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Starbucks to pay coffee-obsessed content creator up to $136K to travel world, post videos
WFLA - Florida
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June 11, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you’re a coffee-obsessed travel lover, time is running out to apply for what could be your dream job. Starbucks announced that it is searching for two content creators to “travel the world and capture the craft that goes...
Manhunt Intensifies for Ex-Soldier Accused of Killing His Three Daughters in Washington State
Arise News
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June 11, 2025
Authorities are intensifying their search for Travis Decker, an ex-US Army soldier, who is the primary suspect in the deaths of his three young daughters. A recent sighting by hikers near a secluded alpine lake in Washington state has...
Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes
Associated Press
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June 12, 2025
At least 240 people were killed when an Air India plane crashed Thursday into a medical school shortly after takeoff. It was the latest in a long list of aviation disasters this year. One passenger survived the crash but everyone else aboard the...
SeaPort Airlines: Giving Commuters Tomorrow’s Promise of Travel, Today!
Vancouver Business Journal
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June 12, 2025
Air travel can be overwhelming for business travelers these days, even experienced fliers have to deal with the various hurdles of modern air travel. Luckily, one local company is executing on a previous vision with an aim to eliminate the...
Wide Awake in Seattle
Philippine STAR
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June 12, 2025
It was easy to be wide awake in Seattle, defying Circadian rhythms and jet lag. Not just because Seattle is coffee (birthplace of the world-renowned Starbucks chain) and other artisanal coffee brands like Storyville Coffee, but because its natural...
I sat in coach on an Amtrak train across the border from Canada to Seattle. 6 things surprised me about the $50 ride.
Business Insider
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June 12, 2025
2025-06-12T13:28:35Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app I rode in coach on an Amtrak train from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle. The...
Traveler was turned away from her flight home from Spain. Now somebody owes her $3,244.
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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I was flying home from Madrid to Seattle on Aer Lingus, booked through Alaska Airlines using miles. But the airline denied me boarding even though I had a ticket. I had to buy a new ticket on another airline, which cost me $3,244. Alaska Airlines...
The Brazilian city named the world’s hiking capital
Time Out
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Cities are great for strolling around, but if you’re keen to journey out, stretch your legs, and get a proper view of the skyline, it sounds like a hike is what you’re after. The world’s best hiking cities combine the best of both worlds – all the...
From Forest to Faith:Father Ed White’s Journey
Forks Forum - Washington State
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June 12, 2025
By Christi Baron Forum Editor From Forest to Faith: Father Ed White’s Journey Since arriving in Forks last August, Father Ed White has quickly become a spiritual presence in the community, bringing with him a deep well of faith, humility, and a...
Nottingham Forest triple transfer state of play as rivals threaten to hijack deal
Nottingham Evening Post
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June 12, 2025
Nottingham Forest still have some negotiating to do to secure the signatures of two Botafogo players, it has been reported. The Reds are targeting a triple swoop for striker Igor Jesus, centre-back Jair Cunha and left-back Cuiabano from the...
Jazz night at historic Washington State Park: Music in the park
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, Ark. (KTAL/KMSS)—Music in the Park, a free summer concert series at Historic Washington State Park, will be themed "An Evening of Jazz" this year. Washington, Arkansas, was an important stop on pioneers' westward journey. Many of...
Seattle’s Public Drug Use, Crime, and Homelessness Scare Away Microsoft’s Big Developer Conference
The New York Sun
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June 11, 2025
Microsoft has decided against hosting its popular developer conference for 2026 and beyond in Seattle — the hometown of the company’s founders — after attendees complained about the open drug use and “general uncleanliness” of the downtown Seattle...
Timmy's Seattle Ebay Steal!
94.5 KATS - Washington
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June 12, 2025
I've mentioned my comic addiction to you many times. I could, after all, be spending my money on crack. But nope, I spend it on comics, even on the weirder finds. But this might have been one of the better deals, even a steal from eBay, and the...
Oregon’s Merkley, Wyden seek to boost funding for prescribed burns, forest thinning to curb wildfire threats
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with KTVZ News Wednesday about efforts to improve forest management, through more thinning and prescribed burns, to reduce the intensity of major, destructive wildfires. On the same day,...
Trump Administration Sees Growing Pushback as Travel Ban Separates Families
Truthout
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June 11, 2025
Condemnation is growing of President Trump’s travel ban that went into effect Monday, banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen...
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: Top 10 Employment Law Changes in Washington State
JD Supra - California
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June 9, 2025
Summary Employers operating in Washington State must take steps quickly to comply with a slew of new labor and employment laws passed by the Washington State Legislature during the recent session. These new laws significantly expand the Paid Sick...
Everett police save grade school's camping trip from cancellation
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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A local school on the brink of canceling its 5th grade camping trip is saved just in time. STANWOOD, Wash. - Olivia Park Elementary School was on the brink of canceling its fifth-grade camping trip. That is until the Everett Police Department...
AI at the Crossroads, Booking.com in the Crosshairs: This Week’s Travel Industry Headlines
JD Supra - California
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June 11, 2025
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 6, 2025, is below. Like last week’s Update, which featured a number of stories on Booking.com, this week’s Update also includes several Booking.com...
High bacteria levels: Stay out of Seattle’s poop-filled Magnuson Beach
MyNorthwest - Washington State
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June 11, 2025
Seattle Parks and Recreation is warning beachgoers to stay out of the water at Magnuson Beach for the foreseeable future. The King County health department listed the water around Magnuson Beach as a “high bacteria” area. High bacteria levels at...
Man's blood found where 3 sisters in Washington state were murdered as their dad vanishes
The Mirror US
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June 10, 2025
Washington authorities said they discovered blood belonging to a male at the campsite where three young sisters were found dead last week during a planned visitation with their father. Travis Decker, a former soldier, has been charged with three...