First death reported in WA flooding, Highway 2 could be closed for several months, and the UW Men's soccer team wins their first national championship.

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At the UW, hundreds apply each year for the astronomy department’s graduate program, and a maximum of seven are accepted. But for the next year, they won’t be accepting any graduate students, due to state and federal funding cuts. To learn about the impact, we talk with UW astronomy professor Emily Levesque, who's author of the book "The Last Stargazers."

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The Desimone Levee failed today, the next atmospheric river will bring more snow than rain, and Washington is suing the Trump administration over an H1B visa policy.

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