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Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021

The Guardian: Five deaths, $10m fraud and 53 charges: meet the writer exposing the Murdaugh crime dynasty

The Guardian: The US postmaster appointed under Trump is still raising alarm – but can he be stopped?

The Guardian: Ohio police ask for help finding thieves who stole entire 58-foot bridge

The Guardian: Should poison be dropped on a mouse-infested island? California weighs plan

The Guardian: ‘Like a nightmare’: images show storm’s toll on Santa Cruz homeless community

LA Times: Former L.A. charter schools director who embezzled millions is sentenced to probation

LA Times: Republicans’ belief in Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ holds steady as confidence in U.S. elections dips

LA Times: Despite California groundwater law, aquifers keep dropping in a ‘race to the bottom’

LA Times: A frenzy of well drilling by California farmers leaves taps running dry

East Bay Times: Six men arrested in connection with 70 crimes targeting Bay Area Asian women, police say

East Bay Times: Two arrested in connection to Bay Area retail thefts, more than $200,000 in stolen goods recovered

Marin Independent Journal: California regulators advance major reservoir project using Sacramento River water

AP News: US jobless claims rise to a still-low 206,000

AP News: 5 children die in bouncy castle accident in Australia

AP News: How brothers in arms plotted theft, sale of US Army weaponry

AP News: Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill

Press Democrat: Dungeness crab season begins Dec. 29 for Sonoma County

SFGate: 'Missing puzzle piece': California woman disappears after trip to Costco in Fresno

SFGate: Pack of coyotes surrounds, snatches terrier in San Francisco

Redding Record Searchlight: Crystals shine in Mount Shasta City for seekers on spiritual quests

Redding Record Searchlight: UPDATE: Winter storm ties up I-5 traffic, knocks out power near Redding

Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021

Billboard: Bruce Springsteen Sells His Masters and Music Publishing to Sony in $500M Deal

Stockton Record: Gigantic rainbow trout caught in Thermalito Diversion Pool below Oroville Dam

Scientific American: Video: This is what a giant Sequoia grove ravaged by wildfire looks like

Washington Post: The return of the 10-minute eviction

Washington Post: Historic wind storm slamming central U.S. with rare tornado threat in the north

The Hill: Teen drug use fell significantly in 2021 as pandemic raged on, survey says

BBC: Canada offers up to $40bn to compensate indigenous children

BBC: The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.

Fox News: Kentucky man rescues wife, sister-in-law from candle factory demolished by tornado

KCRA: Gotham Greens open first West Coast hydroponic greenhouse in Davis

Courthouse News Service: In seeking to collect on millions in debt, a California bail bonds company says consumer law doesn’t apply

NPR: Volunteers are growing oyster gardens to help restore reefs

NPR: A dog rescued from a ledge 50 feet above a Colorado creek had been missing for weeks

Nature: Merck’s COVID pill loses its lustre: what that means for the pandemic

UK Independent: Calls for Ivanka’s January 6 texts to be released as Lindsey Graham reveals she was conduit to Trump

The Guardian: Hundreds rescued from roof as fire hits Hong Kong shopping centre

CNBC: China’s Xi reportedly backs Putin in Russia’s bid for security guarantees from the West

Washington Post: Amazon’s use of plastic soared in 2020, environmental group says

Washington Post: Omicron is more resistant to vaccines but causes milder covid cases, major S. African study finds

Washington Post: THIS BLOCK USED TO BE FOR FIRST- TIME HOMEBUYERS. THEN GLOBAL INVESTORS BOUGHT IN.

NY Times : A Refugee Crisis Runs Into a Housing Crisis

NY Times : Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money

CNN: Cornell University reports more than 900 Covid-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students

The Oregonian: Ask an expert: Ivy removal is a long-term process likely requiring years of dedication

The Oregonian: Catalytic converter thefts, break-ins prompt move in Tacoma to allow more electric fences

NBC News: Fox News hosts blast House committee for releasing their Jan. 6 text messages to Meadows

The Hill: How a famous city is 'rewilding' its parks with lost species

The Hill: Hannity, Ingraham knock Jan. 6 panel after revelation of texts to Meadows

The Guardian: How border walls are triggering ecological disaster