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Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

AP News: Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Smithsonian Magazine: How to See Six Planets Lined Up in the Night Sky This Month—and Glimpse a Rare Seven-Planet ‘Parade’ in February

KOMO News: Auburn officer sentenced to 200 months in prison for 2019 shooting death of homeless man

KOMO News: Union drivers picket Costco's shareholder meeting, pressing for better pay and benefits

KPTV: Oregon sees 32% increase in shelter beds over past year

The Oregonian: Oregon summer camp at risk of closing after 100 years promises 2025 season, but sheds 80 jobs

The Oregonian: 2 indicted in Portland burglary spree that targeted more than 100 businesses, DA says

Courthouse News Service: NY attorney general reaches $1 billion settlement with defunct cash advance firm over ‘predatory’ loans

KRON: Oakland school district projected to run out of cash

KRON: Eight Vallejo schools face possible closure

KRON: Oakland clears large E. 12th Street encampment after homicide

Sacramento Bee: Wolf dogs on loose in Sacramento neighborhood, putting residents and animal control on alert

SF Gate: After chaotic auction, new owner announces plans for private San Francisco Bay island

SF Gate: Former owner arrested at $3.8M auction for San Francisco Bay private island

Courthouse News Service: NY attorney general scores $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma

Courthouse News Service: Federal court blocks Trump executive order to end birthright citizenship

BBC: Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch Strait

East Bay Times: After record surge in homelessness, Bay Area counties tackle new count of unhoused populations

KTLA: Our solar system is about to put on a show

KTLA: Homeowners in Palisades Fire burn area angered by bank’s decision

BBC: Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens'

Press Democrat: ‘Mad and scared’: SSU faces backlash over deep cuts to faculty, programs and athletics

Press Democrat: Sonoma State eliminating dozens of degree programs, laying off faculty amid $24M deficit

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025

KTLA: Los Angeles 11-year-old pulls one-of-a-kind baseball card

KTLA: Clay Fire erupts in Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside County, structures threatened

AP News: Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics

KRON: Speeding suspect arrested in deadly 7-car San Francisco crash

NPR: Trump administration strips schools, churches of immigration enforcement protections

AP News: Bishop confronts Trump during sermon at inaugural prayer service

East Bay Times: PG&E landed record-setting loan guarantee as Biden exited White House

LA Times: Southern California is about to get its first rain in months. Here’s what it means for the fires

Politico: Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s infrastructure money

The Hill: Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs

PBS : ICYMI: Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends

BBC: Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Fox News: Coast Guard Commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official

NY Times : Paris Olympics Medals Are Tarnishing, Putting LVMH in the Spotlight

WCAX: Authorities investigating fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent in Vermont

AP News: Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy

Washington Post: Can Trump’s executive orders be overturned? Here’s how they work.

The Atlantic: Los Angeles’s Ash Problem

The Atlantic: The Tech Oligarchy Arrives

AP News: A rare winter storm is bringing heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and the northern Gulf Coast

BBC: Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally

BBC: Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial

The Guardian: Landmarks destroyed, masterpieces incinerated, communities razed: how the LA fires ravaged culture

BBC: Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways

The Guardian: Trump signs order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali

The Oregonian: Vdeo: What happens when Oregon approves massive thousand-acre solar farms?

The Guardian: Israel’s top general resigns, citing ‘terrible’ 7 October security failures