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Yellen’s Debt Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout
seattletimes.com > nation-world > nation-politics...“I always worry about the debt ceiling,” Yellen told The New York Times in an interview on her flight from New Delhi to Bali, Indonesia, in which... ...WASHINGTON -- In the days after November"s midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was feeling upbeat about the fact that Democrats had... ...$31.4 trillion borrowing limit without capping spending and rolling back parts of President Joe Biden"s agenda.... ...Speaking at a WSJ CEO Council event, the Treasury secretary laid out the difficult decisions she would face if the Treasury was forced to choose...

This Husky softball team is moving on by raising your pulse rate
seattletimes.com > sports...Can't help but wonder if Huskies pitcher Lindsay Lopez was aware of that. ... ...3 of the Seattle Regional.... ...Washington finally got to Louisiana pitcher Meghan Schorman in the sixth inning when Madison Huskey brought home a pinch-runner for Baylee Klingler... ...The Huskies added an insurance run in the seventh when pinch runner Brooklyn Carter stole home, taking advantage of a Louisiana battery that momentarily...

New Mexico mayor: shooting involving motorcycle gangs kills 3, wounds 5 at annual holiday rally
seattletimes.com > nation-world > nation...The New Mexico State Police previously said in a Twitter post that two people were killed and six were wounded in the shooting.... ...The 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally drew about 20,000 bikers to the town, Calhoun said.... ...The Taos Police Department and the Taos County Sheriff"s Office secured the hospital, the state police said on Twitter.... ...Victims also were transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital, which was secured by the Albuquerque Police Department, KRQE reported....

Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past
seattletimes.com > nation-world...Opposition parties criticized the event saying Modi had sidelined President Droupadi Murmu, who has only ceremonial powers but is the head of state... ...Modi inaugurated the new Parliament in the capital of New Delhi by offering prayers as Hindu priests chanted religious hymns.... ...The opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “Parliament is the voice of the people.... ...India"s powerful Home Minister Amit Shah said the opposition had politicized the event....

Eastlake wins first 4A state baseball title by taking down Sumner
seattletimes.com > sports > high-school...The No. 1 seeded Wolves cruised to a dominant 13-1 victory over Sumner (19-9) at Funko Field in the Class 4A title game, as the offense scored early... ...and scored often, while Eastlake's Dylan Skolfield pitched a gem, allowing just one run on eight hits over 6⅓ innings. ... ...Blake Borup drove in a run with a bloop single to right field, and courtesy runner Jayden Matsuoka scored from third base on a passed ball to push... ...struck out Brayden Adcox and Peyton Nixon to get out of the bases-loaded jam unscathed. ...

Lincoln wins 3A state baseball title, giving school second title in a day
seattletimes.com > sports > high-school...Saturday with a 6-3 victory over Lake Washington in the Class 3A state finals at Funko Field. ... ...Just an hour earlier, Lincoln won the Class 3A state soccer title, 1-0 over Ballard. ... ...Billy Versaw drove Johnson in with a single into right field, TJ Armstrong scored from third base on a squeeze bunt by Marshall Longtin and Saelens... ...Lake Washington starting pitcher Shane Johnson drove in the first run in with an RBI double to right field, and Paxton Fenberg made it a 6-2 game...

White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
seattletimes.com > nation-world...“Derrick White, like a flash of lightning, just came out of nowhere and saved the day, man,” Boston"s Jaylen Brown said. “An incredible play.”... ...White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off... ...Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Brown scored 26 and Marcus Smart added 21 for the Celtics, who became only the fourth NBA team to erase a 3-0 deficit... ...The others in that club -- the 1951 New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, the 1994 Denver Nuggets in the second round and the 2003 Portland Trail Blazers...

State roundup: Mercer Island sweeps 3A team tennis titles
seattletimes.com > sports > high-school...Overlake won the Class 1A girls title on the strength of its doubles title by Sylvia Lou and Sharon Zhang, who beat Chelan"s Piper Grossberg and... ...In the Class 3A girls singles final, Interlake's Julia Zhang beat Lake Washington"s Melina Davda 7-5, 6-1.... ...Seattle was second in the doubles title as Bush"s Cal Jones and Bernie Rosen took the title 6-3, 6-4 over Seattle's Beck Langstraat and Ryan Heyworth... ...Seattle Academy won the Class 1B/2B/1A boys team title as Nabih Farhat won the singles title 6-4, 6-2 vs. Eastside Prep"s Soren Ghorai....

Seattle Thunderbirds win opener at Memorial Cup
seattletimes.com > sports...Lucas Ciona scored in the second period for Western Hockey League champion Seattle to tie the game 1-1.... ...Kyle Crnkovic scored a hat trick as the Seattle Thunderbirds opened round-robin play at the Memorial Cup hockey tournament in Kamloops, B.C., with... ...The Thunderbirds next play the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts on Monday night.... ...Thomas Milic made 23 saves for Seattle, while Michael Simpson had 34 saves for Peterborough....

EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
seattletimes.com > business...Flight MS643 took off from Cairo international airport early Sunday and one of its tires burst during landing at King Abdulaziz International Airport... ...in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, EgyptAir said in a statement....