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How does the Global South really see America? 🇺🇸 From farmers in India to policymakers in South Africa and Turkey, Washington is both vital partner and major irritant. Explore the new fault lines of... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/how-the-global-south-sees-america-trade.html
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
How does the Global South really see America? 🇺🇸 From farmers in India to policymakers in South Africa and Turkey, Washington is both vital partner and major irritant. Explore the new fault lines of... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/how-the-global-south-sees-america-trade.html
Cloudy and cool in Seattle today, then a colder, clearer Thursday before temps climb into the 50s with more rain by Sunday 🌧️🌡️ Plan your week with the full 10-day forecast 👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html #SeattleWeather #PNW #WeatherUpdate
February 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Cloudy and cool in Seattle today, then a colder, clearer Thursday before temps climb into the 50s with more rain by Sunday 🌧️🌡️ Plan your week with the full 10-day forecast 👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html #SeattleWeather #PNW #WeatherUpdate
Venezuela marks 60 years of the 1966 Geneva Agreement, declaring it the only valid path to resolve the Guayana Esequiba dispute and rejecting ICJ involvement. What’s at stake in this border battle? 🇻🇪🇬🇾👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/venezuela-insists-on-talks-over-disputed-guayana.html
February 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Venezuela marks 60 years of the 1966 Geneva Agreement, declaring it the only valid path to resolve the Guayana Esequiba dispute and rejecting ICJ involvement. What’s at stake in this border battle? 🇻🇪🇬🇾👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/venezuela-insists-on-talks-over-disputed-guayana.html
Tensions rise over Syria’s Druze heartland 🇸🇾: a small Washington conference backs Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, while As-Suwayda braces for new troop deployments, possible deals, and fresh clashes on the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/conference-in-washington-and-tensions-in-syrias.html
February 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Tensions rise over Syria’s Druze heartland 🇸🇾: a small Washington conference backs Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, while As-Suwayda braces for new troop deployments, possible deals, and fresh clashes on the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/conference-in-washington-and-tensions-in-syrias.html
A Seattle fish shop on the brink of closing decided to play instead of quit 🎣✨ Tossed fish, big laughs—and a work philosophy that spread to hospitals, schools & offices worldwide. How “FISH!”... https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/fish-that-learned-to-fly-to-save-a-shop-how-play.html
February 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
A Seattle fish shop on the brink of closing decided to play instead of quit 🎣✨ Tossed fish, big laughs—and a work philosophy that spread to hospitals, schools & offices worldwide. How “FISH!”... https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/fish-that-learned-to-fly-to-save-a-shop-how-play.html
Washington just took a major step to end the “orphan tax.” 🛑💰 A unanimous Senate bill would let foster youth 18–21 keep their own federal benefits starting in 2027, boosting stability as they leave... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/washington-may-stop-taking-benefits-from-youth-in.html
February 18, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Washington just took a major step to end the “orphan tax.” 🛑💰 A unanimous Senate bill would let foster youth 18–21 keep their own federal benefits starting in 2027, boosting stability as they leave... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/washington-may-stop-taking-benefits-from-youth-in.html
Seahawks lose key offensive coaches to Klint Kubiak’s Raiders 🏈…but could they strike back by trading for star pass rusher Maxx Crosby? 😳 A blockbuster move might be coming to keep their Super Bowl... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/seahawks-and-raiders-coaching-swaps-and-rumors.html
February 18, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Seahawks lose key offensive coaches to Klint Kubiak’s Raiders 🏈…but could they strike back by trading for star pass rusher Maxx Crosby? 😳 A blockbuster move might be coming to keep their Super Bowl... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/seahawks-and-raiders-coaching-swaps-and-rumors.html
How is “America Trump 2.0” reshaping the world? 🌍 From weaponized tariffs to Middle East power plays, China, Turkey and South Korea are all adapting — and pushing back in very different ways. Dive into... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/trump-tariffs-and-the-middle-east-how-seoul.html
February 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
How is “America Trump 2.0” reshaping the world? 🌍 From weaponized tariffs to Middle East power plays, China, Turkey and South Korea are all adapting — and pushing back in very different ways. Dive into... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/trump-tariffs-and-the-middle-east-how-seoul.html
