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The article highlights five Vikings players who have significantly improved their stock in the first five weeks of the season, including Wentz's effective play during quarterback injuries, Scott's versatile contributions as a running back and receiver, Rodgers' standout game in Week 3, Redmond's impressive interior pass-rushing, and Rodriguez's promising start as a rookie defensive tackle.
Eighteen pro-Palestinian protesters, including current and former Microsoft employees, were arrested at Microsoft's Redmond campus after vandalizing property and disrupting activities, protesting Microsoft's alleged involvement in supplying AI technology to the Israeli military. Microsoft is investigating these claims and has condemned the vandalism and unlawful actions.
Microsoft has announced the permanent layoffs of 305 employees in Redmond, Washington, effective August 1, as part of a broader reduction of approximately 2,300 jobs in recent weeks, including a planned 6,000 layoffs representing about 3% of its workforce.
Microsoft has laid off over 300 employees in Washington state as part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations, following a previous global workforce reduction affecting nearly 6,000 employees. The layoffs aim to improve efficiency by reducing management layers and overlapping roles, with no direct link confirmed to AI efficiencies.
A serious crash closed a five-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 about six miles south of Redmond, Oregon, prompting ODOT to establish a detour using 61st Street to Canal Boulevard, then to Yew Avenue. Another crash was reported in the area just south of the closure. Oregon State Police have not released any information at this time.
A serious crash closed a five-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 about six miles south of Redmond, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) established a detour using 61st Street to Canal Boulevard, then to Yew Avenue. Drivers were advised to use an alternate route or expect extended delays. Oregon State Police have not released any information about the crash at this time.
Nintendo has reportedly retired the famous Game Boy that was damaged during the Gulf War and still works. The handheld console has been returned to Nintendo's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, after being displayed at the Nintendo New York Store for years. The Game Boy originally belonged to Dr. Stephan Scoggins, a medic deployed during Operation Desert Storm, and was given a replacement unit by Nintendo as a special courtesy.
A dead raccoon and a sign with "intimidating language" mentioning a Black city councilor were left outside the law office of an Oregon mayor. The sign's language was described as "racially hateful" and the act is being investigated as a potential hate crime. Raccoon imagery has long been an insulting, anti-Black caricature in the United States. This incident follows previous instances of racism in the area, including a threatening message left for a Black teenager and a Confederate flag displayed at a parade.
A 17-year-old Redmond teen drowned at Steelhead Falls on Saturday afternoon when he swam toward the falls and got caught in its swift undertow. The teen, a junior at Ridgeview High School, was unable to be rescued by bystanders due to the swift, fast-moving down-pressure of the falls. Rescue crews worked in the area, searching for the teen and were able to locate his body about 40 yards downriver from the falls.