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Sunday, June 22

The Hill: Iran: US ‘decided to blow up’ diplomacy

Press Democrat: ‘I’m Here for a Reason’: A Santa Rosa Couple Replaces Their Lawn With Something More Purposeful

East Bay Times: Fremont company accused of employing Chinese workers illegally, discriminating against non-Chinese employees

SF Gate: Calif. mountain towns could be decimated by public lands sell-off

SF Gate: Hiker in 'very altered mental state' rescued after 300-foot fall on Mount Whitney

SF Gate: This California icon was once viewed as an 'eyesore' and 'financial drain'

Thursday, June 19

The Guardian: Bear necessity: lid stuck around US animal’s neck removed after two years

Washington Post: Eight-foot-tall ‘Dictator Approved’ sculpture appears on National Mall

KQED: Health Officials Urge Caution as Sonoma County Sees Surge in Suspected Overdose Deaths

The Atlantic: The Medical Device That’s Become a MAHA Fixation

AP News: Immigration raid at Louisiana racetrack ends with more than 80 arrests

NPR: Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows

NPR: Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts

NPR: Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even Republicans have questions

The Guardian: ‘Cancer is just everywhere’: could farming be behind Iowa’s unfolding health crisis?

The Guardian: Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe

The Guardian: One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

SF Gate: SF coffee heir faces felony charges after high-speed police chase

SF Gate: Solar company accused of stashing cultural artifacts in Calif. storage facility

BBC: Israeli hospital hit by Iranian missile strike

BBC: Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico's Oaxaca state

Politico: State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants

BBC: Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli defence minister says after hospital strike

The Hill: Opinion: Children will get sick and die because Trump owed RFK Jr. a favor

The Hill: Trump presses House to pass ‘incredible’ crypto bill: ‘NO DELAYS, NO ADD ONS’

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Latest federal budget bill would sell Oregon public lands, boost logging

The Guardian: India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon lawmakers pass $800 million bill for Portland MLB stadium

The Guardian: Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

The Oregonian: ‘Aggressive’ mountain goats prompt camping, boating warning in eastern Oregon

The Oregonian: Alder Springs fire in Jefferson County draws governor’s attention

The Oregonian: How an Oregon garden is saving butterflies and creating a wildlife ‘land bridge’ at 5,500 feet

KTLA: Violence in California prisons prompts contraband sweeps in 21 facilities

Courthouse News Service: California lawmaker pushes for audit of multibillion dollar water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court melts down opposition to Texas nuclear waste storage site

CBS News : How did Juneteenth get its name? Here's the story behind the holiday's title

KPIX: Berkeley passes EMBER proposal, creating strict fire safety regulations

KRCR: Siskiyou County man faces new charges in 3-year-old's death, assault case

KRCR: Redding police seize cocaine and dismantle illegal cannabis grow

KRON: Ex-boyfriend wanted after woman found unconscious in street from Berkeley brawl: PD

SF Gate: One of California's oddest missing person cases is getting stranger

SF Gate: This Washington county wants to charge unprepared hikers for rescues

East Bay Times: Evacuation warning lifted as crews continue to battle fire in Antioch

Marin Independent Journal: President Donald Trump hints at possibly withholding wildfire aid to California

The Guardian: Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry

The Guardian: SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

Tuesday, June 17

AP News: In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship

Buzz Feed: 35 Active And Retired US Soldiers Are Revealing Their Brutally Honest Thoughts On Trump's Parade

BBC: Trump's Iran dilemma exposes bitter split among Maga faithful

NBC News: Trump administration activates 2,000 additional military troops to Los Angeles