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A win, but now comes the hard part for GOP
Trump weighs new punishments for his team
EU warns US over 'America first' Russia sanctions bill
President Trump today: Live updates
Republicans now have a 'John Kerry problem' on health care
Trump And Congress Are Probably On A Collision Course Over Russia
European Union warns US over Russia sanctions bill
Government to refund tribunal fees after Supreme Court ruling, Ministry of Justice reveals
Senate committee withdraws subpoena for Paul Manafort
The Democrats have a plan. Now can they sell it?		 Updated: Democrat Cavanaugh pulls off upset in state Senate special election
Scout's Honor? Not for the President
Trump and Congressional Republicans: It's Complicated
Senate begins debate on health care, one major GOP plan fails -- live updates
What's next in the Senate health care debate
Manafort Talks With Senate Investigators About Meeting With Russians
Texas Senate votes to curb transgender access to public bathrooms
Trump makes 'presidential' pitch at Ohio rally
McCain Returns to Cast Vote to Help the President Who Derided Him
The Senate Health-Care Vote and John McCain's Tragic Contradictions		 As Senate starts debate to topple the ACA, even senators don't know where it will lead
Congress continues to degrade itself
House Republicans seek to dodge border wall vote
Senate protesters chant 'kill the bill,' interrupt motion to proceed
Democrats Say: Probe Trump Ties To Deutsche Bank. GOP Says: No Thanks
Democrats slam EPA head, want to understand his climate inquiry
Endangered Republicans stick with Trump on key health care vote

In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.


- John 1:4-5

Washington

3 killed, 1 hurt after van drives under parked semi trailer in Lynnwood
The Amazon Effect: Seattle is the top city, and retail the top industry, for software job growth
Controversial aerospace exec garners attention in race
5 vying for two positions on Snohomish City Council
What's Happening for July 26
The Spokane Eating Guide: Where to get the best steaks in town
NBA Commish: Seattle 'no doubt on short list' whenever NBA decides to expand
Caught on cam: Thieves steal hanging baskets from Lakewood restaurant
Second large brush fire along US Highway 2 contained; evacuation orders lifted
No criminal charges against Spokane high school football coach Jim Sharkey		 Popular Capitol Hill cocktail lounge relocating after 60-percent rent hike
More charges filed against Battle Ground chiropractor
Paxton's cheering section — The Maple Grove — is taking root at Safeco Field
Washington health department to remove billboard with anti-pot message aimed at Latino kids
Three candidates vie to become Tacoma's next mayor
Laurel fire north of Chattaroy triggers evacuations
Yakima anti-pot billboard draws social media ire
Green Lake institution to close...at least for a while
Health officials: Live fish from Seattle market may be cause of rare illness
Connelly: Safety needs to take priority in our ripped up Seattle		 Dow hits record high as Boeing and other companies post strong earnings
Stock Futures Rise on Earnings Beats From AMD and Boeing
​Boeing beats on Q2 earnings despite revenue slide
Boeing's stock rally accounting for the bulk of the Dow's early gain
Boeing raises guidance after profit beat
Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reveals how he became the world's happiest retired billionaire
Long Live Microsoft Paint! It Helped My Blind Grandpa Keep Making Art
Microsoft Is Hustling Us with “White Spaces”
How Microsoft Has Become the Surprise Innovator in PCs
Got bot? How to put it to work with Microsoft's Cortana Skills

Oregon

A Defiant Couple Is Caging Big Cats in the Portland Suburbs. Should Anybody Stop Them?
As Washington Park's rose garden turns 100, its longtime curator hangs up his shears
Youth treatment facility expanding
The Latest: Utility Says Dead Tree Likely Caused Fire
Victory at Kiger
Odd spot indeed: Bend says utility will move box from sidewalk
Iconic Portland costume shop to close its doors
Group protests lack of help for the blind at downtown Portland post office		 Portland, Oregon by bicycle: Things to do (and famous things to avoid)
Craigslist scam delivered to Bend family's door
A Portland City Contractor Loses All the Personal Belongings of Gilligan, the Former Mayor of Slough Town
Fire danger in parts of Lane County means curbs on use of outdoor equipment after 10 am
MAX hero family to present 'We Choose Love' movement idea to Ashland
Neighbor of man killed in N. Portland explosion: "I cried this morning when I found out he died"
Pair accused of trespassing PPB, Multnomah DA - Koin 6
Livability collaboration bears fruit		 Lane Electric: Dead tree fell on power lines, sparking fire that burned Oakridge home
Cougar spotted in Tualatin park
Kaylee Sawyer's family sues COCC in federal court
Sheriff: Wrong-way driver from Eugene fled deputies on foot, found ...
Two brushfires battled north of Madras
Report of possible cougar sighting in Tualatin park
Family of homicide victim, Kaylee Sawyer, sues Oregon community college
Fire closes Hwy 58 in Oakridge; power out; other fire departments responding to help

