7 inmates hospitalized after potential fentanyl exposure at Washington state jail

A medical incident at a Washington jail prompted a significant emergency response and sent seven inmates to the hospital after a potential fentanyl exposure.
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6-year-old girl killed, 5 others injured in Washington, DC, shooting

Six people were injured and one 6-year-old girl killed in a shooting that took place in Washington, D.C., Friday night.
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USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat found in Washington state

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state.


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Measles sickens 19 in Washington state. Portland Trail Blazers fans may have been exposed


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Outbreak of hantavirus infections kills three in Washington state

(Reuters) – Five people have been stricken with the rare, rodent-borne hantavirus illness in Washington state since February, three of whom have died, in the state’s worst outbreak of the disease in at least 18 years, public health officials reported on Thursday.


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Women’s March on Washington: Moms and daughters marching together

Allison Busch-Vogel, a lawyer and mom of three in South Orange, New Jersey, was so devastated by Donald Trump’s victory and Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the presidential race, she couldn’t get herself to work for three days after the election.


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Magnitude-4.8 earthquake widely felt across Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — A magnitude-4.8 earthquake in Canada jolted residents across northwest Washington state, but no major damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Wednesday.
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