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Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021

SFGate: Fire leads to thousands of illegal marijuana plants

The Guardian: ‘The gooey overlay of sweetness over genocide’: the myth of the ‘first Thanksgiving’

The Guardian: The Canadian town of Tiny has the world’s purest water. A gravel mining operation could ruin it

The Guardian: Indigenous activists want to change a California town’s racist name. Officials are pushing back

Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021

NY Times : At Least 27 Dead After Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel

Scientific American: Thanksgiving and the Myth of Native American ‘Savages’

Scientific American: Cannabis Use in Pregnancy Is Linked to Child Anxiety, Hyperactivity

Rolling Stone: Jan. 6 Organizers Used Anonymous Burner Phones to Communicate with White House and Trump Family, Sources Say

The Hill: Jobless claims plunge to 199K, lowest level since 1969

Alarabiya: Taliban sign $450m deal with Australian group for cannabis center: Taliban spokesman

The Oregonian: Oregon-born wolf dies after ‘epic’ California trek, was apparently struck by driver

The Atlantic: Vermont: America’s Pandemic Star Loses Some Luster

The Atlantic: The Loss at the Heart of Guy Fieri’s Entertainment Empire

NPR: A famously far-ranging gray wolf is found dead in Southern California

NY Times : Meat Is Hard for Hungry Families to Come By. Enter These Deer Hunters.

NY Times : What’s One of the Most Dangerous Toys for Kids? The Internet.

Washington Post: D.C. records 200th homicide this year as U.S. cities see a rise in killings

Washington Post: Birdwatchers flocked to this British ‘birdfair’ for 30 years. Now, it’s ending because of climate change.

Washington Post: CVS, Walgreens and Walmart helped fuel opioid crisis in Ohio counties, jury says

KRCR: PG&E expands wildfire detection cameras in bid to mitigate wildfires

SFGate: 66 former Bay Area residents were paid to move to Tulsa. Here’s how one is finding it.

The Guardian: Kevin Strickland: Kansas City man freed after 42 years for wrongful conviction

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021

LA Times: Alarming rise in follow-home robberies in upscale L.A. prompts police crackdown

NPR: Climate change is making it harder to provide clean drinking water in farm country

NPR: Passing the buck: Dollar Tree raises prices to $1.25

NY Times : Roundabouts: These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate.

NY Times : New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

USA Today: After Nordstrom robbery in California, will other retailers be next? Experts say yes.

Sacramento Bee: As California prepares to raise marijuana tax, a top cannabis CEO calls for tax revolt

NY Post: ‘Tiger King’ star Jeff Johnson dead in apparent suicide

East Bay Times: Shootout at San Leandro marijuana business; so far, no arrests

KRCR: Redding neighbors react to Costco project as hundreds of trees are cleared

LA Times: Man charged in record-breaking drug seizure at U.S. border

AP News: US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs

LA Times: A new breed of brazen robbers hit luxury retailers

Washington Post: Opinion: Ken Burns: Being American means reckoning with our violent history

Washington Post: Klamath Basin: Climate change fuels a water rights conflict built on over a century of broken promises

Monday, Nov. 22, 2021

Vice: The QAnon JFK Cult in Dallas Is Tearing Families Apart

Washington Post: With a huge infusion of cash, Sierra Space hopes to get its Dream Chaser spaceplane and space station off the ground

Washington Post: Cloud seeding gains steam as West faces worsening droughts

The Guardian: ‘Am I an alcoholic?’: the blurred line between a daily drink and a drinking problem

The Guardian: UK’s Hochschild fights Peru’s plans to close mines over environmental impact

Green Car Congress: Rolls-Royce electric aircraft sets three speed records; world’s fastest electric vehicle

The Guardian: How the chemicals industry’s pollution slipped under the radar

The Guardian: ‘Indentured servitude’: low pay and grueling conditions fueling US truck driver shortage

The Guardian: ‘It’s devastating’: how fentanyl is unfolding as one of America’s greatest tragedies

Digg: Here's A Comprehensive Explainer On Why The Planet Can't Afford For Us To Keep Using Gas Stoves

LA Times: What supply chain mess? For Buy Nothing devotees, it’s not a problem

Courthouse News Service: Chicago releases bids for proposed billion-dollar casino

KTLA: IOC interview with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai raises even more questions