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McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak

November 17, 2024, 2:31pm Business

McDonald's is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. Read story

Members of the Culinary Workers Union picket in front of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated

Members of the Culinary Workers Union picket in front of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Las Vegas.

November 17, 2024, 2:14pm Business

Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union members striking for a new contract. Read story

Anurag Kamasamudram, center, and Mayuri Gupta, right, look at a townhome with realtor Matt Miner, left, from Compass, a real estate company, in the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. The couple has an investment house but this is their first time buying a home for themselves. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Matt&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s helped us understand what we like and don&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t like through the tours,&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; says Mayuri. The couple is new to Seattle since May and still learning the neighborhoods. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;He&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s helping us understand what areas we want to live in too.&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; she says.

Seattle-area homebuyers, trying to go agent-free, face hurdles

Anurag Kamasamudram, center, and Mayuri Gupta, right, look at a townhome with realtor Matt Miner, left, from Compass, a real estate company, in the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. The couple has an investment house but this is their first time buying a home for themselves. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Matt&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s helped us understand what we like and don&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t like through the tours,&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; says Mayuri. The couple is new to Seattle since May and still learning the neighborhoods. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;He&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s helping us understand what areas we want to live in too.&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; she says.

November 17, 2024, 6:02am Business

Ballard renters Anurag Kamasamudram and Mayuri Gupta started their home search casually this fall. They hoped to get a feel for the market, “window shopping” before they hired an agent and started searching more seriously in the spring. Read story

A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark.

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark.

November 17, 2024, 6:02am Business

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here’s Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Read story

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

Second Trump presidency raises big questions for health care

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

Donald J. Trump’s second presidency may significantly alter health care and public health in Minnesota, especially if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets the opportunity to bring his vaccine skepticism to federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

National hospital advocates say privatized Medicare Advantage plans threaten both patient care and the bottom line.

Hospitals are worried about Medicare Advantage plans. The program could expand under Trump

National hospital advocates say privatized Medicare Advantage plans threaten both patient care and the bottom line.

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

During open enrollment season, seniors in most parts of the U.S. will have dozens of Medicare Advantage plans to choose from. And while an increasing number of Medicare-eligible Americans are signing up for these private insurer plans, hospital advocates say the plans are threatening both patient care and the bottom… Read story

FILE - Winnie Keben gives water to her son at Meisori village in Baringo County, Kenya, July 20, 2022. Keben lost her leg to a crocodile attack, and that accident plus the loss of her home to rising water drove her and her family from their village.

AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides

FILE - Winnie Keben gives water to her son at Meisori village in Baringo County, Kenya, July 20, 2022. Keben lost her leg to a crocodile attack, and that accident plus the loss of her home to rising water drove her and her family from their village.

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

As the International Rescue Committee copes with dramatic increases in displaced people in recent years, the refugee aid organization has looked for efficiencies wherever it can — including using artificial intelligence. Read story

Foot traffic is fairly heavy in front of the Amazon spheres located at Lenora Street and 7th Avenue in Seattle around noontime on May 1, 2023. (Ellen M.

Earnings for Seattle tech workers hit record high

Foot traffic is fairly heavy in front of the Amazon spheres located at Lenora Street and 7th Avenue in Seattle around noontime on May 1, 2023. (Ellen M.

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

Everyone knows Seattle tech workers make good money. Even so, when it comes to earnings, it’s remarkable how far they’ve pulled ahead. Read story