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Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021

The Oregonian: Before he rose to lead (and leave) Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani made a mark on an Oregon high school

KTLA: ‘Spin’ makes history as Disney’s 1st movie featuring Indian American lead

AP News: California drought takes toll on world’s top almond producer

NPR: Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’

Daily Beast: Fox News Orders Every Staff Member to Reveal Vaccine Status

KTLA: California becomes 1st state to require proof of COVID vaccination or negative test for indoor events over 1,000 people

CBS News : Biden to tie vaccines for nursing home staff to Medicare and Medicaid funding

KOMO: Nominee would be 1st Native American to head national parks

KOMO: Reports claim Amazon is planning to open several large department stores

NY Times: Richard Sackler Says Family and Purdue Bear No Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

NY Times: Agriculture: Attack of the Superweeds

NY Times: Alabama has no more I.C.U. beds available, the state authorities said.

NY Times: Series of U.S. Actions Left Afghan Allies Frantic, Stranded and Eager to Get Out

Washington Post: A mom of 4 who died of covid days after her husband makes one final wish: ‘Make sure my kids get vaccinated’

Washington Post: A Capitol riot suspect was hours away from sentencing. Then prosecutors received video of an assault on police.

Washington Post: Federal judge rejects Trump-era permits for major Alaska oil project

Washington Post: An Alabama doctor watched patients reject the coronavirus vaccine. Now he’s refusing to treat them.

Slate: How a Board Game About Birds Became a Surprise Blockbuster

The Guardian: Ex-Afghanistan women’s captain tells footballers to burn kits, delete photos

LA Times: Sacramento-area megachurch pastor offers religious exemption letters for COVID-19 vaccines

LA Times: Europeans frustrated by U.S. COVID-19 travel restrictions

LA Times: California faces unprecedented dangers as record heat, dryness combine with fierce winds

The Oregonian: Biden nominates Chuck Sams, longtime Oregon tribal leader, as National Parks Service Director

The Oregonian: Oregon sports card powerhouse PWCC kicked off eBay, accused of ‘shill bidding’

Marin Independent Journal: Hundreds of Marin’s Roots of Peace employees trapped in Afghanistan

San Diego Union Tribune: Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemia

San Diego Union Tribune: Controversial Jacumba solar project approved by county but residents say fight not over

Press Democrat: Cache fire rips through blocks in Clearlake, destroying dozens of homes, displacing 1,300 evacuees

SFGate: Several dozen homes destroyed in explosive Lake County fire

SFGate: Hurricane Grace makes landfall near Mexico's Tulum temples

SFGate: Where the water used for fighting California wildfires comes from

SFGate: More than a third of Lassen Volcanic National Park has been torched

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021

USA Today: Federal judge throws out Trump-era permits for large Alaska oil project

Mt. Shasta News: Antelope Fire travels southwest, prompts evacuation warnings in areas near McCloud

KRCR: Dixie Fire grows to 635,728 acres Wednesday morning under Red Flag Warning

KRCR: Monument Fire grows to more than 128,000 acres, just over a mile from Hayfork

KRCR: Redding's COVID surge is impacting hospitals, canceling certain medical procedures

NY Times: Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections

The Hill: 1K beds in Mississippi empty due to staff shortage as state sees record hospitalizations

The Hill: Harvard's happiness expert shares the two secrets to being happy

The Hill: Kushner associate pardoned by Trump charged with 2 felonies in New York

The Hill: North Carolina legislature passes bill eliminating pistol permit system

The Guardian: Cancer Alley: Multibillion-dollar Louisiana plastics plant put on pause in a win for activists

East Bay Times: Missing Northern California family of 3 found dead near remote Yosemite hiking area

East Bay Times: Gov. Newsom says mandatory statewide water restrictions for California may be on the way

East Bay Times: Fremont woman arrested as arson suspect in Sierra wildland fire

Sacramento Bee: Live updates: ‘Unprecedented’ Caldor Fire prompts evacuation of Pollock Pines, Kyburz

Redding Record Searchlight: Northern California fires burn through a million acres

KRCR: A large portion of Hayfork area ordered to evacuate as activity on the Monument Fire increases

KRCR: Firefighters work to protect their hometown from the Monument Fire