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Seattle Mayor Harrell issues executive order expanding city contracting equity, supporting women and minority owned small businesses 

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Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined the City of Seattle’s Department of Finance and Administrative Services, Women-and Minority Owned business (WMBE) leaders, and community partners to sign a new executive order that expands contracting equity and makes it easier for small businesses, particularly WMBEs, to work with the City of Seattle.  

Community Center fills up with senior voters, vaccine advocates

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The Care For Your Community, Care For Your Health event began on the morning of Oct. 28, at the Chinatown International District Community Center, with a crowd of seniors eager to take advantage of the event’s voting and health care opportunities. 

A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises

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A Japanese high court on Oct. 30 said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in “paradise on Earth,” a decision praised as a victory by survivors and their supporters.

More than what meets the eye: UW Medicine Innovator of the Year is using smartphone technologies to improve patient outcomes

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This year’s University of Washington (UW) Medicine Innovator of the Year, Dr. Ricky Wang, is innovating for better patient outcomes with his latest technology helping to diagnose diseases by just taking a photo of your eye.