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Starbucks is closing 250 stores in North America, Alaska Airlines is increasing flights out of Everett's Paine Field, and the Mariners will not be playing in the postseason this year.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Fall is an underrated time to travel, and solo travel is on the rise.

We’ll hear why the Pacific Northwest is a top destination for female solo travelers from local travel writer Susan Stephens.

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Mayor Wilson unveils budget proposal, Seattle bans algorithmic grocery pricing, and Seattle's World Cup matches brought in nearly $900 million dollars.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Two years ago, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two exclusion laws into effect in Seattle.

SOAP and SODA were meant to deter drug use and prostitution. 

Lately they haven’t gotten much use.

KUOW digital reporter Cornelius Hocker will explain why.

Read more of his reporting here.

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Seattle Public Schools is further restricting screen access for some children, more Microsoft layoffs are coming in the XBOX division, and the Washington state GOP wants to hold a special session on rising gas and diesel prices.
 
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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In 2020, 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed at CHOP – the protest zone that emerged on Capitol Hill. No one has ever been arrested or charged, despite an abundance of witnesses. The new podcast “We Keep Us Safe” searches for answers. KUOW's Will James talks with us about the eight-part series, which is a collaboration with NPR and the Seattle Times.

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Kenyan immigrants in Washington are seeing increased ICE detainment, Pierce County started an annual summit this Suicide Prevention Month, and check your frozen pasta -- it might be contaminated with listeria.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Microsoft workers reportedly were concerned about how its partner Open AI was obtaining its training data. 

They called it the “largest theft of labor in human history.” 

And AI companies aren’t just looking for training data on the internet.  

404 Media recently uncovered how Amazon is scrapping data from physical books, then destroying them.

Emanuel Maiberg uncovered this and we’ll talk to him in a minute.

Read his reporting here.

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The Seattle Art Museum is featuring the films of Keanu Reeves this fall. On select Friday nights, SAM will screen eight of his movies in a festival they're calling "Excellent Adventures: Celebrating Keanu Reeves," at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. 

Like the greatest works of art, Keanu Reeves can be polarizing. Is he good? At acting? KUOW's Dyer Oxley spoke with local film critics Timothy Hall, The People's Critic, and Li Lai with Common Sense Media and Mediaversity. They ponder Keanu's approach to his craft and spotlight some of his lesser-known gems.

SAM Films presents “Excellent Adventures: Celebrating Keanu Reeves.” Please note, the series takes place at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

• Fri Sep 25: "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure" (1989, d. Stephen Herek)
• Fri Oct 2: "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988, d. Stephen Frears)
• Fri Oct 9: "Point Break" (1991, d. Kathryn Bigelow)
• Fri Oct 16: "My Own Private Idaho" (1991, d. Gus Van Sant)
• Fri Oct 30: "Bram Stoker’s Dracula" (1992, d. Francis Ford Coppola)
• Fri Nov 13: "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993, d. Kenneth Branagh)
• Fri Nov 20: "Speed" (1994, d. Jan de Bont)
• Fri Nov 27: "The Matrix" (1999, d. The Wachowskis)

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.

First, a Seattle family is celebrating the life of Ashley Whitehead. She was one of the three people killed at the Seattle Center mass shooting in July.

Next, true battleground districts are rare in today's politics… Washington state's “swingiest” area could see a big shift this fall.

And finally, a familiar face at a rural Washington gas station has disappeared. Immigration enforcement arrested him last month. Now the small town of Conway is fighting to get him released.

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