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Front Page: UW investigated, data center drama, and pickleball pushback Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Libby Denkmann
Environment Trump canceled the National Nature Assessment. Scientists will publish it anyway Bellamy Pailthorp/KNKX
Politics Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats Virginia voters approved mid-decade redistricting that aims to help Democrats win 10 of the state's 11 seats in Congress. Republicans are challenging the map, but Democrats are calling it a victory. Jahd Khalil
Law & Courts DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of using donations to pay secret informants The Justice Department has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of money laundering and other crimes. The DOJ says the Alabama-based civil rights organization paid sources to stoke racial hatred. Debbie Elliott
Asia A former South Korean spy confronts the hidden war that never ended More than 70 years after the Korean War, South Korea is still confronting the legacy of a secret conflict waged in the shadows. Anthony Kuhn
Politics Is political gerrymandering the future of U.S. politics? Virginia's governor weighs in NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger about a measure she supported — that voters approved Tuesday — to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Democrats. Tinbete Ermyas
Arts & Life Knitting enthusiasts from around the country recently met for yarn fest People who love to knit held a convention recently where they showed off their love for yarn and fiber arts. Leslie E. Thompson
National Security Small, inexpensive drones are changing the battlefield. The Pentagon is playing catchup As small attack drones become central to warfare, the Pentagon is making a major push to jumpstart manufacturing. Jay Price
Law & Courts The little-known DOJ division turning Trump's immigration policies into binding law A little-known division inside the Justice Department that reviews immigration court appeals is turning President Trump's immigration policy agenda into law. Ximena Bustillo
Amid a ceasefire in Lebanon, one family buries their daughter Last week, NPR spent time with a family still searching for their 26-year-old daughter in the rubble one week after Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut. Now her remains have been identified. Kat Lonsdorf