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Thursday, March 14, 2024

AP News: A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street

AP News: A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

SF Chronicle: Napa County police officer shot fleeing suspect in the back, surveillance video shows

SFGate: US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

ABC News: 16 SWAT members injured after explosion at FBI training facility in Southern California

Marin Independent Journal: Marin agencies receive $4.26M to improve forest health

SFGate: 'Extremely annoying': The persistent cough taking over the Bay Area

SFGate: A TikToker raised $400K for an unhoused man. Then things got messy.

SF Chronicle: New trail connects into Pacific Crest Trail through Lake Tahoe — and you could get paid to hike it

SF Chronicle: Multimillion-dollar battle rages in Santa Cruz area over fence that blocks beach path

SF Chronicle: S.F.’s Presidio is about to become a construction site

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The Guardian: California moves to ban fake gunfire in school active-shooter drills

The Guardian: Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England

Yahoo News: ‘Hybrid’ US sheep breeder used endangered genetic material, faces jail

DNYUZ: What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living

Yahoo News: Saudi Arabia launch tennis takeover with $2bn take-it-or-leave-it offer

Wall St Journal: The New Science on What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Brain

East Bay Times: Shellmound site in West Berkeley returned to Ohlone tribe in historic $27 million deal

The Guardian: Nearly 50% of US parents financially supporting adult children, study finds

NY Times: What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living

Washington Post: The cheapest home upgrades to slash your energy bill

Smithsonian Magazine: The Dirty Secret About How Our Hands Spread Disease

Smithsonian Magazine: Asian Elephants Bury Their Dead, New Research Suggests

The Guardian: Surge in Australian drug use revealed in wastewater as methamphetamine dominates

NY Times: BMW Is a Surprise Winner in Electric Vehicles

Washington Post: NOAA’s Dial-A-Buoy to hang up after 27 years on the line with boaters

Washington Post: RNC fires dozens of employees after Trump-backed leadership takes over

Washington Post: Turf fields may have ‘forever chemicals.’ Should kids be playing on them?

Seattle Times: 6 things to know about the costliest salmon recovery program in WA

Seattle Times: Removing WA salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky

The Guardian: US delegation leaves Saudi Arabia early over kippah row

The Guardian: Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer

AP News: Protests drove Nepal’s king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back

The Guardian: Are Swedish dishcloths more environment-friendly than paper towels? We investigate

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Grants Pass City Council votes to regulate groups helping homeless people on public property

AP News: Haiti’s prime minister says he’ll resign as violent gangs rampage. It’s not clear who leads next

AP News: Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes

The Guardian: Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground

BBC: When wind turbine blades get old what's next?

BBC: Toilet paper spill ‘clogs’ traffic on California highway

AP News: Reddit looking to raise almost $750 million in initial public offering

The Guardian: Migrants mired in transit as Mexico becomes US’s immigration enforcer

Politico: If Israel invades Rafah, Biden will consider conditioning military aid to Israel

The Hill: Republicans say Britt being treated like Sarah Palin 2.0

The Hill: Aid ship loaded with food gathered by José Andrés charity sets sail for Gaza

The Guardian: Russia fuel refineries on fire after Ukrainian drone strikes, officials say

The Guardian: Aide tried to stop Trump praising Hitler – by telling him Mussolini was ‘great guy’

KPTV: Boeing whistleblower who raised concerns on company’s production found dead, reports say

KPTV: Avalanche forecaster killed by snowslide while skiing on Oregon mountain

Courthouse News Service: Hawaii species gain almost 120,000 acres on Big Island for critical habitats