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KRCR: Oasis Bar & Grill employee on life support after attempting to break up fight

KRON: A dog was abandoned outside Google on Christmas Eve. Then Reddit came to the rescue

CBS News : Chain controls in effect on I-80 in Sierra as Christmas Eve storm soaks Northern California

KRON: Fire at another PG&E substation leaves thousands without power on Christmas Eve

San Jose Mercury News: Child injured after tree crashes onto North Bay home

AP News: Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland says US not looking to ‘conquer’ the Danish territory

Marin Independent Journal: Winds top 100 mph in Marin as storm lashes Bay Area

Action News: PG&E crews working to restore power to over 8,000 customers in Chico after severe weather impacts Butte County

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Smithsonian Magazine: Denmark’s Postal Service Is About to Stop Delivering Physical Letters After 400 Years

AP News: Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

The Guardian: Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack

ABC News: Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of daughter Melodee: 'Cold-blooded'

ABC News: US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Tibetan refugees in Nepal pay the price

AP News: An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

AP News: Families wait in line for hours to buy masa for Christmas tamales at beloved LA grocer

AP News: Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states

Politico: Senate Democrats cut off permitting talks after Trump’s newest ‘assault’ on wind

The Guardian: Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks

Reuters: US health agency unveils weight-loss drug coverage model

Reuters: Two men found guilty of UK plot to kill hundreds of Jews as IS fears grow

BBC: Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach

The Guardian: The 21 best family board games in the US, according to experts

The Guardian: Russell Brand charged with further sexual offences including rape

The Hill: Trump says New York Times a ‘serious threat’ to national security after Epstein piece

The Hill: Pulled ‘60 Minutes’ segment airs in Canada, spreads online

The Hill: Democrats demand answers from Rubio on deal to send MS-13 informants to El Salvador

The Guardian: Betty Reid Soskin, who became a park ranger at 85, dies aged 104

The Guardian: US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago

KRON: Tolls rising on 7 Bay Area bridges next week

OPB: Rail speeder toy drive spreads holiday spirit along a scenic track on the Oregon Coast

CBS Bay Area: Multiple suspects arrested in CHP operation targeting Northern California organized retail theft ring

CBS Bay Area: Burglaries near Clear Lake result in arrests of suspects from Sacramento, Bay Area

CBS News: 2 dead in nursing home explosion in Bristol, Pennsylvania, others still missing, officials say

OPB: Oak-killing pest spreads through Willamette Valley, threatening native trees

Marin Independent Journal: Oklahoma college instructor is fired after giving failing grade to essay on gender

CBS Bay Area: PG&E warns customers to prepare for more outages as storms bring damaging winds to region

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Pacific Northwest growers could see little of $12 billion Trump farmer bailout

East Bay Times: Details released of California car crash that killed Vince Zampella, ‘Call of Duty’ co-creator

KTLA: Gov. Newsom declares states of emergency for 6 severe weather events this year

KCRA: FBI offers $50,000 in rewards to locate Sacramento County man wanted for murder and his missing children

KCRA: Watch: Surfers catch waves on Lake Tahoe amid gusty winds

Marin Independent Journal: Dillon Beach surfer attacked by shark

KRON: Berkeley REI store closed abruptly just days before Christmas

KRON: Unidentified woman dies after being swept off rocks on Mendocino coast

East Bay Times: Holiday week has a lot of nasty weather on tap for Northern California

SF Gate: Ex-Calif. police officer, girlfriend arrested after girl, 7, found dead

SF Gate: Highway 101 gas station closure in Orick to create 40-mile gap on North Coast

Thursday, Dec. 18

NY Times : ‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

NY Times : Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders Cannabis Rules Relaxed, Easing Research

The Guardian: CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year