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Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

East Bay Times: A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking

KRON: 15-year-old arrested in fatal San Jose hit and run that killed pregnant mother and her child

KRON: Hawaii-bound United plane returns to SFO due to woman going into labor

East Bay Times: Biden’s new executive order on AI expected to boost Silicon Valley

SF Chronicle: Exclusive: Crackdown on S.F. drug markets brings surging arrests, deportations

East Bay Times: In Alameda County’s busiest week in eviction court history, tenants must pay up, or move out

East Bay Times: In California, students with unstable home environments most likely to be sent home from school, new study shows

East Bay Times: Oakland loses contract dispute with developer in latest battle over coal

SF Chronicle: At least one child eats cannabis-infused candy from Bay Area school event

SF Chronicle: This map reveals who owns every property in California

Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Cascades, Western states losing glaciers, new analysis finds

NY Times : A Hazy Issue for Couples: One Smokes (Pot), the Other Doesn’t

NY Times : TikTok’s Finest Lobsterman

Politico: AI has arrived in your doctor’s office. Washington doesn’t know what to do about it.

AP News: Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Florida street with hundreds of people nearby

Grist: Western states opposed tribes’ access to the Colorado River 70 years ago. History is repeating itself.

CNN: What are intrusive thoughts? Experts weigh in on a commonly misunderstood mental health term

Fox News: Pro-Palestinian protesters scale part of Brooklyn Bridge, force shutdown of iconic NYC artery

Fortune: Nevada’s syphilis rate skyrockets 44% after debt ceiling deal suddenly slashes STD prevention budget

Fortune: The ‘great wealth transfer’ isn’t $72 trillion but $129 trillion, BofA says—and the government gave most of it to baby boomers

CNBC: Use this hidden Google feature to detect and delete your personal information in search

The Guardian: The modern-day gold diggers of California: ‘It doesn’t take much to catch the fever’

The Guardian: The more choice we have, the more anxious we become

NY Times: Obama’s Presidential Center Is Rising, Finally, in Chicago

NY Times: From Smugglers and TikTok, Migrants Get a Message: Go to New York

The Guardian: Sedition Hunters: how ordinary Americans helped track down the Capitol rioters

Washington Post: Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help

NY Times: Maine Sheriff Says He Sent Statewide Alert About Gunman Last Month

NY Times: Israel’s Hidden Victims, Arab Bedouins, Were Attacked by Hamas Too

The Guardian: Sharp rise in bear attacks in Japan as they struggle to find food

KPTV: Family on Willamette River says homeless boaters causing problems

KPTV: Man accused of planning violent attack in Deschutes Co. arraigned on 26 charges

KOMO : Canadian fishermen rescue man lost at sea for 13 days off Vancouver Island coast

KOMO : Bellevue police launch international search for drunk driving suspect who fled to China after fatal crash

KOMO : Americans to spend $700 million on pet Halloween costumes, safety tips you should know

Washington Post: Two ‘pristine’ deep-water reefs in Galápagos discovered

Washington Post: Medicare expands options for mental health care

AP News: In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred

Politico: Russia’s Slaughter of Indigenous People in Alaska Tells Us Something Important About Ukraine

Pro Publica: Why OSHA Doesn’t Investigate All Dairy Farm Deaths

Politico: Elon Musk says Starlink will support connectivity to aid organizations in Gaza

Politico: Maine police were alerted weeks ago about shooter’s threats

The Hill: Will El Niño bring a wet or dry winter? For much of the US West, it’s a coin flip

The Hill: Conservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson

NPR: Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in his New York civil fraud trial

NPR: New details emerge about the Hamas-led attackers who massacred Israelis

The Guardian: Ukraine look to Las Vegas as model for ousting Russians from gambling sector

BBC: Hurricane Otis: Mexico troops tackle looting in devastated Acapulco

BBC: Donald Trump and children to testify in fraud case

BBC: Israel has no plan for Gaza after war ends, experts warn