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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Huffington Post: Fisherman Quits On The Spot When An 11-Foot Alligator Emerges From The Water

Washington Post: Facebook insists a kids version of Instagram will be safe. But state attorneys general aren’t buying it.

Washington Post: Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year, study finds

Washington Post: After Black driver is handcuffed and arrested, Va. prosecutor says she never should have been pulled over

National World: UK company promises staff fake bonus as part of cybersecurity exercise

MSN News: Houston police arrest alleged murder suspect who fled with tiger; animal still missing

Reuters: Hamas and Israel trade blows as Jerusalem unrest ignites Gaza

The Hill: Republican says 'embarrassing' Arizona recount 'makes us look like idiots'

Reuters: Worst-paying blue chip employers bolstered CEO pay in pandemic, report says

Politico: California has a staggering $75.7B budget surplus

The Hill: China adding synthetic cannabinoids to list of banned drugs

The Guardian: Escape tunnel found under Western Australia immigration detention centre

The Guardian: For whom the bell tolls: The battle to save Britain’s oldest factory

The Guardian: Homeless Oaklanders were tired of the housing crisis. So they built a ‘miracle’ village

The Guardian: Airline passengers fined $20,000 as US agency cracks down on unruly fliers

The Guardian: US millionaire CEOs saw 29% pay raise while workers’ pay fell, report finds

The Guardian: US states oppose ‘unjust’ plan to shield Sackler wealth in opioid settlement

Slate: Logjam! A journey to the heart of the lumber shortage.

Slate: A Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Payday Lenders Could Also Save Facebook and Martin Shkreli

NY Times: Cases of unruly airline passengers are soaring, and so are federal fines.

NY Times: Is It Covid or the Flu? New Combo Tests Can Find Out.

The Oregonian: 71-year-old Portland hiker missing in the Columbia River Gorge found alive

The Oregonian: Oregon reports 611 vaccinated people infected with COVID-19, 8 of whom died

The Oregonian: 3 men accused of trafficking women from China, beating them with hammers and robbing them in Oregon and Nebraska

KRCR: Gov. Newsom expands drought emergency to 41 counties

San Jose Mercury: 9 hurt after balcony collapses during Malibu house party

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Highway homeless camp closed, cleared out

Reno Gazette Journal: South Lake Tahoe boat ramp closed for the summer due to low water levels

Sacramento Bee: E-bikes on Lake Tahoe forest trails? Biking and hiking purists aren’t happy

Sacramento Bee: This Sacramento suburb is one of California’s inland hot spots with 1,000 new homes

NY Post: Venice Beach boardwalk in California is now ‘dangerous’ homeless encampment

Press Democrat: Pumping from Russian River to be cut by 20% in county’s 1st major drought action

Press Democrat: Tip from Uber driver leads to arrest of 3 suspected catalytic converter thieves in Rohnert Park

LA Times: AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal

LA Times: Ready to travel again? You’re not the only one considering a national park road trip

LA Times: At least 7 students, 1 teacher dead in Russia school shooting

LA Times: What happened to Van Morrison? The fall from eccentric genius to conspiracy theorist

LA Times: L.A. County expected to hit COVID-19 herd immunity by end of July

SF Chronicle: 1 of 2 officers shot in San Luis Obispo dies, gunman killed

SF Chronicle: Former Bay Area mayor accuses Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli of sexual misconduct

SF Chronicle: California high schoolers are saying no thanks to reopened campuses and are staying home

Monday, May 10, 2021

Forbes: Mattel Gives Barbie And Other Toys A Green Makeover With New Recycling Program

East Bay Times: Proposition 19: What’s driving the spike in Bay Area property transfers

AP News: US trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap

Bloomberg: Pot Users Splurge on $800 Bongs as Stigmas Fade

Huffington Post: Sheriff Goes Ballistic After Arizona Recounters Demand Access To County Passwords

KTLA: 2 students rescued aboard homemade boat made of buckets and kiddie pools

Politico: U.S. Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea

Politico: America’s most conservative states are embracing medical pot

NY Times: The Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming. Psychiatry May Never Be the Same.