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Sunday, May 25

The Hill: Prebiotic sodas becoming more popular, but health claims stir debate

The Guardian: Analysis: ‘Fiscally irresponsible’: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The Guardian: Five skiers found dead in mountains near Swiss luxury resort

The Guardian: Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children

The Guardian: California teenage girl fends off attacker by using jiu-jitsu

The Guardian: ‘Roadmap for corruption’: Trump dive into cryptocurrency raises ethics alarm

BBC: 'I spent thousands turning my bike into an office. Then a thief took it'

BBC: Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness'

BBC: Russia launches largest air attack yet on Ukraine

The Hill: Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case

The Hill: Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy

The Hill: Jon Stewart: Trump will ‘burn’ country down for ‘insurance money’

The Hill: Trump signs orders to boost nuclear power, including reduced environmental review

The Oregonian: Feds recover $6.7 million cyberthieves allegedly stole from city of Portland

OPB: Inside Oregon’s dominance at making freeze-dried food

OPB: Garden railroads delight with Northwest nostalgia in miniature backyard masterpieces

SF Gate: How a cannabis shop won over a Calif. mountain town

SF Gate: Ritzy wave pool neighborhood near iconic park is driving residents into a frenzy

The Oregonian: Who will buy the Bob’s Red Mill store? It won’t be Clackamas County

The Oregonian: Health officials warn of little-known danger to people and pets on the Columbia River

Sacramento Bee: How California’s wealthiest people benefit most from the Republicans’ tax cut

KTLA: SpaceX spacecraft returns to Earth, sends sonic boom across SoCal

CBS LA: Huntington Beach man killed with flare gun, juvenile arrested

CBS News Sacramento: Pack of dogs accused of attacking pets in Natomas caught

CBS Bay Area: Trump threatens to hit Apple with 25% tariff on iPhones made outside U.S.

CBS Bay Area: Alcatraz thrives as tourist destination amid talk of reopening as a prison

KRON: Serial thief found with multiple stolen baby monitors

KRON: Corvette quintet stopped for speeding in Santa Cruz, CHP says

SF Chronicle: California’s intensifying disasters leave one group more at risk than any other

SF Chronicle: Fatal crash damages historic California national park building linked to famous song

SF Chronicle: Border Patrol is conducting legally dubious raids across California — and bragging about it online

SF Gate: Officials rescue 9 from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

AP News: Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend

AP News: An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii

AP News: San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

SF Gate: California man found guilty of starting Line Fire that burned 44,000 acres

Marin Independent Journal: Marin project funding upended by FEMA cutoffs

East Bay Times: 12 injured when tree falls during Diablo Valley College graduation ceremony

East Bay Times: Santa Cruz wharf collapse: Plans take shape for rebuilding as summer beach season begins

Thursday, May 22

Smithsonian Magazine: Salmon in the Pacific Northwest Are Facing a New Threat: Booming Populations of Seals and Sea Lions

Smithsonian Magazine: See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains

The Atlantic: Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.

The Atlantic: Washington DC Murders: A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

The Atlantic: The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

The Atlantic: The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk

Reuters: Israelis feel besieged by global antisemitism after Washington attacks

Reuters: Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa

BBC: Sluggish sloth's secrets of success revealed in new study

NPR: Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

NPR: MAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children's health