Cloudy and mild in Seattle today, but a big change is coming 🌧️ After a warmer, sunny Thursday, expect a wet, windy Friday before cooler, brighter days and frosty nights next week ❄️ Full 10-day outlook 👉 https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Cloudy and mild in Seattle today, but a big change is coming 🌧️ After a warmer, sunny Thursday, expect a wet, windy Friday before cooler, brighter days and frosty nights next week ❄️ Full 10-day outlook 👉 https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html
Rare bipartisan move in WA 🚨 Lawmakers vote 95–1 to shield personal data in the state’s upcoming gun purchase permit system, aiming to protect privacy and abuse survivors while keeping access for... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/rare-agreement-washington-gun-permit-law-to-get.html
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Rare bipartisan move in WA 🚨 Lawmakers vote 95–1 to shield personal data in the state’s upcoming gun purchase permit system, aiming to protect privacy and abuse survivors while keeping access for... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/rare-agreement-washington-gun-permit-law-to-get.html
From DNA databases to the Pentagon to billion‑dollar real estate, who really holds the levers of power in America? 🧬🪖🏙️ Explore how control over data, personnel & assets is quietly shifting ⬇️ https://hyperlocalnews.website/usen/power-control-and-private-interests-how-three.html
February 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
From DNA databases to the Pentagon to billion‑dollar real estate, who really holds the levers of power in America? 🧬🪖🏙️ Explore how control over data, personnel & assets is quietly shifting ⬇️ https://hyperlocalnews.website/usen/power-control-and-private-interests-how-three.html
Snow’s on the way for Metro Vancouver ❄️ while BC’s shrinking snowpack raises red flags for summer water security 💧. Yet there’s good news: local hotels are up for top hospitality honours 🏆. How it all connects: https://hyperlocalnews.website/vancen/vancouver-snow-melt-and-awards.html
February 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Snow’s on the way for Metro Vancouver ❄️ while BC’s shrinking snowpack raises red flags for summer water security 💧. Yet there’s good news: local hotels are up for top hospitality honours 🏆. How it all connects: https://hyperlocalnews.website/vancen/vancouver-snow-melt-and-awards.html
Washington’s House just passed the “Immigrant Worker Protection Act,” requiring employers to give immigrant workers 72 hours’ notice before federal document checks 🚨🧾 What could this mean for... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/in-washington-lawmakers-want-to-require-employers.html
February 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Washington’s House just passed the “Immigrant Worker Protection Act,” requiring employers to give immigrant workers 72 hours’ notice before federal document checks 🚨🧾 What could this mean for... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/in-washington-lawmakers-want-to-require-employers.html
Kids with test tubes. A river with failing grades. 🌊📉 Discover how Seattle students, Tribal leaders & neighbors turned one of Washington’s dirtiest rivers into a comeback story: https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/the-river-that-got-failing-grades-how-kids-became.html
February 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Kids with test tubes. A river with failing grades. 🌊📉 Discover how Seattle students, Tribal leaders & neighbors turned one of Washington’s dirtiest rivers into a comeback story: https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/the-river-that-got-failing-grades-how-kids-became.html
Lion dances, K-pop moves and global citizenship in an elementary school cafeteria 🐉🎶 See how Dearborn Park International’s Lunar New Year troupe became one of Seattle’s most in-demand cultural programs 👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/a-school-lion-dance-how-seattle-celebrates-the.html
February 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Lion dances, K-pop moves and global citizenship in an elementary school cafeteria 🐉🎶 See how Dearborn Park International’s Lunar New Year troupe became one of Seattle’s most in-demand cultural programs 👇 https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/a-school-lion-dance-how-seattle-celebrates-the.html
Seattle, your week just leveled up 🎭🎶 From Noir City and Northwest Flower & Garden Fest to Cirque du Soleil, Wintergrass, Lunar New Year, Chilly Hilly & more, Feb 17–23 is packed. Plan now before events sell out: https://hyperlocalnews.website/eventsen/seattle-events-for-feb-17-23-2026.html
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Seattle, your week just leveled up 🎭🎶 From Noir City and Northwest Flower & Garden Fest to Cirque du Soleil, Wintergrass, Lunar New Year, Chilly Hilly & more, Feb 17–23 is packed. Plan now before events sell out: https://hyperlocalnews.website/eventsen/seattle-events-for-feb-17-23-2026.html
From a family shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink to sturgeon quotas in Wisconsin and Europe’s Druzhba pipeline standoff, one theme links it all: how fragile “normal” security really is. Explore the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/usen/violence-vulnerability-and-the-security-dilemma.html
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
From a family shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink to sturgeon quotas in Wisconsin and Europe’s Druzhba pipeline standoff, one theme links it all: how fragile “normal” security really is. Explore the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/usen/violence-vulnerability-and-the-security-dilemma.html
