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Locke: Trade with China would boost state

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By Wen Liu contextChina Washington state exports to China have grown faster than the rest of the country, totaling more than $8 billion last year, but the state needs to […]

More suspected tsunami debris washing ashore

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By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan, suspected debris from the disaster continues to quietly wash […]

Features 40Health exchanges to open, expand medical coverage

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When the Washington Health Benefit Exchange opens its virtual doors on Oct. 1, approximately 250,000 Washington state residents will become eligible for the Medicaid […]

Japanese soldiers train with Army in Yakima

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By Adam Ashton The News Tribune YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A 360-degree view from Col. Paul Mele’s hilltop vantage point in central Washington’s high desert gave him a lot to […]

US poverty rate stuck at 15 percent

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By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it has failed to improve. […]

Indian American crowned Miss America

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By Wayne Parry The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Moments after winning the 2014 Miss America crown, Nina Davuluri described how delighted she is that the nearly century-old pageant […]