Albertsons sues Kroger over merger deal, WA's natural gas initiative is challenged in court, and AI is tracking you in retail stores. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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Albertsons sues Kroger over merger deal, WA's natural gas initiative is challenged in court, and AI is tracking you in retail stores. It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.
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The city’s been working steadily to clean up downtown. And this fall they tried a new approach. Arrests and street cleaning on some core streets. Some areas are seeing improvement, but pushing people into other neighborhoods and away from services can cause new problems.

The public meeting about improvements on Lake Washington Boulevard is here.

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The city&rsquo;s been working steadily to clean up downtown.&nbsp;And this fall they tried a new approach.&nbsp;Arrests and street cleaning on some core streets.&nbsp;Some areas are seeing improvement, but pushing people into other neighborhoods and away from services can cause new problems.
The public meeting about improvements on Lake Washington Boulevard is&nbsp;<a href="https://parkways.seattle.gov/2024/11/25/lake-washington-boulevard-renovations-project-update-community-input-meeting/">here.</a>
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Downtown improvements push problems elsewhere

Seattle teens can get free online therapy, grocery merger blocked in court, and a King County staffer received $323,000 in an alleged kickback scheme. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Seattle teens can get free online therapy, grocery merger blocked in court, and a King County staffer received $323,000 in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/secret-payments-damning-audit-king-county-s-youth-violence-prevention-effort-mired-in-scandal">alleged kickback scheme</a>. It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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During the pandemic, many doctors and nurses struggled with their mental health. A new study from UW Medicine turned to psilocybin as a potential antidote to Covid despair. Dr. Anthony Back led the study, and talked with Patricia Murphy about what he found.

Watch UW Professor David Baker accept his Nobel Prize at 10 am Tuesday, here

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During the pandemic, many doctors and nurses struggled with their mental health. A <a href="https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/psilocybin-therapy-helps-clinicians-process-covid-despair">new study</a> from UW Medicine turned to psilocybin as a potential antidote to Covid despair. <a href="https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/anthony-back#about-tab">Dr. Anthony Back</a> led the study, and talked with Patricia Murphy about what he found.
Watch UW Professor David Baker accept his Nobel Prize at 10 am Tuesday, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-A4dUowT4Q">here</a>
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