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Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020

CBS News : CDC issues new guidance for "universal mask wearing" in all activity outside of home

Phys.Org: Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk

Ars Technica: New analysis: Extreme flows in US streams are rising

CNET: Cadillac dealers are jumping ship rather than upgrade for EV sales, report says

NY Post: Ex-workers say NY Waterway ferries have been dumping waste in Hudson for years

The Hill: COVID-19 reinfections likely as antibody counts fall: WHO

Washington Post: Pentagon blocks visits to military spy agencies by Biden transition team

Washington Post: Just 25 congressional Republicans acknowledge Biden’s win, Washington Post survey finds

The Hill: DC attorney general: Ivanka Trump 'highly misleading' on lawsuit deposition

The Hill: Appeals court OKs White House diverting military funding to border wall construction

The Hill: Supreme Court to hear case on Trump's push for Medicaid work requirements

The Hill: A primer on presidential family pardons

The Guardian: 'It stretches the limits of performance': the race to make the world's fastest running shoe

The Guardian: China plants its flag on the moon as lunar probe heads back to Earth

The Guardian: 'Ridiculous double standard': LA residents condemn maze of Covid restrictions

The Guardian: Does Trump really plan to absolve himself and his family?

AP News: California on the brink: Virus rages and closures imminent

NY Times: Bank of England Rebuked Over ‘Missing’ $67 Billion of Cash

NY Times: A Race Against Time to Rescue a Reef From Climate Change

The Nation: Privatizing Puerto Rico

The New Yorker: The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off?

The Atlantic: Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing

Atlas Obscura: The Deadly Temptation of the Oregon Trail Shortcut

Vice: U.S. Marines Won’t Stop Taking LSD

The Oregonian: Dick’s Sporting Goods to launch new outdoors store brand ‘Public Lands’ as it looks to exit firearm sales

The Oregonian: Trump administration must take new DACA applications, federal judge rules

Seattle Times: Amid increased emissions, Seattle mayor wants to ban gas heat in new commercial, apartment buildings

Seattle Times: Trump moves to lease Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling

KTVU: Coronavirus outbreak at San Jose nursing home leaves 151 residents and staff infected

Fresno Bee: Nearly 200 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Foster Farms poultry plant in Fresno

LA Times: Lockdowns are depressing and economically devastating. But California might not have a choice

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Could a mysterious, ’30s-era scrapbook document the first-ever women’s surf club?

East Bay Times: Southern California ICU capacity hits 13.1%, likely triggering stay-at-home order on Sunday

East Bay Times: House on street where Southern California Bond fire started is part of criminal investigation

Marin Independent Journal: Study finds California salmon face deadly threat from car tires

Sacramento Bee: Yolo County, ‘running out of ICU beds,’ imposes COVID lockdown ahead of California order

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento County considers fines up to $10,000 for violating COVID health orders

Press Democrat: Highway 101 Narrows project awarded $40 million for final leg between Sonoma, Marin counties

Press Democrat: Feds deny protection for fish found only in Clear Lake, prompting outcry

Press Democrat: Local farmers turn to selling meat, produce delivery boxes to survive during pandemic

KRCR: Health officials in Siskiyou County confirm fifth COVID-related death on Friday

KRCR: Injured, freezing hikers rescued from remote stretch of the Lost Coast

KRCR: Butte County sees large single-day increase of COVID-19 cases, 115 new cases

SF Chronicle: Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

SF Chronicle: Why the air quality is unhealthy in the Bay Area right now

Friday, Dec. 4, 2020

Reuters: NBA suspends marijuana tests for 2020-21 season, cites pandemic challenges

Reuters: Biden plans scaled-back inauguration to avoid spreading coronavirus in crowds

Reuters: U.S. government ordered to reinstate protections for 'Dreamers'

LA Times: Trump aide banned from Justice Dept. after pressuring staffers for case information

LA Times: L.A. looking at layoffs for as many as 1,900 workers, including 951 police officers