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Throwing an Oscars viewing party? Spruce up your menu with food inspired by the 2020 Best Picture nominees

February 6, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Perhaps you're throwing an Oscars viewing party to commemorate the 92nd Academy Awards this Sunday night? Sure, popcorn is the universal movie snack, but might we suggest some more unique...

Zhao Shuzhen, left, and Awkwafina in a scene from "The Farewell."

Why it matters that the Oscars lack diversity — and what can be done about it

February 5, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

The Oscars have a problem, and it's not going to be easily solved. In 2015, frustrated by yet another all-white slate of acting nominees (and the fact that seven out...

Medical workers in protective gear talk with a woman suspected of being ill with a coronavirus at a community health station in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection.

Answers to your most common questions about the Wuhan coronavirus

January 29, 2020 at 12:03 p.m.

SEATTLE — As a new type of coronavirus rages through China and spreads to other countries, including the United States, the public understandably has a lot of questions about the...

Boeing employees and family members cheer the 777X after it landed at Boeing Field in Seattle, completing its first flight on Jan. 25, 2020.

Boeing 777X takes to the air, with wings so long they must fold at the gate

January 27, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

Boeing's big 777X took off Saturday at 10:09 a.m. and headed northward through low clouds on a first flight that lasted nearly four hours. It was an understated event, with...

A movement, known as "body positivity" or "fat acceptance," writers, researchers, bloggers and influencers are creating new cultural norms that emphasize the beauty of all bodies, the value of Health At Every Size (HAES), and radical self-love. (Dreamstime/TNS)

2020: The year to ditch diet culture

January 3, 2020 at 12:42 p.m.

Like millions of women before me, I spent most of my life struggling with body-image issues. Countless precious years consumed by diets, worries about weight and after it all, my...

David Calhoun, left, seen in 2004, is the new CEO of the Chicago-based Boeing Co., replacing Dennis Muilenburg, right, who is seen in an Oct. 20, 2019, photo.

Here’s why Boeing fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg, and what aviation insiders say his successor must do

December 24, 2019 at 2:11 p.m.

The ouster of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the board of directors' decision to name Chairman David Calhoun as CEO brings an immediate shift in tone that many aviation industry...

K.J. Wright #50 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates after an interception during the fourth quarter during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Seahawks player rep K.J. Wright says NFL should reconsider policy on marijuana

December 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Like most Seahawks, veteran linebacker K.J. Wright had only begun to get to know Josh Gordon before the news came down Monday that the team would have to say goodbye....

Josh Gordon's saga does, in an indirect way, shine the spotlight on the NFL's marijuana policy, one that is overdue for a change that aligns it with modern sensibilities.

Column: NFL should follow baseball’s lead and drop punishment for marijuana

December 18, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

This column is not exactly directed at Josh Gordon and his heartbreaking situation. There are some extenuating circumstances that make Gordon an entity unto himself – the repeated violations of...

The massive wings for the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner are moved May 15, 2007, after being unloaded just before dawn from a super freighter Dreamlifter aircraft after a flight from Japan, in Everett, Wash. The original 787 wing design certified by the FAA has undergone several modifications.

Boeing discarded some 787 lightning safeguards, and FAA overrode its own experts to OK the move

December 11, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

Last spring, Federal Aviation Administration managers approved removing a key feature of the 787 Dreamliner wing that aimed to protect it in the event of a lightning strike. Boeing's design...

Wrench, Seattle mobile car-repair company, raises $20M to fuel expansion

November 8, 2019 at 1:22 p.m.

In just three years, Seattle-based Wrench has expanded into all 50 states, swallowed two similar startups and raised more than $30 million. The company's app allows vehicle owners to book...

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