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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region. Its dams generate lots of clean energy, while its native fish, an important food source, are facing extinction. Two years ago, President Biden crafted an agreement between the many invested parties.

And last week, President Trump canceled it.

We'll learn more about what it all means with Linda Mapes from the Seattle Times in a minute.

But first, let's get you caught up.

More than 70,000 people marched in Seattle on Saturday as part of the nationwide no-king's protest. No one was arrested during the demonstration, which officials estimate stretched for one and a half miles.

There were smaller demonstrations on the University of Washington campus and in other cities around the state.

Providence has announced widespread layoffs across its hospital system, including 170 job

cuts in western Washington. The regional medical center in Everett is taking the biggest hit with

115 layoffs, mostly certified nursing assistants. More than 30 employees will be let go from Providence's

rent-in location, with more layoffs scattered throughout other offices in the region. Providence

blames high labor costs, potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and inadequate reimbursement

from insurance companies. And Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed an amicus brief in support of Job Corps.

The Trump administration terminated the program last month, which provides career training and housing for low-income young people.

Earlier in June, a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's effort to eliminate the program. There are four

job core centers here in Washington State. Check back for more headlines on tonight's

episode of Seattle Now. The Columbia River is the Great River of the West. It's also at the

center of more than 30 years of fighting and

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