Idaho

A Bishop and a Burro Walk Into the Foothills
Snowpocalypse to Floodpocalypse
Dry Creek, Dry Purse
Debating the future of energy
Your dark-sky ticket to the universe: Summer nights at Bruneau Dunes Observatory
Keeping the cowboy spirit alive: Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame to honor new inductees
Idaho Arts on Tour subscriptions go on sale Aug. 1
Idaho averaging more than one crash death per day this summer		 What homes can $200K buy you in the Boise area?
District 91 school board OKs November bond referendum, construction of new high school
Bingham County closer to joining community college tax district
North Idaho couple helps stop grizzly chasing cyclist
Tragic record looms for Idaho motorist fatalities during 100 Deadliest Days
Boise cracking down on loud cars
UPDATE: Intersection re-opened after onion spill crowds roadway
Idaho Fish & Game has studied deaths of hundreds of birds south of Boise		 ISU Public Safety officers stop potentially destructive Pocatello brush fire
Idaho school savings accounts top $250 million
Annual Manual: A City Guide to the City of Trees
Nampa man sentenced to prison for enticing a child through the internet
Nampa man sentenced for Enticing a Child Through the Internet
Several construction projects begin Wednesday in Idaho Falls
Website ranks BYUI 5th safest campus in America
Idaho police defend arrest of man filming public building

Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks cutting economics degree
Video: Alaskan fishing boat captain braves freezing seas to save nearly lifeless crewman
The Republican Healthcare Bill is Horrible for Alaska, Regardless of its Name
Team Hollywood returns to Healy for hoops clinic, game
Fairbanks Post 11, Post 30 begin Matson tournament
Air Force outlines options for tainted Moose Creek wells
A room full of refugees in Fairbanks
ATV rider charged after confrontation with off-duty corrections officer		 Bagwill approved as new Fairbanks city councilman
Anchorage Assembly approves additional funding for SAP ... - KTVA.com
New turf field to help improve Sullivan Arena's finances - KTVA.com
Service, West, South, Juneau post opening-day wins in American Legion state baseball
Anchorage Assembly reluctantly gives more money to $81 million software project
Fireside Books hosts prominent poets in their return to Alaska
Wasilla council sends public safety tax to voters
Alaskan doctor can't seem to retire - KTVA.com		 Walker signs opioid legislation in Wasilla ceremony
Top VA official in Alaska talks privatization, staffing challenges
Alaska's most bizarre bank job
Alaska man says boat attacked by orca whale - KTVA.com
Fish Creek near Wasilla to open Wednesday for personal-use dipnetting
UAA celebrates 10 years of bringing writers together during summer reading series
With donations pouring in, terminally ill Maryland woman stranded in Alaska will go home
APD: Suicidal suspect in custody after gunfire inside a South Anchorage home - KTVA.com

Weird / Funny / Odd

Happy birthday carrot cake of sorts for Singapore's Canola the manatee
Man sentenced to 120 days in jail after pet fish cut in half
Police: Woman arrested after topless road rage attack
Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood
Man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans
L.A. man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans
Cyber staff: Wisconsin company offers to microchip employees
926-pound shark won't be recognized as New Jersey's record
Ohio fair butter sculpture features athletes, chocolate milk
Long-lost class ring found after 52 years		 No ho-ho-ho-liday as Santas meet in Denmark
8 Indiana siblings rack up 448 years of combined marriage
Philadelphia-area transit agency deals with station spiders
Woman gets kidney donation from stranger-turned-friend
Attorney: Client ate 'everything' bagel, did not take drugs
City using goats to tame vegetation at closed landfill
Police: Men arrested trying to buy drugs at police station
Marijuana business offers weed for weeds on cleanup day
He was purrfect: Honorary cat mayor in Alaska town dies
That stinks! Man seeking dropped phone falls in trash chute		 Fake news (not real, just funny)...

How The GOP Can Still Repeal Obamacare


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