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Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024

The Hill: DOJ filing says FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian officials

The Hill: Alito renews criticism of Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling in rejecting Missouri jury case

Oregon Public Broadcasting: US Supreme Court to hear Oregon case weighing how far cities can go to clear homeless camps

KRCR: Oregon ranks highest in fentanyl overdose increases nationwide, CDC data shows

KRCR: Plan to set fixed rates, based on income, for California utility bills faces pushback

Digg: Nearly Two Million Americans Are Using Kratom Yearly, But It's Banned In Multiple States

Reuters: US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death

Reuters: US Supreme Court won't hear challenge to rent stabilization laws

NY Times: More Wall Street Firms Are Flip-Flopping on Climate. Here’s Why.

NY Times: America's homes are shrinking: A 400-square-foot subdivision

NY Times: Opinion: Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet

The Hill: Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’

LA Times: Supreme Court turns down property rights challenge to rent control in New York and California

LA Times: How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems

East Bay Times: Nearly all Caltrans under-freeway lease spaces in Bay Area failed fire inspections

East Bay Times: A Northern California judge (in Humboldt) is under investigation for alleged antisemitism and ethical violations

SFGate: Santa Barbara Airport closes indefinitely as runways flood

The Guardian: John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court

The Guardian: New study reveals diet link to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in human body

CNBC: Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business

Washington Post: How to remotely access a computer and fix your family’s IT problems for free

Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024

KCRA: 3 dead in murder-suicide in Sacramento County , sheriff's office investigates

North Bay Biz Journal: Longtime Santa Rosa dining hall for those in need set to close as St. Vincent de Paul sells building

East Bay Times: Vallejo cop allegedly told ex-girlfriend he knew how to dispose of a body, would file a missing person’s report if she tried to hide

The Hill: Financial literacy classes growing in high schools, with middle school the next target

The Hill: Navalny died from ‘sudden death syndrome,’ the prison told his mother

The Hill: Michael Cohen suggests Trump’s mounting legal fees make him ‘thoroughly compromised’: ‘He is for sale’

LA Times: Thousands rail against Mexico’s president and ruling party in ‘march for democracy’

Digg: Forest Service Warns Of Budget Cuts Ahead Of A Risky Wildfire Season — What That Means For Safety

Modesto Bee: Plan to house 84 mentally ill people in Turlock stirs up neighbors, city officials

Modesto Bee: Environmental review begins for major warehouse project in Modesto. 1,000 jobs estimated.

The Guardian: ‘Soon it will be like a museum’: the last rosewater shop in Kashmir

The Guardian: Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution

The Guardian: The Body Shop’s fair trade suppliers left with ‘more than $1m’ of ingredients

NY Times : Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It?

Washington Post: Stress is driving teens’ drug use, new federal study suggests

AP News: Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

The Guardian: Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds

The Guardian: ‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals

BBC: 'Zombie Fires' burning at an alarming rate in Canada

BBC: Tel Aviv protesters call on Netanyahu to resign

The Guardian: Gang of alleged armed robbers in their 60s and 70s arrested in Italy

Smithsonian Magazine: These Women Were the Real Geniuses Behind the Iconic Tiffany Lamps

NPR: The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

The Guardian: Trump launches gold high top sneaker line a day after $350m court ruling

NPR: Millions of women are 'under-muscled'. These foods help build strength

KRCR: Local Fishermen Demand Improved Communication with Government Regarding Water Release.

The Oregonian: Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, remembered for business savvy and compassion, ‘zest for life’

Courthouse News Service: Still reeling from pandemic, Sacramento delta residents eye major land, water management deals

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Backers on a mission to bring commuter air service back to Newport on Oregon Coast