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The Guardian: How our food became so dependent on oil

NY Times : I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.

The Guardian: ‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden

Smithsonian Magazine: 11 Fascinating Facts About the Hellbender, North America’s Largest Amphibian

The Atlantic: It May Be Time to Panic About AI

The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What Ultra-Processed Food Is

Science Alert: The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets

Science Alert: A Common Cholesterol Treatment May Also Remove PFAS And Microplastics From Blood

Politico: Greece’s aging power grid blamed for catastrophic wildfires

The Guardian: Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

OPB: Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

Washington Post: How 10 minutes of drawing can reset your nervous system

Politico: DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes

The Oregonian: Curry County sheriff engaged in ‘deceit, dishonesty’ over foundation donations, investigator finds

The Oregonian: The world’s last Sam Goody is in an Oregon mall, next to an Orange Julius

OPB: Oregon farm to pay $6.2 million in settlement over Lower Umatilla Basin nitrate pollution

The Guardian: Stars, trees, mountains: Santa Rosa outdoor youth program is using nature to combat gun violence

The Guardian: California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries

The Hill: FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers

The Hill: Ocasio-Cortez signals Democratic intention to move on from woke era

The Hill: The Connected Vehicle Security Act is about more than just security

The Hill: CDC has made sure detransitioners are no longer invisible

KRCR: Chico Chick-fil-A operator picked team after 1,300 applications and 500 interviews

The Oregonian: 6 homes destroyed as Grasshopper fire mushrooms, burning more than 83,000 acres

CBS News: Video: Looking at Southern California's boom in ADUs

KCRA: Suisun City cybersecurity incident forces City Hall closure through the week

Sacramento Bee: Grass Valley police halt use of Flock license plate cameras amid privacy concerns

CBS Bay Area: Oakland real estate developer announces downtown data center plan

CBS News: Leno's Law advances in California, could ease smog rules for classic cars

KRON: Jury awards $33 million to girls orphaned by Redwood City street racers

SF Gate: Tourist posing for photos atop iconic Oregon waterfall takes deadly fall

Marin Independent Journal: Stanford ditches Flock cameras, hires new license plate reader firm

Marin Independent Journal: Fairfax pursues solar microgrid project

Action News: USDA awards $570,000 grant to West Bio-Hat Creek Bioenergy in Burney

Tuesday, Aug. 11

AP News: AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

KTLA: ‘Harry Potter’-like prep school opens in Southern California

Action News Now: Woman admits to starting Fred Mountain Fire near California-Nevada border, officials say

Action News Now: Mt. Shasta arrest: Officer stops attempted sexual assault at bus stop

KRON: Man causes $90,000 in damage to San Jose courthouses: sheriff

The Hill: Trump on declaring national security emergency for elections: ‘Stranger things have happened’

NY Times : A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students

Washington Post: Treasury ends ownership reporting rules for U.S. companies

The Oregonian: Big Grass fire now largest in Oregon's history, 35% contained

SF Gate: Bulldozers are ripping apart Big Bend National Park. Conservationists are furious.

SF Gate: Hawaii zip line project faces scrutiny after construction begins without permit

SF Gate: Massive wildfire erupts with fire tornado north of Reno

Monterey Herald: UPDATE: Timber Fire near Big Sur grows to nearly 2,500 acres, 5% containment

Thursday, Aug. 6

CBS News: City of Pittsburg says it fell victim to $913K phishing scam based in Nigeria

San Jose Mercury News: Department of Education launches probe into antisemitism at San Jose State, SF State

San Jose Mercury News: Data center proposed near San Jose creek, tech company sites