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It's Wednesday.

This is Seattle now.

The Seattle Convention Center takes up more than 1.5 million square feet of real estate downtown.

It brings the possibility of year-round tourism and extra business for the surrounding

hotels, bars, and restaurants. Despite hosting more events than ever before, the corporation

behind the convention center says the financial situation is fragile. Seattle Times reporter

David Cromen is here to tell us why in a minute. But first, let's get you caught up.

Washington's highest in the nation a state tax could be dialed back. Democrats and the state legislature raised tax rates last year as high as 35% for the largest estates.

Now, some state senators are considering repealing those increases, according to the Seattle

Times.

The paper says Democrats, like Senate Majority Leader Jamie Peterson, are worried too many wealthy

people are leaving the state to avoid paying the tax.

Scientists with Seattle's Fred Hutch Cancer Center say they've developed a first-of-its-kind

antibody that blocks Epstein-Barr virus.

The pathogen is linked to cancer, MS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other conditions.

They say this new breakthrough prevents the virus from infecting human immune cells.

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