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U.S. warship docks in Costa Rica’s Limón port

The USS Iwo Jima warship was in Costa Rica for 10 days in late August and early September.

Twenty people protesting the arrival of a warship in armyless Costa Rica made it clear that not everyone was cheering the US warship’s arrival in Limón. … Since then, peace activists and left-wing organizations have been [...]

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Lawsuit claims Port of Seattle’s purchase of Eastside rail corridor was illegal

The Eastside rail corridor

The plaintiffs say port officials overstepped their authority by purchasing the 42-mile Eastside rail corridor and misused port tax money to buy it from BNSF Railway Company.

In a response to the lawsuit filed in court, the Port’s lawyers said the acquisition was “fully within the Port of Seattle authority.”

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