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Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024

Seattle Times: Ballooning cost of salmon culverts could strain WA transportation budget

Seattle Times: Military testing reveals hundreds of drinking water wells contaminated with PFAS in WA

Las Vegas Sun: BLM aims to round up thousands of horses in Nevada

San Diego Union Tribune: Mexico’s Maya Train gets rolling through Yucatán Peninsula

AP News: Coal miners in North Dakota unearth a mammoth tusk buried for thousands of years

AP News: The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement

AP News: Canceled flights are piling up as Alaska and United are stuck without their grounded Boeing jets

AP News: A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in the relationship between India and the Maldives

NPR: Heavy snow pummels the Northeast as storms form in the South and Midwest

The Guardian: This article is more than 1 month old Cells of people living in greener areas age more slowly, research finds

The Guardian: Plants, birds, feral pigs: the invasive species that cost the US millions

The Guardian: Americans living in their cars are finding refuge in ‘safe parking lots’

NY Times: Marijuana Buyers From Texas Fuel a ‘Little Amsterdam’ in New Mexico

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