Tariffs, distrust and “strategic autonomy” 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳 From Trump’s trade wars to Europe’s nuclear debates and India’s post‑American calculus, allies are rewriting the rules with Washington. Deep dive... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/munich-tariffs-and-distrust-how-india-france-and.html
February 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Tariffs, distrust and “strategic autonomy” 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳 From Trump’s trade wars to Europe’s nuclear debates and India’s post‑American calculus, allies are rewriting the rules with Washington. Deep dive... https://hyperlocalnews.website/interen/munich-tariffs-and-distrust-how-india-france-and.html
Washington just took a historic step 🚨 The state Senate approved its first-ever income tax: 9.9% on income over $1M, projected to raise $3.5B a year for schools, public defense & social services. House... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/washington-senate-approves-tax-on-millionaires.html
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Washington just took a historic step 🚨 The state Senate approved its first-ever income tax: 9.9% on income over $1M, projected to raise $3.5B a year for schools, public defense & social services. House... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/washington-senate-approves-tax-on-millionaires.html
Seattle’s mild, partly cloudy Tuesday is the calm before a long, wet stretch ☔ Temps tumble from 75°F today to low 50s with heavy rain Wed–Thu and lingering showers into next week. Plan those outdoor plans now: https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Seattle’s mild, partly cloudy Tuesday is the calm before a long, wet stretch ☔ Temps tumble from 75°F today to low 50s with heavy rain Wed–Thu and lingering showers into next week. Plan those outdoor plans now: https://hyperlocalnews.website/weatheren/10-day-weather-forecast-for-seattle-wa.html
Political strategist JJ Rendón urges chavismo and the opposition to “learn to coexist” after Venezuela’s new elections 🇻🇪 He backs a rapid Amnesty Law approval—even if imperfect—as Congress delays... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/political-advisor-calls-for-government-opposition.html
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Political strategist JJ Rendón urges chavismo and the opposition to “learn to coexist” after Venezuela’s new elections 🇻🇪 He backs a rapid Amnesty Law approval—even if imperfect—as Congress delays... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/political-advisor-calls-for-government-opposition.html
The US has left Syria’s At-Tanf base after nearly a decade, signaling a shift from boots on the ground to “deterrence at a distance.” What does this mean for ISIS, Iran and Syria’s border security?... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/us-withdrawal-from-at-tanf-shift-in-syria-strategy.html
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The US has left Syria’s At-Tanf base after nearly a decade, signaling a shift from boots on the ground to “deterrence at a distance.” What does this mean for ISIS, Iran and Syria’s border security?... https://hyperlocalnews.website/inten/us-withdrawal-from-at-tanf-shift-in-syria-strategy.html
A girl who grew up in the shadow of Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct started asking neighbors, “What was here before?” Her homemade photo album helped change the city’s future—and its waterfront 🌊📚... https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/the-girl-who-collected-stories-of-what-was-before.html
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
A girl who grew up in the shadow of Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct started asking neighbors, “What was here before?” Her homemade photo album helped change the city’s future—and its waterfront 🌊📚... https://hyperlocalnews.website/wiki_en/the-girl-who-collected-stories-of-what-was-before.html
Bad Bunny’s all-Spanish Super Bowl halftime show wasn’t just a performance—it was a political, cultural “love letter” to Puerto Rico that had Seattle’s diaspora in tears of pride 🇵🇷💔✨ Dive into the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/tears-of-pride-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-set-moves.html
February 17, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Bad Bunny’s all-Spanish Super Bowl halftime show wasn’t just a performance—it was a political, cultural “love letter” to Puerto Rico that had Seattle’s diaspora in tears of pride 🇵🇷💔✨ Dive into the... https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/tears-of-pride-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-set-moves.html
Relive the Seahawks’ greatest win AND get ready for a crucial offseason 🏆🟦🟩 Plus: a chilly Seattle forecast with a chance of lowland snow and slick passes in the mountains ❄️🚗 Full details 👉 https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/seattle-sports-and-weather.html #Seahawks #NFL #SeattleWeather #PNW
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Relive the Seahawks’ greatest win AND get ready for a crucial offseason 🏆🟦🟩 Plus: a chilly Seattle forecast with a chance of lowland snow and slick passes in the mountains ❄️🚗 Full details 👉 https://hyperlocalnews.website/seaen/seattle-sports-and-weather.html #Seahawks #NFL #SeattleWeather #PNW