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Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States.

Advocates have long argued that pre-existing federal anti-discrimination laws do not extend to caste.

SEATTLE — Seattle made history Tuesday as the first city in the U.S. to expressly ban caste-based discrimination after an outpouring of input from South Asian Americans.

The Seattle Seahawks have announced a one-year contract extension for guard Phil Haynes.

The fourth season of ‘Love Is Blind’ will premiere this spring

The Seattle City Council is considering whether to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws

Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and safety Ryan Neal have both made PFF's rankings of the top 101 players in the NFL from last season.

As it happens they all play center, or at least have some experience doing so.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks got a peek at what their lineup looks like without Timo Meier — and Tomas Hertl, for that matter — on Monday as they continued a season-long homestand.

AP reports: [Seattle City Council member Kshama] Sawant has proposed an ordinance to add caste to Seattle's anti-discrimination laws. If her fellow council members approve it Tuesday, Seattle will become the first city in the United States to specifically outlaw caste discrimination…. The national debate in the United States around…

On the morning of Jan. 26, as two Alaska Airlines flights from Seattle to Hawaii lifted off six minutes apart, the pilots each felt a slight bump and the flight attendants at the back of the cabin heard a scraping noise.