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Politico Magazine: The Friday Read ‘The Industry Comes In and Kills the Work of Local Citizens’

The Guardian: Anatomy of an upset: how Ilia Malinin lost Olympic figure skating gold

The Hill: Democrats say Trump’s climate rollbacks ‘corruption in action’

The Hill: CBP official charged with harboring girlfriend who is in US illegally

Politico: EPA boss offers forceful defense for scrapping landmark Obama climate policy

The Hill: US catches case of New World screwworm. What can be done to stop its spread?

The Guardian: ‘I feel like a ghost’: new father deported by ICE to Bhutan that exiled his family

The Guardian: No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real

Indian Country Today: In new agreement with state, Indigenous landowners soften resistance to Alaska's Ambler Road

Reuters: Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.

Washington Post: Why the slowing of the world’s fastest ocean current would mean big trouble

Science Alert: We Were Wrong About Fasting, Massive Review Shows

Science Alert: There's One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works

Courthouse News Service: GirlsDoPorn boss ordered to pay $76 million to sex trafficking victims

The Atlantic: First Jobs Matter More Than We Think

The Atlantic: This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters

The Atlantic: Why MAGA Wants You to Think Slavery Wasn’t That Bad

Courthouse News Service: Black coaches cleared to bring discrimination claims against NFL in open court

NPR: Who will police Gaza, and how?

The Oregonian: How Oregon Rotarians are bringing Spain’s famous Camino experience to the Northwest

NY Times : To Stay in Her Rural Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot

KQED: Former State Controller Betty Yee Pitches Herself as the Best Gubernatorial Candidate to Fix California’s Budget Deficit

KQED: San Francisco Teachers Win Fully Funded Health Care, Wage Increases After 4-Day Strike

NPR: Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say

NPR: Want a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the 'assumable mortgage'

NPR: Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted

AP News: DEA supervisor arrested as US shutters Dominican Republic office during visa-fraud probe

NY Times : There’s a Reason American Kids Are Such Picky Eaters

NY Times : Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

OPB: A ruff competition at the 2026 Joriad Truffle Dog Championship

OPB: Former National Park Service director reflects on layoffs, deep cuts

AP News: Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Historic Sheridan Fruit Company is closing its doors after more than 100 years in business

The Oregonian: 4 in 10 young Oregon children aren’t ready for kindergarten, 3rd worst rate in nation, survey finds

The Oregonian: Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show draws 50,000 to Portland as hunting ban looms

BBC: Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

Pro Publica: Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants

Pro Publica: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention

CBS News: New wildfire safety rules for San Diego homes take effect

KTLA: 3 LAPD officers hospitalized after pursuit crash in Northridge

Sacramento Bee: From Plumas County to LA — a wolf’s 500-mile yearlong trek to find love

CBS News: After pipe failure at New Colgate Powerhouse, crews race to clean up Yuba River ahead of storm

KTLA: Massive crowd of demonstrators gathers in downtown Los Angeles to support protestors in Iran

CBS Bay Area: Hundreds board BART on Valentine's Day for speed dating event

CBS Bay Area: California lawmakers weigh alcohol ban for repeat DUI offenders

CBS Bay Area: Bay Area city looks to regulate e-bikes amid safety concerns

KCRA: Girl Scout cookie 'Mega Drop': Big rigs bring 780,000 packages of cookies to West Sacramento

KCRA: Yuba Water Agency assesses damage, works with outside company after ‘catastrophic’ pipe failure

Action News Now: Redding man charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon after driving into group of people in a neighborhood

KRCR: Tehama County Search and Rescue finds missing 80-year-old hiker alive and well