and for riches." During a homily at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Francis said people "often make do" with having "health, a little money and a bit of entertainment." He urged people to help the poor and others in need of assistance, giving freely without expecting anything in return. Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Icy dips in the sea. Parades with camels, kings and crowns. Presents for homeless children and admonishments to live a better life. All this took place Saturday as Christians around the world celebrated the holiday of Epiphany, which recalls the three kings, or magi, who reportedly followed a star to find the baby Jesus. The date — Jan. 6 — is commonly known as "Day of the Magi" in Latin America and it's when children traditionally unwrap holiday gifts rather than on Christmas Day. Читать дальше...

Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor.

DETROIT (AP) — Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Tesla. Automakers will provide specific models in paperwork that will be filed later this month... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don't. The Dow Jones industrial average surged past 25,000 Thursday, a strong signal of investor enthusiasm for President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut. The milestone comes less than a year after the Dow topped 20,000. "We broke a very, very big barrier," Trump said Thursday at the White House. "Every time you see that number go up on Wall Street it means jobs, it means success, it means 401(k)s that are... Читать дальше...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in western Michigan is preparing to open an exhibition of sculptor Beverly Pepper's print and drawing archives. "Drawn Into Form: Sixty Years of Drawings and Prints by Beverly Pepper " will be on display for a few months starting Feb. 2 at the Grand Rapids attraction. It's the first public showing from Pepper's archives, which were given to Meijer Gardens in 2016 and 2017. The archives include hundreds of drawings, prints, works on paper and notebooks... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 06:00 AM PST Saturday, January 6, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Rain;43;SSW;5;100% Bellingham;Cloudy;43;SE;6;96% Bremerton;Showers;45;S;6;90% Chehalis;Cloudy;43;SSW;5;100% Deer Park;Cloudy;32;Calm;0;100% Eastsound;Cloudy;45;SE;3;100% Ellensburg;Fog;31;Calm;0;88% Ephrata;Fog;31;Calm;0;85% Everett;Rain;43;ENE;3;100% Fort Lewis;Mostly cloudy;44;SSE;16;100% Friday Harbor;Cloudy;43;WSW;3;88% Hoquiam;Mostly... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say two German skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps. The two men, ages 25 and 26, were buried by the avalanche on Friday near Kals in Tyrol province. Rescue crews reached the younger man a few hours later, but were unable to save him. The Austria Press Agency reports that police said the second man's body was located Saturday under about a meter (more than 3 feet) of snow.

WA Forecast for Sunday, January 7, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;A little rain;46;44;SE;9;86%;95%;0 Bellingham;Cloudy;44;40;ESE;13;88%;78%;0 Bremerton;A bit of rain;46;43;S;9;88%;87%;0 Chehalis;Rain;45;41;S;8;89%;94%;0 Deer Park;A little a.m.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malasia (AP) — El gobierno de Malasia aprobó una nueva operación para encontrar los restos del desaparecido vuelo 370 de Malaysia Airlines en el Océano Índico, dijo el ministro de Transportes del país el sábado. Antes esta semana, una empresa estadounidense desplazó el barco Seabed Constructor para buscar restos en el sur del Índico, tres años y medio después de que el Boeing 777 desapareció de los radares durante un vuelo entre Kuala Lumpur y Beijing con 239 personas a bordo entre pasaje y tripulación. Читать дальше...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Borislava Hristova had a career-high 36 points, tied for third most in single game in Washington State women's history, and Maria Kostourkova scored 12 of her career-best 18 points in the second half to help the Cougars beat Colorado 89-76 on Friday night. Hristova, a sophomore who missed the last two games with an ankle injury, tied the program's single-game record with 15 field goals, including four 3-pointers, on 21 attempts. Hristova scored Washington State's first 10 points and had 20 in the first half. Читать дальше...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Malaysian government has approved a new attempt to find the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean, the transport minister said Saturday. A U.S.-based company early this week dispatched the search vessel Seabed Constructor to look for debris in the southern Indian Ocean, 3 ½ years after the Boeing 777 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew. The governments of Malaysia, China and Australia called off the 1,046-day official search on Jan. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Daneesha Provo scored 20 points and Utah defeated Washington 74-65 on Friday night. Provo was 8-of-11 shooting and the Utes (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) shot 53 percent in winning for the fourth time in five games after coming off a two-point loss to Arizona State. Erika Bean added 10 points. Amber Melgoza scored 21 points, going 10 of 11 at the free-throw line but just 5 of 15 from the field with the Huskies (6-8, 0-3) shooting only 36 percent. Jenna Moser added 16 points and Kierra Collier 12. Читать дальше...

