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National Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Associated Press
Politics King County homelessness agency board votes to tighten purse strings following damning audit Board members of the troubled King County regional homelessness agency appear committed to correcting its overspending and weak financial systems, rejecting calls from other officials to abandon it entirely. Amy Radil
Friday Evening Headlines Free pop-up health clinic sees high demand, credit rating agency puts Washington on notice, and your sewer bill could be going up. Paige Browning
Science What does UW's disappearing research money mean for Seattle's innovation economy? Universities have won legal battles that have protected some federal funding, especially for existing research. But when it comes to money for new scientific experiments, the amount of money the University of Washington receives has fallen off a cliff. Joshua McNichols
National Workers in Arizona don't have protections they need from triple-digit temperatures Labor groups say Arizona isn't moving fast enough to establish new protections for people whose work exposes them to the state's sizzling high temperatures. Katie Davis-Young
Business Airlines face headwinds as Iran war leads to rising fuel costs Since the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran began, the impact on aviation has worsened. Jet fuel prices have soared. Thousands of European flights have been canceled, and one airline may stop flying. Joel Rose
National Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum. The Associated Press
Politics DoJ drops Powell probe, paving the way to confirm Kevin Warsh The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Fed. Maria Aspan
Music Noah Kahan pays homage to his hometown on 'The Great Divide' Vermonter Noah Kahan reflects on his New England roots as he rises to stardom with new album The Great Divide. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Vermont Public's DJ Llu about the record. Elle Mannion
Migrant workers in Dubai bear economic brunt of Iran war Low-paid migrant workers in Dubai are being squeezed further by economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Aya Batrawy