Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.

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A view of the Seattle skyline.
A view of the Seattle skyline.

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We bought a house in Japan for $30,000. We'll have more land than we could afford in the US, and our kids will be more independent.

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A man and woman taking a photo in Japan.
Leika and Brandon Hansen bought a home in Japan and plan to move there from Washington.

Courtesy of Leika Hansen.

Owners and managers at some Washington Subway stores kept $80,000 in staff tips and reduced workers' hours on their timecards, a federal agency says

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An employee halves a Subway sandwich at a Subway restaurant on January 12, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Nikki Haley just won her first primary victory in DC, but Trump is still crushing the GOP race

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Nikki Haley (left) and Donald Trump (right).
Nikki Haley (left) and Donald Trump (right).

Scott Eisen via Getty Images; Win McNamee via Getty Images

The Washington house where Jeff Bezos built Amazon has found a buyer — take a look inside

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exterior view of the home where Jeff Bezos started Amazon, showing its driveway, lawn, and trees

Mai Huang

I live off the grid in a yurt on land I inherited. There's nothing I miss — life is ridiculously peaceful.

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a woman stitched with a yurt
Cami Ostman lives part time in a yurt in eastern Washington.

Courtesy of Cami Ostman

10 cities where high-income Americans are moving

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Spokane Washington
Spokane, WA.

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A rusted Cold War missile built to carry a nuclear bomb discovered in a Washington garage, says report

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An inert Cold War Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1) rocket found in Bellevue, Washington.
An inert Cold War Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1) rocket found in Bellevue, Washington.

Bellevue Police Department

I'm a boomer who moved to Canada for love and found a great retirement and better weather

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Linda Ofshe sitting on a rock.
Linda Ofshe at Peace Arch Park, located on the border between the US and Canada.

Courtesy of Linda Ofshe

Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments

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A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.
A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.

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