*** SELECT REGIONAL NEWS WEDNESDAY ***

Seattle Times: Bill Would Place Statue of Billy Frank Jr. in National Statuary Hall

Macaroni Kid: Yelm Community Dental Clinic🦷, Feb. 8, 2021, 9am-4pm PST, Yelm Community Center

McClatchey News: State Patrol looks for man connected to Jan. 6 Governor’s Mansion breach

The Olympian: Olympia Mayor calls Olympia hotel occupation “domestic terrorism”

The Points Guy: Trouble for the Boeing 777X as Emirates considers swapping one-third of order for smaller 787s [Ed. note: that means Everett 777X work would go to Charleston, SC for the 787s, unless a 787 line re-opens here]

CNBC: American Airlines warns 13,000 employees of furloughs as airlines prepare to lose federal aid next month [Ed. note: this oculd lead to possible further delayed starts of Sea-Tac to London, Bangalore and Shanghai flights.]

McClatchey News: WA Proud Boys member charged in connection to Capitol riots might have Puget Sound ties

CNBC: WA Senators Chair key committees: Sen. Patty Murray on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sen. Maria Cantwell on the Commerce Committee

McClatchey News: Washington State Historical Society plan 2 virtual events for Black History Month

*** SELECT NATIONAL NEWS ***

CNBC: Roaring 20s’ after the pandemic? Big banks warn be careful what you wish for

Politico: Canada declares Proud Boys a terrorist entity

*** SELECT HEALTH NEWS WEDNESDAY ***

BBC: Experts Warn Mutant Variants Are Continuing to Mutate

CNBC: CDC director says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers

Mercola: The American Obesity Association suggests that by 2025 50% of Americans may be obese — and predicts this will jump to 60% by 2030

*** SELECT POLITICAL NEWS ***

Bloomberg: Trump Banker’s Deutsche Bank Exit Prompted by Property Deal

Business Insider: No Senate Republicans voted to advance the stimulus package that’d give most Americans $1,400 one-time checks

Rolling Stone: The View From the Republican Rebels – They’re done with Trump and want their party back, but the pro-impeachment Republicans are still looking for the best way forward

Truthout: 370 Congressional Aides Urge Senate to Bar Trump From Holding Office Ever Again

Daily Kos: Biden’s defense secretary wipes slate clean, dismissing hundreds from Pentagon advisory boards

NBC News: Election workers weren’t surprised by the Capitol riot. Trump’s supporters targeted them first.

Daily Kos: Warren To Join Senate Finance Committee, Immediately Introduce Wealth Tax Bill

Newsweek: Rachel Maddow Says Donald Trump’s Impeachment Defense Gives the GOP a Catch-22

CNN: Fox News suffers ratings slump while staffers fret about post-Trump future

CNBC: Manhattan DA considers prosecuting Steve Bannon after Trump pardon

Business Insider: The Trump campaign’s top pollster published a blistering report that flies in the face of the former president’s election conspiracy theories