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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Action News: American mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru

AP News: US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island

Action News: Banning gas powered engines in California

The Guardian: US House approves bill to ban non-citizens from voting in federal elections

The Guardian: How Clarence Thomas has provided a list of legal targets to ultra-right groups

The Guardian: Outrage in China over use of unwashed fuel tankers to transport cooking oil

The Guardian: BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds

KCRA: Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm

KCRA: California company is leading the way in eco-friendly firefighting

KRCR: Redding police arrest 63 in major sweep, capture fugitive at local dog park

KRCR: Evacuation orders issued in Humboldt County for Point Fire, East of Garberville

KRCR: Redding Rancheria's new casino project approved, CEO anticipates lawsuits

LA Times: L.A. County battery recycler on the verge of becoming California’s next Superfund site

LA Times: Yosemite visitors trash park with toilet paper. ‘Just wrong and shameful’

AP News: Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals

AP News: IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

LA Times: U.S. film and TV production down 40% from peak TV levels, report says

KTLA: California fast food franchisees are responding to $20 minimum wage by cutting hours

KTLA: 6 foreign nationals in Southern California charged in massive ATM ‘skimming’ scam

Courthouse News Service: California Supreme Court reverses Public Utilities Commission on water surcharges

Courthouse News Service: California settles price-fixing claims against fuel traders for $50 million

Courthouse News Service: California Coastal Commission approves zoning change for development near old landfill in Huntington Beach

SF Gate: Palm Springs breaks all-time record high temperature

KTVU: Teen girl saved after being kidnapped at BART station

East Bay Times: Smash-and-grab robbers take $500,000 in items from Berkeley jewelry store

East Bay Times: Bay Area beekeepers plead guilty to misdemeanor in employee death

KRON: Bomb planted behind San Jose business, suspect arrested

KRON: Three killed in shooting at Alameda home, other victims injured

SF Gate: 'Extreme' night conditions fueling 26,000-acre Lake Fire near Solvang

SF Gate: UCSF to take ownership of 2 historic SF hospitals in $100M acquisition

Cal Matters: California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

East Bay Times: Another arson blaze reported on UC Berkeley campus

Smithsonian Magazine: Meet Vivian Maier, the Reclusive Nanny Who Secretly Became One of the Best Street Photographers of the 20th Century

KTLA: Yosemite National Park says this gross behavior has become ‘too familiar’

ABC News: Man fatally shot by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park allegedly threatened mass shooting

ABC News: Marshal guarding Supreme Court justice's home shoots 18-year-old who tried to carjack him

BBC: US officials uncover alleged Russian ‘bot farm’

KQED: Incarcerated Women Plead for Help After Central Valley Prison Death Amid Extreme Heat

NPR: He created Oculus headsets as a teenager. Now he makes AI weapons for Ukraine

The Hill: Russia orders arrest of Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya

The Guardian: The $150,000 dog: meet the Svalinn – the gentle beast who can rip out an attacker’s throat

The Guardian: More heat deaths reported in Oregon as US heatwave continues to roast region

BBC: A new chance to hike Europe's ancient salt route

BBC: New York bridge gets stuck open after getting too hot

BBC: Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack

BBC: How Canada became a car theft capital of the world

Reuters: Exclusive: Fed may tweak rule that could save biggest US banks billions

Washington Post: In a first, federal regulators ban messaging app from hosting minors

The Guardian: The debate about the degree to which forests and fungi communicate raises the painful question of confirmation bias

The Guardian: Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’