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NEW YORK (AP) — This month's sell-off for stocks marked the first big test of investors' mettle in years. And many ended up doing exactly what the experts were recommending: hold steady. Even as stock markets tumbled around the world, putting a halt to an unusually calm and strong ride upward, many investors resisted the urge to sell in a panic and lock in the losses. Others plugged even more cash into their trading accounts after seeing prices for S&P 500 index funds drop by 10 percent within a couple weeks. Читать дальше...

Howard Partridge's new book, 'The Power of Community' is an inspiring and practical guidebook to transforming workplace culture, one person at a time.

Fort's vocals capture the natural feel of a live show on the title track. She also shows how the power of music can help people who suffer from mental illness.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Emily Potter scored 16 points with seven rebounds and Utah kept a narrow lead throughout the game in beating Washington State 54-50 on Friday night. Potter, a 6-foot-6 senior, made 7 of 11 shots from the field while Megan Huff added 12 points for the Utes (16-10, 7-8), who snapped a two-game skid and swept the season series from the Cougars, who were outscored 32-14 in the paint. The game was tied once at 2 before Huff made consecutive baskets with the Utes leading the rest of the way but never by double figures. Читать дальше...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Alexis Robinson scored 18 points, Kennedy Leonard added 14 points and matched a career-high with 13 assists, and Colorado jumped out with a 12-point first-quarter lead and cruised to a 76-56 victory over Washington on Friday night. Colorado (13-13, 4-11 Pac-12 Conference) snapped a three-game skid while Washington (7-19, 1-14) has lost seven straight. Robinson, who averages 11.7 points a game, was 7 of 15 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Leonard was 5-of-9 shooting, made two 3s and had six steals. Читать дальше...

Friday's election-interference indictment brought by Robert Mueller, the U.S. special counsel, underscores how thoroughly social-media companies like Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists. And it's not clear if the companies have taken sufficient action to prevent something similar from happening again. Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, were charged Friday in a plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda. Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela's former oil czar Rafael Ramirez was sued Friday by a Houston company that alleges he was behind demands for at least $10 million in bribes to sign off on deals to sell its energy assets in the South American country. The civil complaint filed in Houston came just four days after a U.S. official told The Associated Press that Ramirez is suspected by prosecutors of having received bribes in connection to a major graft scheme at Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA.

WA Current Conditions as of 05:00 PM PST Friday, February 16, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Rain;44;N;7;98% Bellingham;Cloudy;44;S;6;88% Bremerton;Cloudy;48;SW;9;94% Chehalis;Fog;49;Calm;0;90% Deer Park;Sunny;35;SSW;6;81% Eastsound;Cloudy;45;Calm;0;81% Ellensburg;Sunny;47;NW;25;58% Ephrata;Sunny;48;NW;21;40% Everett;Fog;43;N;7;96% Fort Lewis;Showers;46;SSE;15;100% Friday Harbor;Cloudy;44;E;3;92% Hoquiam;Cloudy;48;SW;12;96% Kelso-Longview;Rain;47;S;7;96%... Читать дальше...

Break out the parkas and the chains, it's going to be a cold and snowy weekend around Western Washington.

The lack of constant offseason tinkering tells us that general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais are either happier with their roster than most observers are, or that they're stuck in-between the possibility of contending and the prospect of going into rebuild mode. One thing's for certain: There are a lot of questions facing this year's Mariners squad as it comes together in Arizona.

The hearts of politicians go out to victims of mass killings, such as seen Thursday in Florida, but key firearms safety legislation just died in the Washington Legislature.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a California judge's decision to temporarily block new Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. Lawyers filed the notice of appeal to the 9th District Court of Appeals on Friday, nearly two months after Oakland-based U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam blocked the changes to President Barack Obama's health care law. The Obama appointee said the Trump administration failed... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed out their strongest week in five years Friday and have now recovered more than half of the losses they suffered in a plunge at the beginning of the month. Investors got back to buying stocks almost as quickly as they started dumping them. The gain Friday was the sixth in a row for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. A combination of cheaper prices for stocks as well as solid company profits put investors back in a buying mood. The S&P 500, which many index funds track... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney World's forthcoming Toy Story Land got a press preview in New York Friday. Toy Story Land opens June 30 at Walt Disney World Resort's Hollywood Studios outside Orlando, Florida. Oversized replicas of old-school toys are a defining feature of the land. Lampposts shaped like towering Tinkertoys, gigantic colored blocks, a Jenga tower and other massive playthings will make human visitors feel as if they've shrunk to the size of a toy. A roller coaster called Slinky Dog Dash will be gentle enough for young children. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, were charged Friday in an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda, aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump and harming the prospects of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. The federal indictment, brought by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, represents the most direct allegation to date of illegal Russian meddling during the campaign that sent Trump to the White House. Читать дальше...