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Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024

East Bay Times: Landmark AI bill passes in California Assembly

East Bay Times: Can dogs ‘talk’ to humans? A UC San Diego study offers an intriguing clue

East Bay Times: Search continues for elderly couple who went missing from California nudist ranch

KRON: Fire that started from two Teslas parked in Lafayette driveway spreads to nearby vegetation

SF Chronicle: ‘White supremacy, patriarchy and colonialism:’ Behind S.F.’s $3 million plan to cull its monuments

NPR Sonoma: Court strikes down Sonoma County well ordinance; says officials blew off environmental rules

SF Gate: 'Out of nowhere': California mayor sucker punched in broad daylight

KRON: Oakland CHP surge yields 803 arrests, 1,641 reccovered vehicles Newsom announces

KRON: Wildfire burns 20 acres, one home near Petaluma

SF Chronicle: Allstate to raise California home insurance rates by 34% on average. Map details hikes up to 650%

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

NY Times : At Michigan, Pro-Palestinian Activists Take Over and Shut Down Student Government

Washington Post: Opinion: Men are having a health crisis. Why aren’t we paying attention?

Washington Post: Why your avocado oil may be fake and contain other cheap oils

The Guardian: Scientists tied to chemical industry plan to derail PFAS rule on drinking water

NY Times : His Siblings Gathered to Sell the Family Home. Then He Started Shooting.

NY Times : Two Bodies Found in Rice University Dorm Room in Possible Murder-Suicide

NY Times : Low-Emission Fuel From Garbage? Energy Company Makes a Big Bet.

NY Times : The Human Cost of Your Breakfast Banana

Science Alert: Cannabis Revealed to Have Anti-Aging Effect in The Brains of Mice

Smithsonian Magazine: Vandals Spray-Painted Graffiti on Historic Structures at Gettysburg National Military Park

The Guardian: ‘People think that looking better means you will have a better life’: why gen Z spends so much on beauty

CNN: At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says

The Guardian: Ten-foot python found during sideshow bust in San Francisco Bay Area

The Guardian: US man kills family and self over plan to sell mother’s home soon after her death

The Guardian: Texas home raids in voter fraud inquiry aim to intimidate, civil rights group says

The Guardian: Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds

NBC News: Living in tree-filled neighborhoods may reduce risk of heart disease, study shows

CNN: Israel rescues 52-year-old hostage held by Hamas during ‘complex operation’ in Gaza

Washington Post: Cellphone bans spread in schools amid growing mental health worries

Politico: Feds sue software company for enabling nationwide collusion on rent

The Hill: Financial privacy is under fire — the issue should draw the attention of both parties

Courthouse News Service: World’s fisheries worse off than models show, new study suggests

OPB: Energy demand from data centers growing faster than West can supply, experts say

Courthouse News Service: New study suggests electrified sand could be a game changer for battling coastal erosion

OPB: A Yaqui woman’s disappearance in Portland exposed policing flaws in MMIP cases

Courthouse News Service: Kennedy loses appeal in lawsuit over anti-vaccine YouTube video removal

Reuters: Water profiteers thrive in Sicily as drought intensifies

Courthouse News Service: Georgia judge blocks federal rule allowing migrant farmworkers to join unions in 17 states

KPTV: Kroger, Albertsons merger case to be heard by federal judge in Portland

Rolling Stone: Environmental Group Wants Answers About RFK Jr. Chainsawing a Whale’s Head Off

NPR: The U.S. national park system gets a $100 million grant, the largest in its history

NPR: She was struck by a car during the holidays in 1989. DNA from marijuana joint just helped find the driver

NPR: Lawsuit challenges Georgia’s new election certification rules

NPR: A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks

SF Chronicle: S.F. is giving ‘chill packs’ to homeless meth users. Why it may be a promising intervention

LA Times: SpaceX marks milestone with billionaire’s space walk, first by private citizen. What to know

LA Times: How much more water and power does AI computing demand? Tech firms don’t want you to know

BBC: Surging seas are coming for us all, warns UN chief

BBC: Australians are the world's biggest gamblers - could banning ads help?

LA Times: Oakland firefighters use Jaws of Life during call, put the tool down — and it’s stolen