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Sunday, July 14, 2024

AP News: Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

AP News: The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close

AP News: Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history

The Guardian: ‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say

The Guardian: Alabama shootings leave seven people dead including child, police say

Courthouse News Service: California Judicial Council approves $3 billion for trial courts

Courthouse News Service: DC Circuit upholds FCC approval of Gen2 Starlink's additional 7,500-satellite system

Courthouse News Service: California State Fair rolls out on-site sales, consumption of cannabis

KTLA: Southern California man arrested for 1984 cold case murder

LA Times: Unprecedented numbers of gray whales are visiting San Francisco Bay, and nobody quite knows why

KRON: Several dogs and dog owner rescued from SF cliff

KQED: UC Berkeley Study Finds Toxic Metals in Popular Tampon Brands. Here's What Experts Advise

KTLA: Child abducted from Santa Monica Panda Express found in motel room

KRON: Elon Musk endorses Donald Trump in wake of shooting

East Bay Times: Richmond’s Point Molate on track to becoming parkland thanks to $40 million deal

Daily Californian: Teams from around the world race high speed sailboats around the S.F. Bay for $2 million prize

East Bay Times: Child, three adults killed in Alameda shooting; child’s father arrested as suspect

KTVU: Rim fire in Lassen County spreads to 892 acres, evacuation warnings in Dixie Valley

KRCR: High-speed chase on Highway 299 ends with arrests

KTVU: World's first hydrogen, pollution-free ferry now sailing SF Bay

Thursday, July 11, 2024

The Hill: Gender-distressed youth deserve the truth about the science

The Guardian: Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’

The Guardian: California wildfires have burned five times the average area this year, officials say

Smithsonian Magazine: Why Descendants Are Returning to the Plantations Where Their Ancestors Were Enslaved

AP News: Hurricane Beryl’s remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall

The Oregonian: Major airport in Hawaii evacuated after 2 hand grenades found in carry-on bag

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Larch Creek Fire, south of The Dalles, is growing fast, forcing evacuations

Action News: American mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru

AP News: US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island

Action News: Banning gas powered engines in California

The Guardian: US House approves bill to ban non-citizens from voting in federal elections

The Guardian: How Clarence Thomas has provided a list of legal targets to ultra-right groups

The Guardian: Outrage in China over use of unwashed fuel tankers to transport cooking oil

The Guardian: BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds

KCRA: Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm

KCRA: California company is leading the way in eco-friendly firefighting

KRCR: Redding police arrest 63 in major sweep, capture fugitive at local dog park

KRCR: Evacuation orders issued in Humboldt County for Point Fire, East of Garberville

KRCR: Redding Rancheria's new casino project approved, CEO anticipates lawsuits

LA Times: L.A. County battery recycler on the verge of becoming California’s next Superfund site

LA Times: Yosemite visitors trash park with toilet paper. ‘Just wrong and shameful’

AP News: Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals

AP News: IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

LA Times: U.S. film and TV production down 40% from peak TV levels, report says

KTLA: California fast food franchisees are responding to $20 minimum wage by cutting hours

KTLA: 6 foreign nationals in Southern California charged in massive ATM ‘skimming’ scam

Courthouse News Service: California Supreme Court reverses Public Utilities Commission on water surcharges

Courthouse News Service: California settles price-fixing claims against fuel traders for $50 million

Courthouse News Service: California Coastal Commission approves zoning change for development near old landfill in Huntington Beach

SF Gate: Palm Springs breaks all-time record high temperature