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Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025

The Hill: GOP’s Susan Collins to back Tulsi Gabbard confirmation

AP News: A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold

Reuters: University of California sued over alleged racial discrimination in admissions

CNBC: Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok

The Hill: What I learned on my post-election trip to Trump Country

The Hill: Treasury Department sued over DOGE payment access

The Atlantic: Nitrous Oxide: The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store

The Atlantic: Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly

The Guardian: Ontario premier ‘ripping up’ contract with Musk’s Starlink over US tariffs

OPB: Trump administration targets Portland State for alleged antisemitism

OPB: Oregon judge pauses camping ban enforcement in Grants Pass

OPB: Oregon coast dotted with community supply caches for the ‘big one’ and other emergencies

NPR: Rubio says El Salvador will house deportees from U.S., including Americans

NPR: NC pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice

KQED: PG&E Wants to Pull the Plug on Electrification Project at CSU Monterey Bay

KQED: Across Bay Area, ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Meets Trump Crackdown With Protests

OPB: Vancouver begins work to remove PFAS chemicals from another water system

BBC: Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency

The Guardian: Dogs exposed to household chemicals more likely to get cancer, study finds

The Guardian: Trump wants rare earth resources from Ukraine in exchange for aid

The Guardian: CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information

The Guardian: ‘I’m never going back to living like this’: how an innovative project is helping hoarders

The Guardian: Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments

Sacramento Bee: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan headed to Sacramento area with touring music fest. How to get tickets

BBC: Man who ran length of Africa reveals new challenge

BBC: Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

BBC: El Salvador offers to lock up US criminals in its mega-jail

BBC: Five people shot on Swedish school campus, as police say danger 'not over'

Courthouse News Service: Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to ‘unleash’ US resources

KTLA: This Southern California restaurant culture is truly unique

KTLA: Scrap Metal? 2 suspects steal fire hydrant in Pomona

LA Times: Malibu balks at proposal to unload fire debris near City Hall as EPA struggles to find sites

Marin Independent Journal: Marin-bred actor Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez, and the real-life Joan Baez discuss Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’

Marin Independent Journal: Marin housing complex for elders reports COVID outbreak

KRCR: Winter storm warning issued for Trinity County, heavy snowfall expected

KRCR: Wet weather causes major flooding across Shasta County

KRCR: Feather alert issued for missing woman in Eureka

KRON: State Farm asks for interim rate hike in wake of SoCal wildfires

SF Chronicle: Bay Area to see heavy rain, strong winds from atmospheric river storm. Here’s a timeline of impacts

KRON: Cause of Martinez refinery fire revealed, health advisory still in effect

KRON: Tree falls on Santa Rosa elementary school

SF Gate: Highway 101 reopens in Northern California after landslide

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025

NY Times : Why Banks May Be Hoping You’re Not Paying Attention

SF Gate: Hotel giant moves in on coastal California tourist town

Wired: The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

DNYUZ: Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team

Huffington Post: JD Vance Says 'DEI Regime' Led To Deadly Plane Collision

The Hill: Wall Street Journal slams Trump’s tariff plans: ‘The dumbest trade war in history’

Science Alert: Microplastics Can Block Blood Flow in The Brain, Study in Mice Shows

The Atlantic: Trump Is Threatening California in the Wrong Way