Seattle
Washington, United States
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Sep. 12, 2024, 5:53 PM ET (AP)
Boeing factory workers vote whether to strike and shut down aircraft production
Sep. 12, 2024, 3:10 PM ET (AP)
Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
Sep. 12, 2024, 12:48 PM ET (AP)
Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere
Sep. 5, 2024, 7:00 PM ET (AP)
A woman pleads guilty to trying to bribe a juror in a major COVID-related fraud case
Sep. 5, 2024, 3:01 PM ET (AP)
Xian Zhang to become music director of Seattle Symphony starting with 2025-26 season
Seattle, chief city of the state of Washington, U.S., seat (1853) of King county, the largest metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the largest and most affluent urban centers in the United States. A major port of entry and an air and sea gateway to Asia and Alaska, Seattle lies alongside Puget Sound, a deep inland arm of the northern Pacific Ocean, and is at the center of a conurbation that is defined roughly by Everett to the north, Bellevue to the east, and Tacoma to the south. The city was settled on November 13, 1851, at what ...(100 of 6699 words)