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Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024

NY Times: The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions

BBC: Mouse filmed tidying up man's shed every night

The Oregonian: WinCo will pay $3.6 million to settle class-action suit stemming from hidden Clean Energy surcharge

The Oregonian: Oregon’s job growth will slow in coming decade. Here are the industries expected to hire the most

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Researchers, tribes, residents prepare for a century of sediment released from the Klamath dams

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Several passengers injured on Alaska Airlines flight that blew out midair over Oregon, company says

Smithsonian Magazine: Navajo Nation President Asks for Delay of Moon Mission Carrying Human Remains

The Hill: Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized

The Hill: Former federal judge: Trump’s violation of 14th amendment ‘couldn’t be any clearer’

The Hill: Why fears over a ‘tripledemic’ are surging

The Guardian: Outdoor saunas, freezing dips and remote hutting: how Scotland fell in love with Scandinavian winters

The Guardian: US defence secretary says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for secret hospitalisation

Politico: Europe’s war against tobacco has a new target: Nicotine

LA Times: Massive dumping ground of WWII-era munitions discovered off Los Angeles coast

LA Times: California mountain lion population is thousands fewer than previously estimated

KRON: 2 dead, 9 injured in 35-vehicle pile up along I-5 west of Bakersfield

East Bay Times: Rooftop-solar industry blames PG&E, Newsom as Bay Area businesses struggle

East Bay Times: State officials wouldn’t let these homeowners build a sea wall. Their lawsuit could reshape California’s coast

Press Democrat: Officials seek woman missing on Mendocino Coast

Press Democrat: A tiny bat and large mushroom have become official California state symbols

SF Chronicle: Big-wave surfing film captures ‘best footage ever’ of California’s Mavericks

SF Chronicle: How California’s new parking law impacts San Francisco drivers

SFGate: Bay Area pier closes due to $20 million in storm damage

SFGate: Wild horses are being hit by cars at an alarming rate near Tahoe and Reno

SFGate: Anonymous private landowners donate over 100 acres of Calif. redwood forests to conservationists

SFGate: Once-forgotten art deco California theater back after years as a church

SF Chronicle: 1 car was stolen for every 30 Oakland residents last year. What’s going on?

KRCR: Human remains found on Manila beach, sheriff's office investigates suspicious circumstances

Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024

Washington Post: Siberia’s ice is melting, revealing its past and endangering its future

NPR: A teenage British darts phenom astounds as runner-up in the world championship

NPR: The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

NPR: The 5-minute daily playtime ritual that can get your kids to listen better

BBC: Japan earthquake: Nearly 250 missing as hope for survivors fades

Washington Post: Seniors are embracing marijuana, which offers relief — and risk

Washington Post: Pepsi, Lay’s dropped by one of the world’s biggest grocers over price hikes

KOMO : Washington lawmakers draft new plans to counter pot shop burglaries

NY Times: Biden Faces Pressure on Immigration, and Not Just From Republicans

Courthouse News Service: No harm, no foul, no suit in fight over Sacramento River pollution

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Biden announces $162M to expand computer chip factories in Oregon and Colorado

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Medford police releasing few details on probe into alleged deaths, drug thefts at Asante hospital

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Invasive European green crabs threaten Northwest shellfish industries

Texas Monthly: The Massacre That Turned Texas Into the Most Gun-Friendly State in America

KRCR: Yurok tribe clears way for young salmon on the Sacramento River

Axios: Eli Lilly to sell weight-loss drugs directly to patients

Politico: Still no border deal ahead of Senate's return, Schumer says

The Oregonian: Medford investigation puts spotlight on drug theft by hospital employees

KRON: B-1 bomber crashes at South Dakota Air Force base, crew ejects safely

KTLA: Here’s how long $1M in retirement savings will last in California

KTLA: Authorities find 40 stolen iPhones dumped on East L.A. freeway

East Bay Times: Authorities looking for caller who scammed a California woman out of $1 million