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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Reuters: California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order

BBC: Banana giant held liable for funding paramilitaries

BBC: Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals

BBC: Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China

Reuters: Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'

Courthouse News Service: Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up Siri

Courthouse News Service: African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows

KOMO : US Coast Guard rescues 5 kayakers and a dog near Lummi Island

KOMO : What to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in the Pacific Northwest

The Oregonian: Most women don’t know alcohol causes cancer

Courthouse News Service: Feds asks for pause on California corrections’ facial hair policy

Courthouse News Service: California cannabis lounge bill heads to state Senate

Courthouse News Service: French national sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $1.8 million from California controller office

Courthouse News Service: Judge pares down charges against accused Hawaii crime boss

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit eyes call to halt US aid to Israel citing violation of Genocide Convention

KCRA: 6 people rescued from burning boat in Lake Tahoe, Placer sheriff says

KCRA: Sacramento County grass fire stopped at 35 acres, investigated as possible arson

KTLA: 4 busted with ‘hundreds of pounds’ of stolen avocados from Southern California farm

KTLA: L.A. Police move in on pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA

LA Times: Amid budget shortfall, lobbyists push for multibillion-dollar climate bond

East Bay Times: California homeownership costs jump 32% since pandemic began

KRON: San Jose homeless residents describe grim reality of living on streets

KRON: 3 teens killed in 2 separate shootings Monday morning in Oakland

LA Times: Inside L.A.’s oldest letterpress printer beloved by celebs, from Oprah to Jon Hamm

LA Times: Mysterious sonic booms rattle the SoCal coast, and officials say expect more from SpaceX

SFGate: Overwhelmed by tourists, Tahoe's iconic Sand Harbor to soon require reservations

SFGate: 'I f—king hate liberals,' says Bill Burr at Berkeley show

SFGate: California's pot economy is crashing. What comes next?

AP News: Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

AP News: Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up

AP News: A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says

AP News: Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

East Bay Times: California socialite sentenced to 15 years to life for 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers

East Bay Times: Stranded kitesurfer rescued from secluded Santa Cruz County cove after creating “HELP” sign with rocks

KRCR: Red Bluff sets new record with 105-degree heat

Curry Pilot: Two teachers and five students saved from Rogue River

KRCR: Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out in northern Siskiyou County Monday evening

KRCR: Trinity school district takes hard stance on senior prank turned hate speech

Press Democrat: Cal Fire will soon suspend burn permits for North Bay counties

Sunday, June 9, 2024

KOMO : Lake Chelan wildfire grows to nearly 300 acres; evacuation orders in place

KOMO : Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon's coast garners worldwide attention

KTLA: 36 arrested in massive California drug trafficking bust with ties to Sinaloa cartel

KTLA: Fishermen at Big Bear Lake reel in 2 separate $10,000 tagged fish

AP News: The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That’s the first time in history

AP News: Stuck at sea for years, a sailor’s plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment

AP News: Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured

Washington Post: What dead flowers tell us about the future of life on Earth

Washington Post: ‘Gaslit by doctors,’ patients are turning to a shadow system of at-home tests

BBC: Three swimmers hurt in shark attacks in Florida

BBC: Macron gambles on snap election after crushing defeat to far-right