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Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024

SF Gate: First salmon spotted in Klamath Basin after historic Calif. dam removal project

East Bay Times: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Crews continue fighting Oakland hills blaze

KPIX: Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises, air-conditioned trucks

KPIX: Some Oakland Hills residents defied fire evacuation order to try and protect their homes

KRON: 3-alarm Rohnert Park fire displaces 30 residents, causes $2M in damage

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

Smithsonian Magazine: How a Dead Seal Sparked Theodore Roosevelt’s Lifelong Passion for Conservation

Washington Post: San Francisco takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10 billion fine

Washington Post: Senate report: How private equity ‘gutted’ dozens of U.S. hospitals

CBS News : A 911 caller reported his friend was killed by a bear in his tent. It was actually a brutal homicide.

The Hill: Harris Fox News interview draws sharp reactions on both sides

The Guardian: Standing desks do not reduce risk of stroke and heart failure, study suggests

The Hill: Pentagon confirms ‘incursions’ of unauthorized drones over Air Force base

BBC: Trump calls 6 January US Capitol riots a 'day of love'

BBC: Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

BBC: Teenage guns for hire: Swedish gangs targeting Israeli interests

NPR: Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, FTC says in a new rule

Courthouse News Service: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain

Politico: ‘Now I like him’: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option

The Guardian: The Guardian view on wild salmon: falling numbers point to a deeper malaise

The Guardian: Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’

NBC News: 4.8M borrowers - including 1M in public service - have had student debt forgiven, Biden admin says

NBC LA: Los Angeles County DA to decide on Menendez brothers' resentencing within 10 days

Reuters: Biden offers both a carrot and a stick to Israel as his term nears an end

The Guardian: US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 stealth bombers for first time

NPR: JD Vance says 'no,' he does not think Trump lost in 2020

The Guardian: Lawsuits aim to prevent ‘illegal’ hiding of toxic chemicals by US regulators

The Guardian: ‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices

Courthouse News Service: Victims describe life in IS captivity in first Dutch Yazidi trial

Courthouse News Service: Italy begins ‘offshoring’ asylum claims at centers in Albania

Courthouse News Service: Medications like Ozempic could offer new hope for treating addiction

The Oregonian: Stranded surfer ‘holding on for dear life’ on Oregon coast rocks lifted to safety

KPIC: Oregon governor announces $25M headed to Port of Coos Bay

KRCR: Eureka vigil calls for arms embargo, ceasefire in Middle East

KRCR: Senator McGuire highlights $35 million investment in Trinity High's modernization

KRCR: Crews tackle three lightning-caused fires near Shasta Lake

Reuters: Fuel tanker accident kills at least 147 in Nigeria

The Oregonian: CDC reports record drop in drug overdose deaths nationwide — but not in Oregon

Seattle Times: WATCH: Meet the older activists hoping to save WA’s legacy forests

Seattle Times: Opinion: White House must redirect the Forest Service to preserve old forests

KOMO: Wreckage of crashed Navy jet found near Mount Rainier, search continues for 2 crew members

Reuters: Florida homeowners fear soaring insurance cost after hurricanes

AP News: A new pair of giant pandas arrive at The National Zoo in Washington

AP News: The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers

AP News: Supreme Court allows rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect

SF Gate: Georgia measure would cap increases in homes' taxable value to curb higher property taxes

LA Times: Column: Donald Trump threatens vengeance on California. Should we believe him?

LA Times: Singer Charles Costa completes his run from Canada to Mexico: ’90 marathons in 90 days’

LA Times: Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts

KTLA: Parents frustrated over campus violence after student stabbed at Southern California middle school

KTLA: Massive L.A. oil refinery to cease operations next year