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Yesterday

Marin Independent Journal: Kaiser workers strike again in Bay Area

San Jose Mercury News: California ranks among worst states to retire in. Here’s why

San Joaquin Valley Sun: Big Fresno Fair to host harness racing at Tatarian Grandstand

SF Gate: Once-common Bay Area birds are vanishing at dramatic rates

SF Gate: Locals outraged after private landowner blocks popular Bay Area beach

SF Gate: Joshua trees are flowering in the Calif. desert. That’s bad news.

SF Gate: Poacher kills 'rising star' wolf from Yellowstone National Park's most viewed pack

KRON: Firefighters battling massive warehouse fire in Berkeley

KRON: Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood located

Sunday, Jan. 25

The Guardian: NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti

The Guardian: US winter storm leaves seven people dead as more than 1 million lose power

NPR: Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

NY Times : How Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000

Washington Post: Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show

The Hill: 1 year into Trump’s second term, did grocery prices ever go down?

Politico: Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting

NPR: 5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting

The Guardian: Screen time limits for children are no longer enough, new US report finds

The Guardian: Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival

The Guardian: Large protests spread across US after Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal agents

OPB: Slackline nearly snared 2nd helicopter after deadly crash that killed Oregon family, NTSB says

The Oregonian: Oregon marijuana prices remain depressed, but industry hopes lower taxes will give it a lift

The Hill: Israel’s election may come soon and could change the country forever

The Hill: Judge warns Trump administration against changing immigration status of plaintiffs in case

CBS News: Border Patrol kills Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; judge grants restraining order against DHS

CBS LA: California investigation leads to 49 child porn charges for Florida man

CBS Sacramento: Thousands honor Rep. Doug LaMalfa at memorial service, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Gov. Gavin Newsom

KTLA: Thousands of flights canceled as major winter storm moves across the US

KRCR: Shasta County DA releases findings on two officer-involved shooting incidents

KRCR: Conservative group plans to split California, holds 'New California' convention in Redding

CBS Bay Area: Santa Cruz marine scientists team up with special effects team for virtual blue whale exhibit

CBS Bay Area: Historic San Francisco comes alive through new speaker series at the Clift Hotel

KRON: San Francisco Zoo ‘swamped’ with shirt orders after visit from K-pop group Twice

East Bay Times: Antioch woman’s death was ruled a suicide, but her children refused to believe it. Now, the DA says they were right

KCRA: Data: Federal immigration officers involved in 19 shootings in Trump's second term

East Bay Times: Peet’s Coffee closing 30 Bay Area locations

SF Gate: Environmentalists worry that Google is behind bid to control Oregon town's water

Marin Independent Journal: Trump administration approves plan backed by Newsom to build largest California reservoir in 50 years

San Jose Mercury News: SLAC scientists use X-rays to search for the world’s oldest star map

San Jose Mercury News: Video shows Richmond detective breaking into his own vehicle after fatally shooting man

Thursday, Jan. 22

The Guardian: Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media

The Guardian: ‘An environmental nuclear bomb’: documentary examines fight to save Great Salt Lake

NY Times : We Asked 300 People About Health Care Costs. The Numbers Are Shocking.

Washington Post: Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build White House ballroom

The Guardian: Rural California is seeing its craziest election in years. Can a progressive win it?

The Guardian: Man accused of plot to murder US border patrol’s Bovino found not guilty

The Guardian: US, Ukraine and Russia delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral talks of the war

Smithsonian Magazine: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Showcases the Minimalist Ingenuity of Shaker Furniture

The Guardian: White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest

Smithsonian Magazine: This Detachable Robotic Hand Can Scurry Around and Grasp Objects Just Like Thing From the Addams Family