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Venezuelans test limits of new freedoms

Weeks after Nicolás Maduro's ousting, Venezuelans stage protests and vigils to release political prisoners, as the country's Congress prepares to vote on an amnesty law.
- Manuel Rueda
Education

Back to the future: Genetically modified wildlife

A conversation with Helen Pilcher about the pros and cons of modifying wildlife and the ethics behind changing the very DNA of a wild animal.
- Jim Gates
National

Buddhist monks head to D.C. to finish a 'Walk for Peace' that captivated millions

The group of Buddhist monks is set to reach Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday. The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.
- The Associated Press
Politics

Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening

President Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues.
- The Associated Press
Politics

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions

Maxwell declined to answer questions from House lawmakers on Monday, but indicated that if President Trump ended her sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.
- The Associated Press
Monday Evening Headlines

The Seahawks are Super Bowl champions, for the second time in franchise history - and fans are gearing up for a massive parade on Wednesday. Learn why Mike MacDonald wasn't an NFL coach, how many people might be at the Seahawks parade on Wednesday, and which athletes with Washington ties are bringing home Olympic medals. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Paige Browning
How sports betting has changed the game for fans and athletes

The rise of sports betting isn't just shaping how we watch the game. It’s changing the game itself.
- Libby Denkmann
National

Lindsey Vonn says she suffered 'complex tibia fracture' in her Olympic downhill crash

The 41-year-old star said her torn ACL was not a factor in her crash. "While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets," she wrote.
- Becky Sullivan
Audio Postcard: The Seattle Seahawks win another Super Bowl

KUOW's Natalie Akane Newcomb brings this audio postcard of the aftermath of the Seahawks' second Super Bowl victory.
- Kathryn Stone
Arts & Life

The glass left from yahrzeit candles can be another way to memorialize a loved one

In Jewish tradition, after someone dies, the anniversary of their death is marked by lighting a yahrzeit candle. It comes in a stubby glass holder. In some families, that old glass found a new use.
- Deena Prichep

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