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Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023

AP News: Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media

The Hill: Hurricane Hilary weakens to Category 1 as risk of ‘catastrophic’ flooding in Southern California remains high

The Guardian: Photos: What children’s bedrooms look like around the world

NPR: Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, is moving indoors

The Guardian: ‘Like a physical version of blackface’: actors with dwarfism hit out at Hollywood

The Guardian: Canary Islands: thousands more flee their homes as ‘out of ‘control’ wildfires rage

NPR: Small Kansas paper raided by police has a history of hard-hitting reporting

The Guardian: Hurricane Hilary downgraded amid warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flooding

The Guardian: ‘Coral are going to die’: Maui wildfires take toxic toll on marine ecology

The Guardian: Mountain treelines are rising due to climate crisis, study finds

The Guardian: Canada wildfires: thousands told to flee in British Columbia, as drone-flying tourists criticised

The Guardian: Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

The Oregonian: OPINION: Kotek’s misguided fight with Oregon environmentalists

KRON: In lawsuit, Roblox accused of facilitating child gambling

Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire

Del Norte Triplicate: New Research: Novel technique for sniffing out toxic algae blooms

LA Times: Man found dead in driveway of home in fire-evacuated community in Siskiyou County

LA Times: Brita water filter company accused of false advertising

LA Times: Solar panels: Should you buy them? Rent them? Pass?

KABC: Hurricane Hilary live updates: Southern California preparing for heavy rain, severe flooding

LA Times: As Hurricane Hilary approaches, Palm Springs braces for direct impact

KTLA: Store owner allegedly killed over hanging Pride flag in Lake Arrowhead

SFGate: Los Angeles County to close all parks as Hurricane Hilary bears down on California

SF Chronicle: New Maui fire controversy: Witnesses say firefighters let Lahaina blaze restart and spread

SF Chronicle: Wildfire threatens the Trinity Alps Resort

SF Chronicle: State of emergency in California amid fears of catastrophic flooding

SFGate: California's last tropical storm hit in 1939. Here's what happened.

SFGate: Home insurers pull out of Calif. as wildfire risks rise

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

Military News: Air Force Won't Disclose Causes of 17 Deaths at Tinker Air Force Base This Year

Washington Post: National park hikers are dying from falls

NY Times: Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theater is going strong and, at 89, so is he

Washington Post: Uncured bacon really isn’t a better alternative. It’s still bacon.

CBS : Random drug testing for 7th to 12th graders raising eyebrows in Nebraska

Washington Post: Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people

Washington Post: Opinion Marijuana keeps growing more dangerous. The FDA needs to step in.

NY Times: New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track

Washington Post: Here’s where water is running out in the world — and why

Washington Post: The toxic aftermath of the Maui fires could last for years

NY Times: Can’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone.

NY Times: How the Narcotrafficking Industry Seized Power in Ecuador

NY Times: As Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore, Ukraine Builds a Case of Ecocide Against Russia

Idaho Statesman: Wait, what was found on the banks of the Salmon River? How did this fish get to Idaho?

Yahoo News: Tennessee hostage situation ends with brothers killed, 4 officers and victim wounded

NY Times: Nobody Knows Why the New Weight Loss Drugs Work

Courthouse News Service: Mexican scientists refute US, Canadian claims of genetically modified corn’s safety

Courthouse News Service: Water wars: Mexico conference denounces plunder of resources from Indigenous communities

The Atlantic: Photos: Brown Bears Fishing at Alaska’s Brooks Falls

The Atlantic: The Sriracha Shortage Is a Very Bad Sign

AP News: Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale

The Hill: Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind


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