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Environment WA's latest emissions report shows small decline State officials and environmentalists point to a new report on Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions as an indicator that the state’s climate policies are working. Aspen Ford/Washington State Standard
World The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end. Greg Myre
Business Amazon launches new AI tools, as Microsoft and OpenAI end exclusive cloud deal Big changes are underway for the Seattle area’s tech titans. Amazon and Microsoft just rewrote the terms of their partnerships with OpenAI as all three companies charge ahead into the artificial intelligence frontier. Monica Nickelsburg
Politics Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats The map drawn by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now. Tristian Wood
Business In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your cake and eat it, too' In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission. John Ruwitch
Environment How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon." Terry Gross
Education Why a Kentucky man is working to preserve the remains of a Native American boarding school The school was where the first Native American who got a Western medical degree once lived.
Politics '8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean? A grand jury charged Comey with threatening Trump's life through his since-deleted 2025 post of seashells forming "8647." Trump is the 47th president, and the term "86" has a few possible meanings. Rachel Treisman
UAE OPEC The UAE says it will leave OPEC, amid tensions with Saudi Arabia and the chaos of the Iran war. Diantha Parker
Politics Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander' Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn. NPR Washington Desk