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Sunday, March 23, 2025

North Bay Biz Journal: Solano County almond growers alarmed by honeybee decline

Merced Sun Star: Rockslide near Yosemite blocks major entrance to park. Here’s when highway could reopen Read more at: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/california/article302528869.html#storylink=cpy

Santa Cruz Sentinel: University of California bans use of diversity statements in hiring

Sacramento Bee: Payless ShoeSource chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

BBC: The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain - thanks to Elon Musk

KRCR: Transgender high school athlete again trounces competition at high school in Oregon, reigniting debate

Press Democrat: Mendocino County woman claimed her father killed hundreds. Authorities say no evidence supports her story

KRCR: New details learned about Redding's proposed Peaks subdivision

East Bay Times: Review: Dead & Company kicks off 2nd Sphere residency in Las Vegas

East Bay Times: Northern California measles cases added to state’s count

The Guardian: The truth about cholesterol: 12 things you need to know – from eggs to weight to statins

The Guardian: White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

LA Times: They were called gang members and deported. Families say their only crime was having tattoos

CBS San Diego: Suspected killer, wife of Cal Fire captain Rebecca Marodi captured after intense manhunt

ABC News: Roseville kidnapping suspect dead after leading officers on chase in Reno

ABC News: Is your DNA safe? California AG Rob Bonta issues consumer alert for 23andMe users

KRON: 6 injured after stolen vehicle crashed into another car: SCCSO

BBC: Canada can win trade war with US, foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly says

East Bay Times: New Parkinson’s treatment developed at Stanford could help millions

ma: California fentanyl lawsuit pits parents against Snapchat

KTLA: Fungus labeled ‘urgent threat’ by CDC is spreading rapidly, hospital study finds

KTLA: ‘Gun battle’ in downtown Los Angeles leaves 1 dead

BBC: Spaghetti science: What pasta reveals about the universe

Thursday, March 20, 2025

SF Gate: Family missing after leaving Grand Canyon National Park during winter storm

PBS News Hour: A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices

ABC News: 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status

The Guardian: Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN

The Guardian: Hawaii observatory to be evicted amid federal cuts as volcano shoots 700ft lava

CBS San Diego: Dr. Bronner's settles lawsuit over employee's ketamine massage death

Courthouse News Service: University of California announces systemwide hiring freeze amid looming federal and state funding cuts

Courthouse News Service: New York top court strikes down law to allow noncitizen voting in Big Apple elections

KCRA: The California Capital Airshow returns this weekend with the Blue Angels. How to get tickets

OPB: How federal funding cuts are affecting one small school district in an Oregon community that voted heavily for Trump

KCRA: PG&E asks to raise rates for California customers so it can pay investors more

OPB: Northwest research reveals some whales avoid detection from predators by keeping their songs reeaaal low

NPR: Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE

NPR: Trump suspends $175 million in funding to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes

Politico: Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Georgetown researcher who was in U.S. legally

AP News: People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released

OPB: Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses 'you serve no man'

KRCR: Routine traffic stop uncovers massive drug haul in Shasta County

Politico: Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of people

The Hill: Texas legislature reverses course on THC products

AP News: Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

The Hill: Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of Education

AP News: In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks

US News: Fmr. Michigan asst. coach charged with hacking female computer accounts for intimate photos

Surfer Magazine: Whales “Protect” Diver from Bloodthirsty Shark (Video)

Surfer Magazine: Hugues Oyarzabal, French Surfing Tube Savant, Has Died

NY Times : Doctors Told Him He Was Going to Die. Then A.I. Saved His Life.