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Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023

Washington Post: How deeply did prescription opioid pills flood your county? See here.

Washington Post: Overdoses soared even as prescription pain pills plunged

Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023

NY Times: Precious Wire Draws Jewelers Into Its Coils

The Atlantic: A Knockout Technique for Achieving More Happiness

The Atlantic: Xi Jinping Is Done With the Established World Order

Courthouse News Service: Wind power development grinds to a halt in UK

Courthouse News Service: Amid budget battle in Congress, watchdog agency projects drastic debt growth

Courthouse News Service: Exercise-induced hormone could treat Alzheimer’s, study says

The Hill: Spanish soccer president resigns after unwanted kiss

NY Times: Families Cut Adrift by Concrete Crisis in U.K. Schools

East Bay Times: Photos: Unusual Woodside home shaped by giant redwood water barrels listed for $5.3 million

East Bay Times: $7 million project begins to rebuild historic Northern California wharf wrecked in huge winter storms

New Republic: The Cost of Childcare Is About to Explode

The Guardian: Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper

The Guardian: She kills to be kind: the mastermind ecologist eliminating invasive predators

Reuters: Alaska sues US government to contest Tongass forest protections

Yahoo News: NYC mayor announces cuts as high as 15% for all agencies amid ballooning migrant costs

Politico: Extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part

Washington Post: Extreme heat is forcing America’s farmers to go nocturnal

Washington Post: He was Mormon royalty. Now his lawsuit against the church is a rallying cry.

Washington Post: Everyone is setting boundaries. Do they even know what it means?

Politico: ‘We would’ve done everything differently’: Newsom reflects on Covid approach

TechRadar: Where is all your health data going? The Google and Fitbit scandal explained

NY Times: America’s Fire Spotters Aren’t Ready to Fade Away Just Yet

NY Times: In Detroit, a Tiny Home Generates a Big Controversy

The Hill: Colorado secretary of state calls Trump a ‘liar,’ vows to see ballot lawsuit through

The Hill: Gunmen open fire at border crossing into north Mexico wounding several, including Americans

NPR: Chile coup 50 years later: The U.S. role and its unintended consequences

The Hill: Gun rights group sues New Mexico over order banning guns in public in Albuquerque

Indian Country Today: The Wrap: Native communities receive millions for water projects

NPR: Pop-up units spring up after Maui fire disaster, giving families a place to call home

NPR: A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 people

The Guardian: Giant leap for women: early ‘lady’ astronomers have asteroids named in their honour

Pro Publica: He Fled a Traffic Stop in Louisiana. Now He’s in Prison for Life.

The Guardian: Hawaii fires: number of missing drops from hundreds to 66 amid recovery

National Geographic: As Amsterdam bows out, what will be the new capital of cannabis tourism?

The Guardian: US climate scientist risks felony by chaining herself to pipeline drill

The Guardian: ‘Help me’: fans watching bear camera help save Alaska hiker’s life

The Guardian: ‘Wife, children, best friend all gone’: Diaries reveal Steinbeck’s darkest year

The Guardian: Morocco earthquake: mourning begins as rescue continues with death toll over 2,000

BBC: Pilots capture rare weather phenomenon from cockpit

BBC: US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York

BBC: Rescuers struggle to reach mountain regions after Morocco quake

KPTV: 3 Oregon locations among list of 25 best hiking cities

KPTV: 100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth

KOMO : Washington state deploys artificial intelligence cameras to detect and combat wildfires

The Oregonian: Kroger, Albertsons have buyer for 49-plus Oregon stores if merger approved

The Oregonian: Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans

The Oregonian: Does the biggest fire in decades in Bull Run threaten Portland’s drinking water source?

AP News: Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week