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Yesterday

NY Times : Maria Tallchief: Making Ballet American, Chapter 1

Washington Post: The Vaccine Schedule Is Under Fire. What’s the Evidence for It?

Washington Post: Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests

The Guardian: Trump tells US government to override California water policies if necessary

The Atlantic: Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores

The Atlantic: Science: The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Water flows as part of a massive habitat restoration in the Upper Klamath Basin

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Grants Pass clears city-owned homeless campsite after decision by new leadership

KRON: SSU athletic program plans to sue CSU Board of Trustees due to budget cuts

KTLA: Free mental healthcare offered to firefighters in aftermath of L.A. wildfires

KTLA: Winter storm brings heavy snow to Southern California mountain communities

AP News: A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

AP News: In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution

The Guardian: ‘It’s a death sentence’: US health insurance system is failing, say doctors

LA Times: Authorities caution against sifting through debris at fire-ravaged properties

LA Times: Worst of SoCal rainstorm on its way, heightening risk of debris flows, mudslides in burn areas

East Bay Times: San Francisco Bay island sold at auction for $3.8 million to John Muir Land Trust

SF Gate: Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture

SF Gate: Northern California woman, 97, found dead in grandson's car trunk, police say

SF Gate: Native Hawaiians confront billionaire's megayacht in Hawaii

Courthouse News Service: Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutouts

Courthouse News Service: Reshaping Oregon’s Coast: The Oregon King Tides Project

Thursday, Jan. 23

AP News: Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

Washington Post: Crime lab analyst altered DNA evidence in hundreds of cases, prosecutors say

NY Times : Bird Flu Hits Long Island’s Last Duck Farm, and Nearly 100,000 Will Die

NY Times : Trump Says California Failed to Send Water to L.A., but Experts Say He’s Wrong

Washington Post: Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications

KMPH: Trump says he may withhold federal aid for LA if California doesn't change water policies

KTSM: Resale prices for iPhones ‘with TikTok installed’ soar up to $50,000

KTSM: American hikers come under cartel fire near border

The Guardian: Trump executive orders threaten healthcare of millions of Americans

The Guardian: Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows

The Guardian: Key Republican senators to vote against Pete Hegseth for US defense secretary

AP News: A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff

AP News: Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Smithsonian Magazine: How to See Six Planets Lined Up in the Night Sky This Month—and Glimpse a Rare Seven-Planet ‘Parade’ in February

KOMO News: Auburn officer sentenced to 200 months in prison for 2019 shooting death of homeless man

KOMO News: Union drivers picket Costco's shareholder meeting, pressing for better pay and benefits

KPTV: Oregon sees 32% increase in shelter beds over past year

The Oregonian: Oregon summer camp at risk of closing after 100 years promises 2025 season, but sheds 80 jobs

The Oregonian: 2 indicted in Portland burglary spree that targeted more than 100 businesses, DA says

Courthouse News Service: NY attorney general reaches $1 billion settlement with defunct cash advance firm over ‘predatory’ loans

KRON: Oakland school district projected to run out of cash

KRON: Eight Vallejo schools face possible closure

KRON: Oakland clears large E. 12th Street encampment after homicide

Sacramento Bee: Wolf dogs on loose in Sacramento neighborhood, putting residents and animal control on alert

SF Gate: After chaotic auction, new owner announces plans for private San Francisco Bay island

SF Gate: Former owner arrested at $3.8M auction for San Francisco Bay private island

Courthouse News Service: NY attorney general scores $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma

Courthouse News Service: Federal court blocks Trump executive order to end birthright citizenship