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Protecting your car from growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts
Author: KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press

LONDON — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid a surge in auto theft enabled by the technology designed to make it easier to unlock and start vehicles.

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‘The Sixth’ shows what some don’t want to see
Author: Jason Dick, CQ-Roll Call

WASHINGTON — As photographer Mel D. Cole settles into a chair to share his memories of the mob attack on the Capitol, he looks at the camera and says, “Are you ready?”

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Lost original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise model found
Author: Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times

In April, Heritage Auctions heralded the discovery of the original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the iconic starship that whooshed through the stars in the opening credits of the 1960s TV series “Star Trek” but had mysteriously disappeared around 45 years ago.

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Pikes Peak gets ‘trashed’ by overuse
Author: John Meyer, The Denver Post

DENVER — As most Coloradans know, the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” were inspired by a trek to the summit of Pikes Peak via prairie wagon in 1893. But when Katharine Lee Bates penned a poem called “Pikes Peak,” which became an American anthem after it was set to music in 1910, she could scarcely have imagined the great mountain becoming a trash heap.

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Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
Author: ALEXA ST. JOHN and MELINA WALLING, ALEXA ST. JOHN and MELINA WALLING, Associated Press

DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and SUVs through a new technician program at Olive-Harvey College.

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The Chronicle - Centralia

The Chronicle - May 18, 2024

Seattle Times Politics

We’re No. 13? That’s fine, Seattle wasn’t good at being No. 1
Author: Danny Westneat

Seattle made national news for dropping out of the Top 10 cities for growth. The real story though is a good one, and foreign to us — we're no longer boom or bust.

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Orioles juggling pitchers ahead of rematch vs. Mariners
(Photo credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports) The Baltimore Orioles will need lots of pitching in an upcoming part of their schedule. They're just not sure when they might need which pitchers. But holding the second-best record in the American League allows for some flexibility. That's the approach Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is takinginto the weekend as a series with the visiting Seattle Mariners continues Saturday
Seahawks Insiders Podcast: 2024 Seahawks Schedule Release

Jen Mueller and John Boyle review the 2024 schedule, which features four primetime games and a Week 1 home opener vs. the Broncos. Seahawks.com

Jen Mueller and John Boyle review the 2024 schedule, which features four primetime games and a Week 1 home opener vs. the Broncos. Listen and subscribe to the Seahawks Insiders podcast.

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Seahawks Sign Third-Round Pick Christian Haynes

The Seahawks signed rookie guard Christian Haynes on Friday, leaving only one 2024 draft pick unsigned. John Boyle

The Seahawks signed rookie guard Christian Haynes on Friday, making the third-round pick out of Connecticut the seventh player in Seattle's eight-player 2024 draft class to sign his rookie deal.

A four-year starter and two-year team captain at UConn, Haynes started 49 consecutive games in his

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