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Thursday, March 26

Courthouse News Service: We, Robot? Melania Trump flanked by humanoid robot at international tech summit

Courthouse News Service: Meta and Google hit with $3 million verdict for social media harms to young woman

The Oregonian: Two ‘extremely large’ avalanches hit Mt. Hood days apart this month, experts say

The Oregonian: Super low tides are coming to the Oregon coast. Here’s when to expect them

The Oregonian: Explosion rocks Ashland street, leading to arrest of local man

KQED: Heartfelt Epic ‘Palestine ’36’ Revisits Arab Blows Against the British Empire

San Joaquin Valley Sun: French company halts U.S. offshore wind projects in deal with Trump

Sacramento Bee: Wasting away again … in Sutter County? Margaritaville community to rise near Sacramento

KTLA: Large sewage spill prompts beach closure on Catalina Island

CBS Sacramento: Sacramento police investigate shooting that wounded 4, including child

CBS News: Congress launches investigation into California hospice fraud, citing millions in taxpayer losses

CBS Bay Area: Trump administration gives San Jose State 10 days to change policy on transgender athletes

CBS Bay Area: Meta and YouTube found liable on all charges in social media trial

San Jose Mercury News: Mass deportations could jolt Bay Area economy and trigger job losses, report warns

KRCR: Officials warn of increase in animal-related emergencies near Scotia Fireman’s Park dam

Action News Now: San Francisco fire crews rescue woman clinging to cliff above crashing waves

Action News Now: Crews continue emergency slide repair work at the Buckhorn Summit slide area

SF Gate: Bay Area homes built on faults are slowly tearing apart

SF Gate: Woman assaulted in terrifying Piedmont home invasion, police say

SF Gate: 3 California national parks broke visitor records. That's likely bad news.

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area weather: Rain is forecast to break the long dry spell. Here’s when to expect it.

Marin Independent Journal: Bob Dylan heading back to Bay Area for two shows at this lovely venue

San Jose Mercury News: East Bay bank robbery suspect arrested after trying to return money

KRON: Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics

Tuesday, March 24

PBS News: Jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children in 1st wave of social media addiction lawsuits

High Country News: Utah’s new study aims to kill ‘as many cougars as possible’

Washington Post: Wildfires rip through unusual parts of the country, raising fears of a brutal season

Politico: German president slams Trump’s Iran war as illegal

Politico: 2028 Dem hopefuls scramble for distance from AIPAC

The Guardian: Eight arrested for ‘brutal’ attack on capybara in Brazil

The Guardian: Group of dogs that went missing in China go viral after walking 17km home

The Guardian: Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025

The Guardian: ‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers

BBC: 'Like the plane got cut in half': LaGuardia crash that killed two pilots now under investigation

AP News: Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

BBC: How content creator killer hoped a YouTube alibi would help him avoid justice

The Oregonian: Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump

AP News: New study challenges a site that’s key to how humans got to the Americas

Washington Post: RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz have a plan to save rural health care. Here’s the catch.

The Oregonian: Chinook Indian Nation denied recognition in Supreme Court case, vows to ‘continue fight’

The Hill: Lyme disease vaccine 70 percent effective: Pfizer

The Guardian: Texas residents feel homes shake miles away from oil refinery explosion

OPB: ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds

KTLA: Meteor caught on camera streaking across Northern California night sky: video

Sacramento Bee: Walmart sees troubling shift in consumer behavior

The Guardian: Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds

The Guardian: ‘The threat is here’: searing US heatwave bad news for wildfire season and water supply

OPB: Their citizenship ceremonies were abruptly canceled. Months later, they are still waiting for them to be rescheduled

KTLA: Jury deliberations underway in landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles

KRCR: Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting during traffic stop on I-5 in Weed