State Sen. Doug Ericksen, who co-chaired Trump's campaign in Washington, gets regional job with the EPA.  He is likely to leave the Legislature.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Después de otro informe mensual positivo sobre el empleo, las empresas de tecnología volvieron a impulsar al mercado bursátil estadounidense, que el viernes registró su cuarta alza consecutiva de 2018, la racha ganadora más larga en año nuevo en ocho años. El Departamento del Trabajo informó que los empleadores agregaron 148.000 puestos de trabajo en diciembre, un poco menos de lo que esperaban los expertos, pero aun así suficiente para dejar entrever que la economía sigue saludable. Читать дальше...

The Latest on winter weather (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Massachusetts emergency officials say more than 1 million gallons of untreated sewage has spilled into Nantucket Harbor after a "catastrophic" sewer main break. They say the 20-inch mainfailed Thursday in several places on the island off the coast of Cape Cod, and they still were working to fix it Friday amid frigid temperatures. Nantucket Health Department director Roberto Santamaria tells WBZ-AM they had no choice but to let the sewage flow into the harbor because otherwise... Читать дальше...

Cooke Aquaculture is going to court to block what it calls the state's "unlawful attempt" to shut down the company's Atlantic salmon farm off Ediz Hook at Port Angeles.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were unexpectedly placed at risk of a crackdown and are warily watching developments. Forty-six states — including Sessions' home state of Alabama — have legalized some form of medical marijuana in recent years, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Eight of those states also allow recreational marijuana. Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials say hackers may have accessed the personal information and medical records of up to 30,000 Medicaid recipients two months ago. The state's Agency for Health Care Administration said in a Friday evening news release that one of its employees "was the victim of a malicious phishing email" on Nov. 15, and on Tuesday, agency leaders were notified about the preliminary findings of an Inspector General investigation. It found that hackers may have partly or fully accessed the enrollees' full names... Читать дальше...

TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Two men were committing a burglary when they killed two women and two children and fled their New York apartment with a television and an Xbox video game system, according to an indictment handed down Friday. A Rensselaer County grand jury indicted James White and Justin Mann on 13 murder counts, as well as burglary, robbery and possession of stolen property. The men pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Friday and were sent to the county jail without bail. The men are accused of the Dec. Читать дальше...

Ryan to the rescue:  The "SuperPAC" of House Speaker Paul Ryan is setting up a field office in Spokane, in the district of endangered Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The Democrats have fielded a formidable challenger in Lisa Brown, until recently chancellor of Washington State University-Spokane.

___ US employers closed out 2017 with modest but steady hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — The December jobs report suggests that the economy has entered the new year on solid footing. Employers added 148,000 jobs, enough to keep the unemployment rate at 4.1 percent for a third straight month. The numbers indicate that job gains are slowing, which typically happens when unemployment falls to ultra-low levels. Despite the difficulty some employers are having in finding qualified workers, pay gains remain sluggish. Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a college men's basketball coach in Wisconsin has been arrested for allegedly punching an official after a game. The State Journal reports that UW-Rock County coach Jamal Mosley is accused of punching Madison official Pat Henderson after Rock County's 80-76 loss at UW-Waukesha on Wednesday night. Mosley was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and battery. He has not been formally charged. A UW Colleges spokeswoman says Mosley has been placed on paid leave... Читать дальше...

Fans and admirers of mid-century modern homes: Here is one that is not to be missed. This beauty in Magnolia is listed for $1.3 million. Built in 1961, it has all the hallmarks of the iconic prairie style: vaulted cedar-lined ceilings, walls of windows, plenty of open space and an expansive tiered deck.