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Yesterday

AP News: Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns

NPR: How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters

NPR: Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares

The Guardian: Why were these two US immigration judges fired?

The Guardian: Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates

The Guardian: Utah passes new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores after Guardian investigation

AP News: Thousands suffer nausea, delirium and other health issues from toxins in the Tijuana River

AP News: Gatorade, inventor of the sports drink, is getting a rebrand targeting non-athletes

Smithsonian Magazine: A Glowing Sphere Towering Over Utah Sent an Urgent Artistic Message: The Great Salt Lake Is Drying Up

Smithsonian Magazine: How Do Different Psychedelics Affect the Brain? Scientists Analyzed More Than 500 Neural Scans to Find Out

BBC: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns

Politico: Tom Steyer is running the most expensive campaign in America. It might win him the California governorship.

BBC: Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat

BBC: Video: Trump plans new arch twice as tall as Lincoln Memorial - this is where it would go

OPB: Middle East conflict causes a fluoride shortage for US drinking water

Courthouse News Service: California bill to ban cellphones in schools languishes

The Oregonian: Amtrak’s new trains are coming to the Pacific Northwest — but not in time for the World Cup

Courthouse News Service: Sentencing delayed for Rohnert Park ex-cop convicted of extorting marijuana

Courthouse News Service: Jury finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster committed antitrust violations

OPB: 50 years of tradition, talent and community: North Portland’s Jefferson High Dancers celebrate a major milestone

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘It’s untenable’: Lake County district attorney suddenly resigns, cites lack of funding

CBS News Sacramento: Sacramento, Placer counties work together to stop measles outbreak amid rise in cases

The Oregonian: Zen and the art of glass float hunting on the Oregon coast

San Joaquin Valley Sun: Election to fill Swalwell’s seat set for Aug. 18

KRCR: Two alleged gang members plead guilty to murder, attempted murders in Chico shooting

AP News: Police say former Virginia lieutenant governor, wife dead in murder-suicide

KTLA: Former UCLA gynecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of patients resentenced

KTLA: SoCal homeowners face soaring insurance premiums, policies reviewed by A.I.

CBS News : Wine County leaders excited about Southwest Airlines' direct flights to the region

CBS News : Oakland votes to allowing dismantling of homeless encampments without offering alternative shelter

CBS News : Rescued sea otters make debut at Monterey Bay Aquarium

CBS News : UC medical, service workers announce open-ended strike, alleging unfair labor practices

KTLA: Corvette flies off 60 Freeway, crashes into L.A. County Maserati dealership

KTLA: New poll shakes up California governor race, debate stage

KTLA: Woman on FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list arrested in north Florida

KRCR: Federal judge lets conspiracy claims proceed against Tehama County sheriff, DA

Marin Independent Journal: Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues

San Jose Mercury News: Guy Fieri says he’s ‘devastated’ over video of interaction with Tate brothers at UFC event

San Jose Mercury News: San Jose launches sweep of the ‘Jungle,’ last major homeless camp in city

SF Gate: San Diego County official demands Newsom declare state of emergency for toxic river

SF Gate: The Bay Area hiking club for the unemployed and recently laid off

SF Gate: Plans for nearly 4,000 homes over Safeways divide Bay Area residents

KRON: First measles case since 2019 confirmed in SF infant

Sunday, April 12

NY Times : Trump Fires Board That Oversees Presidio in San Francisco

BBC: Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide

NY Times : The Jump Rope Queen of Beverly Hills is 82

BBC: Want a better night's sleep? Go camping

BBC: The air throughout our homes is infused with microplastics. But there are things you can do to breathe less of them

NY Times : Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students

NPR: The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?