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This Nov. 29, 2017, file photo shows Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking at the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash. Microsoft’s annual Build conference for software development kicks off on Monday, May 7, 2018, giving the company an opportunity to make announcements about its computing platforms or services. The three-day event features sessions on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, internet-connected devices and virtual reality. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Microsoft launches $25M program to use AI for disabilities

By Matt O'Brien - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners' Ryon Healy, right, is greeted by Jean Segura after Healy's game winning, 1-run single against the Los Angeles Angels in the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Seattle. The Mariners won 9-8. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Healy the hero as Mariners beat Angels 9-8 in 11 innings

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws against the Seattle Mariners as smoke from fireworks that were launched when Mariners' Ryon Healy hit a two-run home run hangs in the air at Safeco Field during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ohtani strong in return to mound as Angels beat Mariners 8-2

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Fans applaud after Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols singled for his 3,000th career hit, against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 4, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Albert 3K: Pujols gets 3,000th hit, Angels beat Mariners 5-0

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols runs to first on an RBI double during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. The double marked his 2,999th career hit. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Albert Pujols gets 2,999th hit, Angels blast Orioles 12-3

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Heroin dealers who hid stash near Seattle parks sentenced

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Fans hold Ichiro Suzuki jerseys from the Seattle Mariners and Orix BlueWave before a baseball game between the Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Seattle. Suzuki was released Thursday by the Mariners and is shifting into a front office role with the team. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ichiro Suzuki’s greatest hit was proving he belonged

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners center fielder Dee Gordon wears a cap with &quot;Thanks 51&quot; written on it in tribute to Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki as Gordon heads to the dugout during the seventh-inning stretch in the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Seattle. The Mariners announced Thursday that Suzuki would be transitioning to a front office role with the team and would not play the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Gordon gives Ichiro fitting tribute in Mariners’ win vs A’s

By DOUG MILLER - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy waits as Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki scores during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

Ichiro Suzuki released by Mariners, moving to front office

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton gets ready for the next batter after striking out an Oakland Athletics player as a line of &quot;eh's,&quot; a nod to Paxton's Canadian heritage and his strikeout count, appears on a scoreboard during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Paxton strikes out MLB-high 16, but A’s beat Mariners 3-2

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, file photo, large spheres take shape in front of an existing Amazon building, behind, as new construction continues across the street in Seattle. Amazon said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, it is pausing construction on a new high-rise building in Seattle while it awaits the outcome of a city proposal to tax worker hours. The Seattle City Council has been weighing a proposed &quot;head tax&quot; on high-grossing businesses as a way to raise about $75 million a year for affordable housing and homelessness services. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Amazon halts Seattle construction project ahead of tax vote

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners' Nelson Cruz hits a three-run home run in front of Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Cruz’s homer leads Mariners to 6-3 win over Athletics

By DOUG MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2016, file photo, Ali Muhammad Brown, of Seattle, appears before New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler in Newark, N.J. Brown, who says he was on a &quot;jihad&quot; to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East, is facing sentencing for killing a New Jersey college student. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Newark. (Patti Sapone/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool, File)

Man on a ‘jihad’ sentenced to life without parole for murder

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

Two Washington State Troopers stand guard at the Amazon Spheres on May Day, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Seattle. The Seattle Police Department said on Twitter that a man was arrested earlier in the day for throwing a rock at the Spheres. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle arrests 1 in largely peaceful PNW May Day marches

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Daniel Ramirez Medina, center right in light-colored shirt, listens as two of his lawyers, Mark Rosenbaum, left, and Nathaniel Bach, right, address reporters following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Ramirez is asking U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez to block the government from revoking his participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows those brought to the U.S. illegally as children to remain in the country to work or study. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)

Judge: Daniel Ramirez Medina DACA status can’t be immediately revoked

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Seattle construction worker falls 8 stories into safety net

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Griffin steals show, but Seahawks show commitment in draft

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners' Ryon Healy, right, is congratulated by Ben Gamel after Healy hit a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Dan Otero during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Cleveland. Gamel scored on the homer. The Mariners won 12-4. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Segura, Cruz lead Mariners to 12-4 win over Indians

By STEVE HERRICK - Associated Press

United States' Diana Taurasi, left, shares a laugh with Sue Bird from the bench during an exhibition basketball game against China on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Seattle. Taurasi admits that she's learning on the fly how to be a parent. The WNBA great's wife, Penny Taylor, gave birth to Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor on March 1. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Taurasi adapting to being a parent

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Woman dies on Alaskan Airlines flight plane in Kansas City

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