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Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024

US News: California Becomes Latest State to Restrict Student Smartphone Use at School

KRCR: 2 men killed after ATV crash on remote forest service road in Trinity County

KRCR: Sierra Pacific and Cal Fire launch state-of-the-art nursery to combat wildfires

Sacramento Bee: Deadly 26 hours: Five dead, three wounded in five Sacramento shootings. Here’s what we know

Sacramento Bee: Cannabis lounges won’t come to Sacramento if fear-mongering wins out over reason

Fresno Bee: Grand jury indicts Fresno County judge on sexual assault charges, DA’s office says

Fresno Bee: Thousands of turkeys killed in Merced County as officials battle avian flu outbreak

KTLA: Southern California city settles lawsuit over notorious surfer gang

KTLA: USC student arrested for assaulting professor with metal water bottle

LA Times: Concern grows as bird flu outbreaks continue to rise among California dairy herds

LA Times: Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards

LA Times: Family members discover body of missing Indigenous woman themselves

North Bay Biz Journal: A handful of crab boats experimented with a new gear. Can it keep whales from being entangled?

SF Chronicle: An upscale Bay Area retirement community is cracking down on free speech after a pickleball brawl over Trump

KPIX: California Gov. Newsom signs series of new laws aimed at illegal sideshows

SF Gate: Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

SF Chronicle: California sues Exxon, claiming oil giant deceived public on how much plastic can be recycled

SF Chronicle: Fresno is taking one of most aggressive responses to Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps

SF Chronicle: California is banning plastic grocery bags — again. Here’s what’s new this time

SF Gate: California tears down levee in 'largest tidal habitat restoration in state history'

SF Gate: Golden Gate Raptor Observatory abruptly halts operations

KPIX: San Francisco to vote on the future of the Great Highway: oceanfront park or thoroughfare

East Bay Times: ‘Return public spaces to the public’: Oakland Mayor Thao orders city to ramp up homeless sweeps

KRON: Antioch gangs have ‘no regard for human life,’ mayor says after string of shootings

KRON: Oakland mayor gives executive order to remove homeless encampments

KRON: Trump threatens John Deere with 200 percent tariff if it outsources manufacturing

Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024

SF Chronicle: ‘Everyone comes back’: This is the most ‘Californian’ city in the Bay Area

Washington Post: Mystery of disappearing ospreys might have controversial explanation

NY Times : 40 Percent of Americans Have Obesity. It’s Time to Define What That Means.

Washington Post: Opinion: Millions of kids are poisoned by lead every year. We have a plan to save them.

Washington Post: Why ‘chaos wheat’ may be the future of bread

The Oregonian: Behemoth Chinook salmon caught in Oregon’s Chetco River estuary

the Atlantic: Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids

AP News: Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast

The Guardian: Supreme court’s Chevron decision adds ambiguity to cannabis law: ‘It’s a mess'

The Guardian: More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows

Smithsonian Magazine: How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes

Smithsonian Magazine: Low Water Levels Reveal Sunken Nazi Ships Full of Unexploded Munitions in the Danube River

The Hill: Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris

The Hill: Opinion: They are rigging the US election, and we’re letting them get away with it

The Guardian: Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations

Seattle Times: Gaetz attended drug-fueled parties with call girls at Florida lobbyist’s home, witnesses say

Politico: Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot

The Guardian: US navy apologizes for razing of Native Alaska community in late 1800s

BBC: The unlikely country that may have invented surfing

BBC: Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting

The Guardian: Israeli military shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank raid

BBC: Trump rejects second TV debate as 'too late'

BBC: At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine explosion

AP News: Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas