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Intruder breaks into WA Capitol building, causing ‘significant damage’  The Olympian Man Breaks Into Washington State Capitol, Toppling Statues and Setting Fire  The New York Times Hammer-wielding vandal damages WA Capitol in late-night break-in, authorities say  Washington State Standard Suspect accused of vandalizing WA State Capitol, damaging artifacts has been released  MyNorthwest.com Intruder damages ‘facilities and historical artifacts’ in WA Capitol, governor says  The Seattle …

Des Moines schools superintendent, a former Olympian, arrested by ICE  The Washington Post Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE  The Des Moines Register ICE arrests superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa  CNN ICE arrests top educator at Iowa’s largest school district  BBC Iowa school superintendent arrested by ICE, facing prior weapons charges, allegedly found with loaded handgun  Fox News …

Ben Proud, 30, is a 50m freestyle World and European champion, and an Olympic silver medallist. He also became the first man to be crowned European and Commonwealth champion in the same year. Now, however, despite his successes, the swimmer, who first gained recognition on the international swimming stage at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, has announced he will be …

Olympia, Puyallup among cities with ‘very high’ COVID viral activity levels  The Olympian Source link

Gov. Bob Ferguson to U.S. AG Pam Bondi: WA won’t ‘bend the knee’ to Trump regime  The Olympian Boston’s Wu fires back at Bondi, citing Revolution, as other cities slam feds over ‘sanctuary’ warnings  Fox News ‘Boston will not back down’: mayor hits back at Trump officials’ sanctuary city threats  The Guardian Lamont rejects Justice Department demand for more cooperation on immigration  NBC Connecticut …

U.S. AG Pam Bondi tells Gov. Bob Ferguson to drop WA sanctuary policies, or else  The Olympian Trump is targeting sanctuary cities to settle political scores and potentially arrest his opponents  The Guardian Bondi puts sanctuary cities nationwide on notice after DC police federal takeover  Fox News Colorado governor responds to letter from Department of Justice urging end to “sanctuary policies”  CBS News AG …

German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks while scaling Laila Peak in Pakistan on Wednesday. Authorities have abandoned efforts to recover the body of German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier, who died in a mountaineering accident in Pakistan this week. Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday, having been hit by falling rocks while climbing at an altitude of …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said. Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government, said rescuers were racing against time to reach Dahlmeier despite bad weather on the Laila Peak, where she has been …

Rescuers are hoping to locate the double Olympic gold medallist on the 6,096-metre Laila Peak in the Karakoram Mountains. A team of foreign climbers were on Wednesday due to launch a rescue mission for the two-time Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, days after the German athlete was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain. The accident happened about …

Microsoft announced 9,000 layoffs. What does that mean for WA state?  The Olympian Why do games end up in development hell? | Opinion  GamesIndustry.biz “What happened with Microsoft was clear”: Former Square Enix exec says Game Pass, “a service with barely any growth,” didn’t cause layoffs – competition with AI did  GamesRadar+ The Xbox Layoffs Make It Clear That It’s Past Time To …