Tuesday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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WA sues TikTok, another RapidRide bus line breaks ground, and crime tops the list of concerns for Seattle voters in new survey. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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| 0:26.9 | These days, there's so much news. It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
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| 0:55.9 | Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Patricia Murphy. Here are today's top stories. |
| 1:04.9 | It's Tuesday, October 8th. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against the social media app TikTok for violating the state's Consumer Protection Act. he claims that the app with its endless scroll |
| 1:12.7 | and push notifications is intentionally designed to be addictive to young users. TikTok told the |
| 1:18.7 | Associated Press it strongly disagrees with the claims and is committed to protecting teens. |
| 1:24.1 | Now a King County Superior Court judge will decide. Washington is not alone. 14 other states also |
| 1:30.2 | filed lawsuits, including Oregon and California. Ferguson is running for governor as a Democrat. |
| 1:36.4 | He also filed a lawsuit last year against META, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. |
| 1:42.8 | Seattle officials have started work building a new bus route between the U district and downtown. |
| 1:47.8 | The Rapid Ride J-line will include 20 new or upgraded bus stops. |
| 1:52.9 | The most recent rapid ride launch has been just a little bit bumpy. |
| 1:56.9 | Platforms on the G-line in Capitol Hill turned out to be slightly too tall for wheelchair ramps to work. |
| 2:03.0 | S.D. Director Greg Spott says the city placed metal platforms on the ground to raise buses less than an inch. |
| 2:09.9 | The good part was that we figured out what to do and made a temporary resolution so that service could start on the appointed date of September 14th. |
| 2:20.5 | King County Metro is considering a long-term fix. As for the J-line, Spots says he's confident this new |
| 2:27.4 | project will be well constructed. Service is set to start in 2027. |
| 2:42.2 | Clouds and rain have settled into western Washington for at least a couple of days. |
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