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Thursday, Jan. 16

SF Gate: 'Clearly a sham': Hawaiians, Texans unite against Elon Musk company

NPR: Toyota's commercial truck company will pay $1.6 billion for faking emissions tests

AP News: California’s Newsom will join GOP governors in raising flag for Trump inauguration

Reuters: Thai resort island Phuket grapples with growing garbage crisis

Reuters: The migrants on the frontline of Trump’s mass deportation plan

Reuters: Weather conditions in Los Angeles improve, giving firefighters respite

Sacramento Bee: ‘Arctic snap’ to bring near-freezing temperatures to Sacramento. How long will cold last?

KOMO: 5 men indicted for 'staggering' drug trafficking ring connected to Seattle encampments

The Atlantic: The Hawaiians Who Want Their Nation Back

Washington Post: The questions Pete Hegseth wouldn’t answer

NY Times : Energy Dept. Backs $22 Billion in Loans to Reshape U.S. Power Grids

Washington Post: The Supreme Court reconsiders online pornography

NY Times : The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All

Washington Post: Unhappy hour: Do we need to quit drinking?

Washington Post: Deportation at ‘light speed’: How Trump’s crackdown could unfold

The Guardian: Trump energy chief pick says linking wildfires to climate crisis is ‘hype’

The Guardian: Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries

NPR: Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

KQED: 'The Crisis Is Here': LA Fires Could Exacerbate California's Homelessness Problem

KQED: Many in Pacific Palisades Were Not Wealthy. After Fire, Can They Rebuild?

The Guardian: You’ve always wondered, here’s the answer: do dogs actually watch TV?

Smithsonian Magazine: Firefighting Planes Are Dumping Ocean Water on the Los Angeles Fires—Why Using Saltwater Is Typically a Last Resort

AP News: Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes

AP News: Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii

The Oregonian: OHSU patient’s face catches fire after surgical staff swabbed his skin with alcohol, $900,000 lawsuit says

The Atlantic: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

The Atlantic: What Happens When a Plastic City Burns

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court nixes fossil fuel giant fight to dismiss liability lawsuit

The Oregonian: ‘This wasn’t on my bingo card’: shock over last-minute Biden sanctions deal with Cuba

AP News: Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states

Courthouse News Service: FTC accuses John Deere of unlawful equipment repair practices

BBC: Women held keys to land and wealth in Celtic Britain

The Guardian: Massachusetts college students to appear in court over TikTok ‘Catch a Predator’ attack

The Guardian: At least 70 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes amid ceasefire deal delay

BBC: Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs

AP News: Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

AP News: Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal

BBC: US bans red dye 3 from some frosting, candy and medicine

BBC: Couple's fire-resistant LA home survives amid destruction

BBC: Sound of meteorite striking Earth caught on doorbell camera

BBC: Israeli cabinet yet to vote on ceasefire deal as aid trucks queue at Gaza border Watch live

KRCR: Shasta County addresses jail 'revolving door' with stakeholder meeting on January 29

KRCR: Biden establishes Sáttítla National Monument, protecting Tribal lands in the Northstate

KRCR: Student arrested in Eureka for explosives and firearm possession

Vox: A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer

SF Chronicle: Pacific Palisades had a fireworks problem. Now one may have caused a disaster

SF Gate: Herbicide banned in 70 countries linked to Calif. health problems, officials say

SF Gate: Doctoral grad pleads guilty to 5 Bay Area arson attacks during series of pro-Palestine protests

SF Gate: Brothers rescued after being stranded in Northern California forest for days

East Bay Times: Bay Area inflation eases in December as utility costs soar