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Survey Says: Halloween Shoppers Choose Creativity Over Costumes Off the Rack
SEATTLE — Halloween shoppers are embracing creativity, affordability and sustainability this year, and more than ever are turning to thrift stores to make it happen, a Evergreen Goodwill Survey shows. According to new research commissioned by Goodwill, 85% of shoppers surveyed…
New EPA Drinking Water Study Screens for PFAS, Pharmaceuticals, and 1,000+ Chemicals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency on September 9 announced a new drinking water study that uses non-targeted laboratory methods to scan samples for a far wider range of chemicals than standard tests can catch, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS compounds and…
California fines influencers for hidden political posts, could Washington follow?
SACRAMENTO— California just put real teeth behind a rule Washington already has on paper: if a campaign pays someone, say an influencer, to post about a candidate or ballot measure, the audience is supposed to know. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1130 on Saturday,…
From ‘Not for Sale’ to Trump’s ‘Infinite Life’ Greenland deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J Trump announced Friday that the United States had reached what he called an “Infinite Life” security agreement with Denmark and Greenland, ending — at least for now — a yearslong campaign in which he pressed to buy, annex or otherwise take…
DOJ drops federal handgun sale ban for 18 to 20-year-olds, in WA I-1639 blocks those sales
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Washington’s 21-and-over rules for buying a handgun are still the law that matters in this state, even after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a legal opinion on Friday that a related federal ban cannot be criminally enforced. The DOJ’s Office of…
US median household income hits record high as official poverty rate falls
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Real median household income in the United States rose to a record $87,460 in 2025, and the official poverty rate declined to 10.2%, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The share of people without health insurance for the entire year was statistically…