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We host KUOW's Economy Podcast, booming.

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On our latest episode, is our AI obsession good for small town America?

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This is Seattle now.

I'm Patricia Murphy.

Here's a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Tuesday, May 6th.

32 protesters are appearing in court after arrests last night.

At the University of Washington, Scott Greenstone has more.

The protest focused on U-Dub's new engineering building, which was built with a donation from Boeing,

a major supplier of missiles and munitions to Israel.

Protesters want Udub to cut ties with Boeing.

They allegedly blocked exits to the building and lit dumpsters on fire.

The organizers were a pro-Palestinian group that Udub

suspended over protests last year. It's not clear how many arrested are students. One is on the

dean's list, and another is a King County public defender. Udub's president condemned the protesters.

The crackdown comes as President Trump has promised to cut federal

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