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March 8, 2023

Compiled by Staff

Local

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö visited Washington on March 6. According to King 5, Niinistö talked to Jay Inlsee about the country joining NATO.

Ellensburg School District raised $22,000 at the Superbowl Warm Up Fundraiser, according to the Daily Record. The event, which had not been held since 2020, was on Feb. 10.

A proposed bill in the Washington Legislature, which was going to make school lunch free for all students, has been amended to only help low income students, according to Seattle Times. The bill is estimated to affect 90,000 K-12 students. 

National

23 people will face domestic terrorist charges after being arrested March 5 for violent protests in “Cop City,” according to CNN. The protesters turned violent at a police training regiment in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh will spend life in prison after being convicted of killing his wife and son, according to CNN. Murdaugh was also charged with 99 other crimes, which include fraud and conspiracy. 

A bill in Colorado was proposed on March 3 which will ban buying and changing ownership of assault weapons. According to Yahoo News, the bill was proposed as a result of highschoolers protesting. 

Global

The H5N1 (bird flu) outbreak continues, with Peru reporting at least 3,487 recent sea lion deaths linked to bird flu, according to CNN. Risk to humans remains low, but the World Health Organization says, “We cannot assume that will remain the case.”

Graves discovered in southeastern Europe show remnants of the earliest known horse-riders, according to CNN. The riders, buried upwards of 5,000 years ago, bear markings and patterns of wear on their leg-bones and spines that suggest they rode horses. 

A massive fire in Bangladesh at the world’s largest refugee camp has left 12,000 people without shelter, according to BBC. Police have begun investigating into the possibility of arson.