The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from the H-1B Visa program, two Seattle high schools are implementing weapons detectors at their campuses, and Costco customers may be getting a piece of a large settlement due to misleading marketing emails.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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In the West Seattle Greenbelt, the Duwamish Tribe and its community partners are thinking deeply about how to care for newly acquired land that was once declared toxic by the EPA.

We'll learn more about this local land back effort turned urban sanctuary in a minute.

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Polling is out on the Washington state initiative that would prohibit students who are trans from girl's school sports, another orca was spotted carrying a dead calf on her nose, and a new sales tax increase is coming to King County.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Fall colors are a visual treat before entering the depths of winter. 

We take a stroll through Kubota Garden with local arborist Allen Taylor who talks about what's going on with trees when they're popping with fall color.

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FBI charges WA resident with helping a school shooter in Canada, polling shows ban on trans girls in girls' sports could pass, and SCOTUS declines Snohomish firefighters' religious discrimination lawsuit

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Two years ago, the city of Seattle signed a $2 million contract with Talk Space to provide free virtual therapy to young people. The city projected that as many as 4,400 young people would use it. But a few years into the contract, it’s only reached a fraction of that. Seattle Times reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan and Rebecca Plevin with Proof News teamed up to tell this story.

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Washington State Ferries is experiencing crew shortages and significant stoppages, the Snohomish River is closed to fishing this month, and the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network recently laid off over half its staff.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Washington state does not have a system for parole.

That doesn’t leave many options for someone serving a long sentence to earn an early release. 

An important one is a form of clemency called commutation. Since Governor Bob Ferguson took office, he has denied every request for it so far.

We’ll get into what that means with InvestigateWest reporter Moe Clark.

Read Moe's reporting here.

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This spooky season, we’re digging up new things for you to be afraid of.

KUOW's Katie Campbell talked to our colleague and fellow horror nerd Felipe Barajas and author Mathilda Zeller to get recommendations to kick off the season.

Mentioned in this episode:

• There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
• King Sorrow by Joe Hill
• A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
• It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller

Honorable mention:

• Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

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Today, we’re helping you prep for next month’s election with KUOW’s Soundside.

This November, Sen. Jamie Pedersen will defend his seat in Seattle's 43rd Legislative District against a challenger who believes he's not progressive enough. 

Hannah Sabio-Howell, a labor activist and former legislative aide, is running to unseat Pedersen, who has represented the district for nearly two decades. 

The two sat down for separate interviews with Soundside to share why they think they're the best fit for the progressive district. 

Soundside is made by Libby Denkmann, David Kroman, Sarah Leibovitz, Hans Anderson, Jason Burrows, Gabrielle Healy, Jed Kim, and Maleeha Syed.

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Gov. Ferguson touts proposal to ban phones in schools, Seattle U drops diversity question from admission application, and WA immigrants continue traditional Barbacoa. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones.

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