US oil producers reject requests to unlock the taps to control war-related price increases

Seattle | America's biggest oil and gas producers are limiting their output despite pleas from the Biden administration to increase production and record profits from rising fuel costs brought on by Russia's conflict in Ukraine.

As strong crude and natural gas prices fill the in...

Seasonal flights from Singapore to Vancouver launched by Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said that two of it's weekly Seattle-Vancouver-Singapore flights will start operating from Dec 2 to Feb 15 next year. The flights will be flying four times a week to Vancouver in Canada and Seattle in the United States.

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AMAZON COMES UP WITH ‘NATURE INFUSED’ DESIGN FOR NEW US HEADQUARTERS

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• Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a design called “nature-infused” for the second phase of its second headquarters being developed outside the DC

• The e-commerce giant has said that it is planning to include an artist-in-residence programme to be h...

NEW YORK METS' ROBINSON CANO SUSPENDED OVER DOPING CHARGES

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• As per an announcement from Major League Baseball (MLB) on Wednesday, Robinson Cano, second baseman of New York Mets has been suspended without pay for the entire 2021 season

• Mets president Sandy Alderson said “We were extremely disappointed to b...

18 PROTESTERS FROM PORTLAND CHARGED BY U.S PROSECUTORS

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• 18 protestors from Portland charged by U.S prosecutors.
• Protestors were charged under the assault of police to arson and trespassing.
• Portland has been rocked by 56 straight days of protests.
• In anticipation o...

SEATTLE BLACK LIVES MATTER GROUP DEMANDS MAYOR’S RESIGNATION, FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST POLICE

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• Reportedly, Seattle’s peaceful protesters were dealt with tear gas and other chemical weapons by the police

• The Black Lives Matter group is now demanding  the resignation of the Mayor Jenny Durkan

RESEARCHERS SAY NEW YORK WAS THE EPICENTER OF COVID-19 IN THE U.S.

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• State and federal government officials were late to impose travel bans and social distancing measures

• At present, the New York state has reported more than 327,000 cases of coronavirus out of which 178,000 are from New York City

• In the...

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED BILL TO SAFE GUARD TENANTS FOR 6 MORE MONTHS

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• Moratoriums already in place until June 4, 2020, to safeguard renters
• The new bill will safeguard the renters for an additional six months post-June 4 2020

According to the census data, the Seattle area has around the 360,000 rental resid...

Research claims future jobs are clustered in a few U.S. cities

WASHINGTON–A new analysis of where "innovation" jobs are being produced in the United States paints a clear picture of a fragmented society where companies in a shrinking collection of areas are seen as crucial to the future growth cluster.

The divergence between strong-...