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EBOLA ORPHANS

The Ebola epidemic has put adoptions in affected West African countries at a standstill for obvious reasons. Tessa and Joel Sanborn understand. The arrival of their 5-year-old adopted son Devine, who is in an orphanage in Liberia, is on hold indefinitely, as the state of emergency continues there. “We love Liberia, and we want what’s best for the country as a whole,” says Tessa Sanborn, who lives with her husband and their six other children in Maple Valley, Washington, just outside Seattle. But the waiting is still difficult, as it is for other parents in a similar predicament. By Martha Irvine. SENT: 1,000 words. AP Photos. AP Video.

HANFORD VAPORS

SPOKANE - Washington plans to sue the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to protect workers from hazardous vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation’s most polluted nuclear site, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says. A report last month found the Energy Department does not have an adequate system to detect whether harmful vapors are sickening workers. By Nicholas K. Geranios. SENT: 500 words.

SEATTLE ZOO-ELEPHANTS

SEATTLE - Woodland Park Zoo says it is ending its elephant program in Seattle and will find a new home for its two endangered Asian elephants. The zoo hasn’t identified a new facility for 47-year-old Bamboo and 35-year-old Chai. But it expects to relocate the female elephants together in 2015 and to an accredited facility that shares its commitment to animal health and welfare and conservation, said Deborah Jensen, the zoo’s president and CEO. By Phuong Le. SENT: 580 words, AP Photos.

WASHINGTON SCHOOL SHOOTING

MARYSVILLE - A detective investigating the Oct. 24 shooting that claimed the lives of five teens at a Marysville high school says in court papers that the young shooter’s texts turned dark during the week before the gunfire, with references to his funeral and the message “Bang bang I’m dead.” SENT: 600 words.

GUN LAW-MUSEUM

SEATTLE - A small museum in Washington state is removing World War II-era weapons from an exhibit to avoid having to comply with a new voter-approved law requiring background checks on gun transfers. The Lynden Pioneer Museum said it would risk violating Initiative 594 if it kept the 11 rifles past Dec. 4, when the law takes effect. The weapons will be returned to the collectors who lent them. By Gene Johnson. SENT: 550 words. AP Photo WABEL201.

REVENUE FORECAST

OLYMPIA - Washington state lawmakers are facing a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion for the next two-year budget ending in mid-2017, in large part due to a new voter-approved initiative to shrink class sizes. A four-year outlook released by the Washington state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council showed that the projected shortfall for the following biennium ending in 2019 would be even larger, at $4.7 billion. By Rachel La Corte. SENT: 690 words.

REVENUE FORECAST-MARIJUANA

OLYMPIA - Washington’s legal recreational marijuana market is bringing in more tax revenue to the state than originally predicted, state officials say. By Rachel La Corte. SENT: 300 words.

WASHINGTON JOBLESS

OLYMPIA - Although the unemployment rate in Washington rose to 6 percent in October from 5.7 percent in September, there’s good news in the numbers. The size of the state workforce grew by about 10,000 as more people started looking for jobs as the economy continues to recover, said Paul Turek, a Washington Employment Security Department economist. SENT: 200 words.

HEALTH OVERHAUL-WASHINGTON

SEATTLE -Washington’s health care exchange had some problems last weekend as open enrollment began. But lawmakers, citizens and the members of the board that runs Washington Healthplanfinder are more concerned about problems lingering since last year. By Donna Gordon Blankinship. SENT: 410 words.

FROM AP MEMBERS:

OSPREY NEST

POULSBO - While Jim Kaiser can rebuild an osprey nest in 15 minutes, the birds will be the final judges on whether the new nest and platform will be home when they return in April. AP Member Exchange by Rachel Anne Seymour, Kitsap Sun. SENT: 570 words. AP Photos WABRE101-103

SPORTS:

FBN—SEAHAWKS-WAGNER

RENTON - When Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner was first told he’d completely torn the tendon connecting his big toe and the bottom of his foot, the recovery was estimated to be eight weeks. And that recovery included weeks of having his foot in a cast with his toe curled so the damaged tendon could grow back together. The Seahawks are hoping their starting middle linebacker will make his return this week when Seattle hosts Arizona in a key NFC West matchup. Coming off a disappointing loss at Kansas City, the Seahawks take on division-leading Arizona on Sunday in Seattle. By Tim Booth. SENT: 630 words.

FBN—SEAHAWKS-LYNCH FINED

RENTON - For all the noise he creates on the field, Marshawn Lynch’s silence with the media has now cost him six figures in fines. The NFL fined Seattle’s star $50,000 on Wednesday for violations of the league’s media policy. League spokesman Michael Signora confirmed the fine. Along with the $50,000 for violating the NFL Media Policy this year, the league is collecting the $50,000 fine that was imposed against Lynch for violations last season. The fine from 2013 was held in anticipation of future cooperation from Lynch. By Tim Booth. SENT: 630 words. AP Photos MONH121, MONH119.

FBN—CARDINALS-RUNNING WOES

For all the success the Arizona Cardinals have had this season, there’s been one nagging problem. The Cardinals are having a hard time running the ball, and coach Bruce Arians is spreading the blame around. By Bob Baum. SENT: 700 words.

With:

- CARDINALS-FITZGERALD - Fitzgerald sits out practice, ’iffy’ for Seahawks.

BKC—T25-SAINT JOSEPH’S-GONZAGA

SPOKANE - There wasn’t a whole lot to add after No. 13 Gonzaga dismantled Saint Joseph’s 94-42 on Wednesday night, sending the Hawks to their worst defeat in team history. By Nicholas K. Geranios. SENT: 810 words.

FBC—PAC-12 SPOTLIGHT

PHOENIX - Arizona State’s surprising loss to Oregon State left the Pac-12 South in a jumble. With two weeks left in the regular season, five teams still have a shot. By College Football Writer John Marshall. SENT: 600 words.

IN BRIEF:

- MINIMUM AGE-COUNCILWOMAN ARRESTED - Seattle councilwoman arrested in minimum wage protest.

- STATE PATROL CHIEF-STROKE - Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste suffers stroke on vacation in Hawaii, is recovering.

- WSU-FRATERNITY - WSU frat loses recognition after hazing allegation.

- FEDERAL WAY SHOOTINGS - Body in Federal Way linked to Lakewood shooting.

- PASCO AMBUSH - 3 men wounded in Pasco ambush.