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Murray secures $1 million for National Asian Pacific Center on Aging’s multilingual helpline

February 18, 2026 By Admin

Sen. Patty Murray has secured $1 million in funding for the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging’s (NAPCA) multilingual helpline for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) elders.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate

February 18, 2026 By Admin

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games.

Mayor marks first State of the City on Lunar New Year

February 18, 2026 By Admin

Mayor Katie Wilson delivered her first State of the City address to a crowd of approximately 300 leaders, press, and Seattleites on Feb. 17—Lunar New Year, “a time for renewal, for family, and to welcome the spring.”

Bangladesh’s new prime minister is sworn in after his party’s landslide election win

February 18, 2026 By Admin

Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising and a vote billed as key to the nation’s future political landscape after years of intense rivalry and disputed polls.