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Tuesday, Oct. 15

Courthouse News Service: Lowriding is more than just cars. It’s about family and culture for Mexican Americans

KPIX: PG&E warns power shutoffs possible across Northern California into weekend

KTLA: Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s toxic fumes causing cancer cluster, neighbors say

LA Times: Renowned photojournalist allegedly killed by his son near Mt. Baldy

LA Times: Santa Monica College shooting suspect dies by suicide amid standoff, authorities say

East Bay Times: Half Moon Bay photos: 2,471-pound pumpkin gives Minnesota grower another victory

KIRO: Nuisance or neighbors?: Rabbit population explodes in a Spokane neighborhood

NY Times : With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of Neglect

Oregon Public Broadcasting: PSU begins layoff process for nearly 100 faculty members, more expected

KPTV: Arctic fox found in SE Portland

The Hill: State and federal officials announce expansion of California’s Salton Sea conservation project

NY Times : The Law Enforcement Officers (Sheriffs) With Surprising Power

Washington Post: Lookup: Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners

Washington Post: ‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in ‘Indiana Jones’

Washington Post: Breaking: U.S. warns Israel that arms transfers could halt unless humanitarian situation in Gaza improves

The Hill: Massive meat recall includes hundreds of products sold at Walmart, Target, more

The Hill: Google signs deal to use small modular nuclear reactors to power AI data centers

Politico: It’s already Trump’s world. California is just living in it.

NPR: The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe

NPR: Local board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify election results, judge rules

NPR: Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

Courthouse News Service: Loud sex interrupts Bible study, spurs $2.2 million bust of San Diego ‘spa’

AP News: Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

AP News: Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say

AP News: Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

AP News: Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores

Press Democrat: Petaluma woman returns grandmother’s Native American artifacts to their tribes

KTLA: Employee shot at Santa Monica College; campuses closed

The Guardian: Mysterious gooey blobs washed up on Canada beaches baffle experts

LA Times: White House announces first California marine sanctuary managed by Indigenous peoples

SF Gate: Calif. national park pulls the plug on reservation system early

SF Gate: 'We're f—ked': California's music festival bubble is bursting

Sunday, Oct. 13

KTLA: What we know about Vem Miller, armed man arrested outside Trump Coachella rally

SF Gate: Teen killed dad near busy California waterfall, officials say

The Guardian: Tennessee shootout near university leaves one dead and nine wounded

NY Times : As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

BBC: Kenya's Chepngetich breaks women's marathon world record

BBC: Over 60 injured in drone attack on northern Israel

Reuters: Man arrested near Trump rally in California on gun charges

NPR: New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

NPR: Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably

NPR: Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting ‘attractive’ people

SF Gate: The LA Times rated Humboldt highly. Retirees say it couldn't be more wrong.

BBC: Male domestic violence victim banned from using toilet at home

BBC: Columbus likely Spanish and Jewish, study suggests

Politico: The New Trump Movie Is Scaring Both MAGA and the Resistance

BBC: SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster for first time ever as it returns to Earth after launch

Politico: These Rural Voters Picked Tim Walz Six Times. And They’re Done.

Politico: Opinion: The Little-Known Factor Driving up Housing Costs: Dirty Money

NBC News: Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds