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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Press Democrat: 105-year-old veteran faced untimely discharge from care home until last minute inquiries

KRON: Over 2,000 marijuana plants seized in Santa Clara drug bust

KRON: Progressive, USAA lawsuit: Car owners allegedly getting ‘lowballed’ for totaled cars, Alameda DA says

SFGate: UC Berkeley graduation halted temporarily as hundreds join pro-Palestine protest

SFGate: Northern Calif. police find missing child alongside 6,674 pounds of marijuana

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Medical News Today: Overall diet quality may be more important than how much ultra-processed foods you eat

The Cooldown: Tide launches new form of laundry detergent without any plastic

Business Insider: A woman who couldn't lose weight was missing crucial gut microbes

SFGate: It's a dream when Redwood National Park's Drury Parkway closes to cars

SFGate: 101-year-old Bay Area dairy farm closes after lawsuit puts it $300K in debt

SFGate: 'It's kind of a lottery': Hikers worry about car break-ins at Calif. trailheads

Business Insider: Home sellers are facing a summer from hell

The Guardian: Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur

NY Times: The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death Valley

NY Times: Where 3 Dead Tourists Were Found Fast, Thousands Remain Missing

NY Times: Turning Point or Breaking Point? Biden’s Pause on Weapons Tests Ties to Israel.

Courthouse News Service: Medical company that owns dozens of US hospitals files for bankruptcy

Courthouse News Service: LA Dodgers translator pleads guilty to stealing nearly $17 million from star Shohei Ohtani

Washington Post: Orphaned children: Feds document reverberating losses from drug overdoses

Courthouse News Service: California water utilities ask state’s top court to reverse elimination of surcharges

The Guardian: ‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege

The Guardian: Family of bears cools off in California pool: ‘They can take a dip whenever’

the Atlantic: The Great Honeybee Fallacy

Smithsonian Magazine: Chicago Museum Unveils the ‘Most Important Fossil Ever Discovered’: the Feathered Dinosaur Archaeopteryx

The Hill: Utah named best state in new rankings

The Hill: Mounting delays cast doubt on future Trump trials

NBC News: 4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic

BBC: Miss Teen USA resigns days after Miss USA departure

The Guardian: Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study

The Guardian: Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage

NY Times: Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal

NBC News: Cruise ship sails into New York City port with 44-foot dead whale across its bow

BBC: Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention

AP News: Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10 people

AP News: Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor’s hearing is canceled

AP News: We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?

AP News: Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business

BBC: Mexico surfer deaths: Man charged confessed to girlfriend, court told

BBC: Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals

AP News: Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds

The Oregonian: Oregon prisoner who received compassionate release during COVID-19 returned to life of crime within days

The Oregonian: Large-scale Oregon chicken farm on hold after state pulls approval

Oregon Public Broadcasting: The TwinRay mystery: A spiritual group in Ashland raises eyebrows and worries

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland unanimously passes new regulations for camping on public property

LA Times: Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling out of Southern California ports

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz RV parking law heads to Coastal Commission

Sacramento Bee: Man accused of abducting, raping 13-year-olds at Airbnb had plans for OnlyFans, feds say

KTLA: 14 RVs burned in fire at popular Southern California dealership

KTLA: Suspect dies after crashing stolen Lamborghini while fleeing police

KTLA: Orange County Marathon winner stripped of title