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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

KQED: A Hidden Cafe on the Peninsula Serves Rare Peruvian Coffee and Tea

KQED: Court Lifts Restrictions on SF Encampment Sweeps

East Bay Times: Patelco Credit Union says network ‘stabilized’ after crippling cyberattack

Cal Matters: 6 myths about homelessness in California

KTLA: L.A., Orange County housing prices 10 times more than earnings: Harvard study

ABC News: San Francisco to begin homeless sweeps following court rulings

ABC News: 'It is antisemitism': Oakland's Chabad Center vandalized twice in 2 weeks

SF Chronicle: Tampons contain toxic metals such as lead and arsenic, UC Berkeley study finds

AP News: Violent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky

SF Gate: Las Vegas smashes all-time record high temperature by 3 degrees

SF Gate: The Lake Fire hasn't stopped visitors from heading to Santa Barbara County

CBS News : Fast-spreading Royal Fire burns 168 acres in Tahoe National Forest, evacuation warning issued

AP News: Florida teen bitten by a shark during a lifeguard training camp

KRCR: Arrest made in fatal Eureka hit-and-run; suspect admitted to using drugs

Sunday, July 7, 2024

NY Times : Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions

Washington Post: There’s real danger in digging deep holes on a sandy beach

Washington Post: Did this citizen scientist develop the perfect, chemical-free lawn?

Washington Post: Psychedelic mushroom edibles promise health benefits. Be wary, experts say.

BBC: The battle over Italy's eclectic, handbuilt village and the artists who rebuilt it from rubble

NY Times : Essay: To Save Life on Earth, Bring Back Taxonomy

BBC: French left celebrates as far right faces surprise defeat

KRCR: New all-time high temperature record set for Redding

KRCR: Highway 299 re-opened in both directions following a fiery vehicle crash

NY Times : A Ban on Elephant Hunting Has Collapsed. Or Maybe It Never Existed.

Washington Post: Inside America’s billion-dollar quest to squeeze more trees into cities

Washington Post: This tree has lived for 13,000 years. California’s housing crisis could doom it.

AP News: Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North Dakota

Reuters: As the Dalai Lama turns 89, exiled Tibetans fear a future without him

Reuters: Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing

The Guardian: Cannabis medications could be eligible for FDA approval under proposed DEA rules

AP News: Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

AP News: Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November

AP News: Watch the moment a dog accidentally turns on the stove and starts a fire

AP News: Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it

Courthouse News Service: Hurricane Beryl causes havoc in Mexico

Courthouse News Service: Vikings conquer UNESCO World Heritage List

Courthouse News Service: Hoping to reduce Colorado River dependency, Southern California bets big on wastewater recycling

The Guardian: Colombian ex-guerrillas traded war for whitewater rafting. Now dissident rebels are forcing them out

The Guardian: Outrage after Biden administration reinstates ‘barbaric’ Trump-era hunting rules

Smithsonian Magazine: Meet the Taxidermists Who Care for the Animals at Your Favorite Museums

BBC: Sacred buffalo calf offers hope amid efforts to revive species

NPR: Shooting at a birthday party in northern Kentucky leaves 4 people dead, 3 wounded

SF Gate: Wildfire in Santa Barbara County mountains more than doubles in size

LA Times: It was their dream home until the hoarder next door turned it into a pricey prison

NPR: Skateboarders, weavers, kite makers: A Smithsonian party for 'Indigenous voices'

NPR: Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years

East Bay Times: Bay Area braces for 76-year high temperatures, fire danger in scorching heat wave

KTLA: 51 arrested in massive drug, theft bust in Southern California

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Olympic athletes will sport wool from pioneering Oregon company for opening ceremony in Paris