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Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

The Hill: Verizon class action lawsuit: How to know if you qualify for $100 million settlement

KRON: Mass casualty incident reported after crash involving Tesla on Hwy 29 in Napa County

KPIX: 2 juveniles injured in San Lorenzo freeway shooting; CHP shuts down northbound I-880

KPIX: Commercial crab fishery to open south of Mendocino next week

SF Chronicle: Tips for homeowners to navigate California’s ‘chaotic’ insurance crisis

SF Chronicle: Kelly-Moore Paints abruptly ends operations, closes 61 Bay Area stores

SFGate: SF pot shop sold cannabis vape containing banned pesticide

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024

Press Democrat: 3,844 housing units to be built in Napa County this decade, according to plans. Here’s where

Press Democrat: County in Crisis: Soaring vacancies in Sonoma County government undermine key programs, fuel employee burnout

SFGate: Fresnp homicide investigation: 4 killed, 2 adults and teen arrested

SFGate: California teen survives 250-foot fall from Big Sur cliff

SFGate: 'It's a sad issue': Emergency lake cleanup underway in Tahoe

SF Chronicle: Marin County may put hard limit on vacation rentals for first time

SF Chronicle: Pea Soup Andersen's suddenly closes 100-year-old original location

KRON: Cannabis pre-roll recalled due to presence of pesticide

KRON: Bay Area man killed, 3 injured after avalanche at Palisades Tahoe

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024

BBC: Deadly storms across the US deliver tornadoes, snow, flooding and power outages

KTLA: California shuts down testing at pot labs after state cannabis agency issues new guidelines

The Guardian: Sperm whales live in culturally distinct clans, research finds

Albuquerque Journal: AP Family of British tourist among 5 killed in 2018 Grand Canyon helicopter crash wins $100M settlement

Yahoo News: Deputy bravely offers help to injured bobcat in Florida and gets unexpected reaction

CNN: American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage as number of donors hits 20-year low

SF Chronicle: Massive California snowstorm to dump snow, make travel ‘impossible’ in these areas

SF Standard: California’s Largest Insurer Raises Auto and Home Insurance Rates by 20%

The Hill: Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity

The Hill: Study finds microplastics in nearly all American proteins: meat, fish and plants

NPR: Judges push back against Trump's immunity claim in the election interference case

Orange Co. Register: Residents protest Irvine Company plan to build 1,180 houses in wildlife corridor

NY Times : ‘The Trees Saved Me’

NY Times : A City’s Campaign Against Homelessness Brings Stories of Violence

Washington Post: How plastic hides in supposedly eco-friendly laundry sheets

AP News: The return of bullfighting to Mexico’s capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups

KOMO: Tukwila City Council discusses temporary ordinance that would affect migrant encampment

The Guardian: Court battle over apartments built on African American cemetery begins

Washington Post: Here’s what you’re really swallowing when you drink bottled water

Washington Post: ‘It was eerily calm’: How passengers coped during harrowing Alaska Airlines flight

Financial Times: Global economy on track for worst half-decade of growth in 30 years, says World Bank

Courthouse News Service: Incarcerated North Carolina children put in solitary confinement for weeks, parents say

Courthouse News Service: Judge orders new legislative district for North Dakota tribes

The Atlantic: The NRA Under Siege

BBC: Inuvik festival: After 30 days of darkness, celebrating the sun's return

BBC: Spain pollution: Millions of plastic pellets wash up on coast

BBC: Norway to approve controversial deep-sea mining

BBC: 2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record

The Guardian: Flowers everywhere? England’s ambitious scheme to restore wildlife hangs in the balance

The Guardian: Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the US south. They became loyal industry advocates

AP News: Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

AP News: Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site

The Guardian: Martin Scorsese says new Jesus film aims to ‘take away the negatives’ of organised religion

The Guardian: Why do middle-aged people love birds so much?