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Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024

LA Times: Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

LA Times: Newsom sides with Musk in dispute over SpaceX rocket launches

Jonesboro Sun: Eyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway

LA Times: California’s first carbon capture project gets OK from Kern County

KCRA: Teen in custody after 5 found dead in shooting at home in Washington state, police say

KCRA: 2 Navy aviators from California identified after crash in Washington

KRCR: Tiny school's football team sets sights on another championship after stellar season

KRCR: Missing 16-year-old hiker found after intense search in Plumas County

KRCR: Three teens still at large more than one week after Shasta County juvenile facility escape

Courthouse News Service: Conservationists urge Ninth Circuit to nix federal forest-thinning project in California

Courthouse News Service: News Corp outlets hit Bezos-backed AI startup with copyright suit

Courthouse News Service: San Francisco fishermen oppose $550 million plan to install new tourist attraction at Fisherman’s Wharf

KTLA: L.A. City Council candidate facing backlash for saying ‘F— the police’ in leaked audio

KTLA: 1 arrested following ‘unauthorized’ pro-Palestine demonstration at UCLA

SF Chronicle: Ansel Adams photo collection shatters auction records at Sotheby’s

SF Gate: Teens reported missing after Bay Area homecoming dance found

East Bay Times: Farms or subdivisions? Ballot measure would curb development on Silicon Valley’s southern edges

East Bay Times: What exactly’s going on with 23andMe?

East Bay Times: Keller Fire in Oakland Hills is about extinguished; hand crews credited for quick containment

North Bay Biz Journal: Rep. Jared Huffman supports Point Reyes farmworkers’ bid to join secret talks on future of seashore ranches

KPIX: Environment San Jose State wildfire researchers studying importance of forest management

KRON: Memphis police officer helped steal thousands in Crime Stoppers rewards

KRON: 20 arrests, 8 cars and 1 gun seized in Bay Area sideshow chase: CHP

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024

Politico: Elon Musk has a warning about California

KRON: Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs stay undefeated, beat 49ers 28-18 in Super Bowl rematch

Reuters: BHP faces $47 billion UK lawsuit over Brazilian dam collapse

The Guardian: Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one person dead and five wounded

The Guardian: Missing US navy pilots declared dead after Washington state fighter-jet crash near Mt. Rainier

NY Times : How to Keep Your Teeth Strong

NBC News: New Mexico authorities: 2 dead, 309 people rescued after severe flooding in and near Roswell

NY Times : He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive.

NY Times : Number of Young People Accused of Serious Crimes Surges in New York City

The Guardian: US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

Washington Post: Billions in election bets raise the stakes of the presidential race

Reuters: Texas death row inmate to testify before lawmakers who secured reprieve

BBC: Big Tobacco nears $24 billion settlement to end Canada lawsuits

The Guardian: Toxic chemicals could be the scariest thing about your Halloween costume

The Guardian: UK experts warn against buying ‘XL bully cats’

The Guardian: Most common US pesticide may affect brain development similarly to nicotine

Politico: Trump considers bucking presidential transition system

NPR: U.S. cybersecurity chief says election systems have 'never been more secure'

AP News: Meet the rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs

AP News: Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election results

BBC: Much of Cuba still without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches

AP News: Washington state AG and ex-sheriff face off in governor’s race

AP News: 3 killed and 8 injured by gunfire following a Mississippi school’s football game

BBC: The mates who have met for a pint every Thursday for 56 years

NPR: Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia

NPR: Frozen waffles sold at Walmart, Target and supermarkets are recalled over listeria risk

The Hill: Many GOP voters worried poll workers could tamper with ballots: Survey