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Amazon Partners With Rivian For Electric Delivery Vans

Edited By Sahil Gupta | Friday October 9, 2020

The collaboration with Rivian is notable because Amazon CEO and foundered a $700 million funding round in the electric car startup in February 2019.

He Was The "Real" Bill Gates, Says Microsoft Co-Founder On Dad's Death

World News | ANI | Wednesday September 16, 2020

Bill Gates Sr, a lawyer, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, died on Monday at his beach home on Hood Canal, in the Seattle area. He was 94.

Facebook Removes Hundreds More Accounts as Right-Wing Violence Spreads

Reuters | Wednesday June 17, 2020

Facebook on Tuesday removed almost 900 accounts associated with the far-right Proud Boys and American Guard, including those belonging to Proud Boys supporters who marched into a protest zone in Seattle Monday and confronted anti-racist demonstrators.

Indian-American Socialist Leads "Black Lives Matter" Protests In Seattle

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday June 15, 2020

A 46-year-old Indian-American software engineer turned socialist is at the forefront of "Black Lives Matter" protests in Seattle to permanently oust city police officials from the downtown area that has now been designated the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" (CHAZ), according to media reports.

US Coronavirus Survivor Receives $1.1 Million Hospital Bill

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 14, 2020

A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday.

"Go Back To Your Bunker": Seattle Mayor Hits Back At Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 12, 2020

Seattle's mayor told Donald Trump to "Go back to your bunker" Thursday, escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous zone protesters have set up in the western US city.

The Last of Us 2 Review [No Spoilers]

Akhil Arora | Thursday June 11, 2020

Last of Us 2 review: our spoiler-free review of The Last of Us Part II, the sequel to the 2013 original that takes place five years later. The Last of Us 2 release date in India is June 19.

End Cops' Contracts, Microsoft Staff To CEO On George Floyd Death: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 10, 2020

Over 200 Microsoft employees have urged CEO Satya Nadella to cancel the company's contracts with the Seattle police department and other law enforcement agencies amid widespread calls in the US to defund the police following the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, according to a media report.

Man Shot After Gunman Drives Car Into George Floyd Protest In Seattle

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 8, 2020

One person was shot after a man armed with a gun drove into a crowd of George Floyd protesters in the northwestern city of Seattle on Sunday night, emergency services said.

India's Foreign Wrestling Coaches Andrew Cook, Temo Kazarashvili Await Salaries Amid Lockdown

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 29, 2020

Wrestling coaches Andrew Cook and Temo Kazarashvili left India with half of their monthly salary for March.

Man Tries To Teach Dog How To Drive Car, Arrested After High-Speed Chase In US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 31, 2020

A resident of the western US state of Washington was arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel.

Amazon Teams Up With Bill Gates-Backed Group to Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits

Reuters | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Amazon.com is teaming up with a research program funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, the e-commerce giant said on Monday.

Infected Staff Likely Spread Virus At US Hospital With 35 Deaths: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 19, 2020

The devastating coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home near Seattle where 35 have died was likely fueled by infected staff members continuing to come to work, a report found Wednesday.

Coronavirus: Trials For COVID-19 Vaccine Begin In Seattle

Health | Arul Louis, IANS | Tuesday March 17, 2020

The private company, Moderna, which developed the vaccine, said that it had been injected to the first volunteer in Phase I of the trial. Forty-five volunteers were participating in the trial.

US Begins First Human Trial Of Coronavirus Vaccine

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 17, 2020

The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease.