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Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024

KTLA: California man dies after being mauled by his own dogs: police

East Bay Times: How a surprising San Jose spot became a last refuge for the Bay Area’s burrowing owl population

East Bay Times: Court rules California Coastal Commission can limit construction of seawalls for thousands of property owners

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Tornado rips through Scotts Valley, several injured as emergency crews respond

Washington Post: San Francisco received what appears to be its first ever tornado warning

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

NY Times : U.S. Couple on Holiday Visit Are Shot and Killed in Western Mexico

NY Times : It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say

The Hill: UnitedHealthcare says CEO shooting suspect was never their client

SF Gate: Highway 199 between California and Oregon reopens after landslide

Washington Post: A third of humanity plays video games. This is what it means for the planet.

Washington Post: Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history

The Guardian: Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows

Seattle Times: IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power

ABC News: Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

LA Times: ‘It was insane’: Malibu couple escapes flames with their 3 goats and potbellied pig

Smithsonian Magazine: Google Reveals New A.I. Model That Predicts Weather Better Than the Best Traditional Forecasts

Politico: Musk weighs in on Meta after Zuckerberg’s company donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund

Reuters: Brazil police bust $166 million illegal gold scheme on Indigenous lands

Reuters: Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'

Reuters: Fuel theft, violence siphoning $215 million from Ecuador oil industry

Reuters: Trump crypto venture partners with platform linked to Middle East militants

Smithsonian Magazine: Belgium Has Been Found Guilty of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ for Kidnapping Thousands of Children in Congo

The Guardian: Legal marijuana one of North America’s ‘greatest mistakes’, Elton John says

Politico: FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty

The Guardian: US Coast Guard rescues hiker missing for two days in Oregon state park

The Guardian: ‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

NBC Bay Area: Fisherman's Wharf housing massive gingerbread village for holidays (17,000 jelly beans!)

NBC News: Farmers Insurance says it will add more policies in California

OPB: This Oregon State University professor was a cultural consultant on Disney’s ‘Moana 2′

The Guardian: Time magazine names Donald Trump ‘Person of the Year’ for second time

The Guardian: A Route 66 town was dead. This man resurrected it into ‘a classic desert destination’

The Guardian: Mysterious New Jersey drones appear to avoid detection by traditional methods

NPR: The U.S. is facing a severe housing shortage. Will Trump's proposals help?

KRCR: King tides expected to hit the California North Coast

KRCR: RPD targets thefts, drug use and vandalism in east Redding patrols, 28 arrested

NPR: Mystery drones flying over New Jersey have residents and officials puzzled

East Bay Times: Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

East Bay Times: ‘Why did we even start doing this?’: Santa Clara officials say 2026 FIFA World Cup is ‘highly likely’ to be a money loser

Press Democrat: Healdsburg police officer arrested on suspicion of DUI, resisting officer in Marin County

KTLA: Some containment reached in nearly 4,000-acre fire burning in Malibu

KTLA: Over $100 million worth of marijuana discovered in Southern California drug bust

East Bay Times: Sideshows: The tire-spinning, rubber-burning Bay Area phenomenon that some hate and some love

Press Democrat: Healdsburg Senior Living’s legal settlement shows dark side of corporate ownership

SF Gate: Proposed Trinidad Rancheria hotel divides Northern California community

Hakai Magazine: Caviar Pizzas, New Money, and the Death of an Ancient Fish

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

The Guardian: Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says

NY Times : Paul Krugman - My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment

Washington Post: Supreme Court seems likely to narrow environmental reviews for projects

the Atlantic: America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old

the Atlantic: America Can’t Break Its Wellness Habit