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Screening for lung cancer can catch tumors but it can also produce false positives. Patients need to decide whether it's right for them, but doctors often don't know how to advise them.

Should You Get That Scan? Your Doctor Might Not Be Great At Helping You Decide

NPR News August 18, 2018

In March, Governor Jay Inslee announced Dale Peinecke's resignation as commissioner of the Employment Security Department following a workplace conduct investigation. But Peinecke ended up running the agency remotely for two more months after that. CREDIT: WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT.

Jay Inslee Let Cabinet Official Stay On The Job Two Months After Resignation

Austin Jenkins August 17, 2018

Smoky skies in Central Washington this week have made it hard to see distant mountains, and harder for some farmworkers to breathe clean air. CREDIT: ESMY JIMENEZ/NWPB

Smoke Makes Washington Farmworkers Cover Up, But No Regulations Require Provided Masks

Esmy Jimenez August 17, 2018

A burned cabin that was destroyed in Washington’s 2014 Carlton Complex wildfire. Creative Commons licensed by Adam Cohn

How To Prepare Your Home For Wildfire

NWPB News August 17, 2018

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NPR News August 18, 2018

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Aretha Franklin, The ‘Queen Of Soul,’ Dies At 76

NPR News August 16, 2018

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PBS Newshour August 14, 2018

Look, it's a shark! The shark is participating in some way in Shark Week, presumably, or why would Discovery have its picture?

The Whole Tooth About The Real Meaning Of Shark Week

NPR News July 24, 2018

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Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80

NPR News August 18, 2018

‘There Must Be Justice’: U.S. Sanctions Myanmar Soldiers For Rohingya Killings

NPR News August 18, 2018

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NPR News August 18, 2018

Dozens Overdose In Connecticut Park On Tainted Synthetic Marijuana

NPR News August 16, 2018

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NPR News August 16, 2018

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What Happened To Egypt’s Hope Since The Arab Spring?

PBS Newshour August 15, 2018

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