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Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

LA Times: Ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Republicans campaign on security at the border — with Canada

LA Times: Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall

The Oregonian: A 12-foot-long Vancouver sinkhole swallowed their Jeep. Here’s how they survived

BBC: Chiapas violence: Hundreds flee cartel battles in southern Mexico

Marin Independent Journal: Marin hike: A moderate hike on Mt. Tam with classic sites, terrific views

SFGate: This Calif. pot company was once valued at $1.6 billion. Now it's worthless.

LA Times: Rain soaks L.A. but shocks San Diego as deluge leads to hundreds of rescues amid flooding

KTLA: Suspect in killing of 8 people in Chicago fatally shot himself, police say

KTLA: Authorities warn of used car scam sweeping California

KRCR: Shasta County supervisor pushes for concealed carry in county buildings, California's first

KTLA: Blast injures fire captain battling debris fire at Los Angeles encampment

KRCR: Hostage situation ends in officer-involved shooting in Eureka, police say

KRCR: Hatchet-wielding transient arrested for brutal Weaverville home invasion and assault

East Bay Times: 5 luxe California hotels have added pickleball to their resort menus

SF Chronicle: 3 takeaways from the California Senate debate

SFGate: 21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began

Denver Post: Colorado residents face exploratory uranium drilling “right in the front yard of the community”

East Bay Times: Will $20 minimum wage crush fast food in California?

East Bay Times: Cal State faculty members announce tentative deal, end strike

SF Chronicle: Former California firefighter started wildfires, planted bombs on highway, police say

San Diego Union Tribune: ICYMI: San Diego goes big on microgrids

San Diego Union Tribune: Widespread flooding from rare, explosive rain event prompts dozens of rescues, destroys homes, snarls travel

SFGate: 'Torrential rain' floods San Diego, water covers portion of I-5

SFGate: California drivers are on their own with this new parking law

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024

Smithsonian Magazine: The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2024

Smithsonian Magazine: Field Museum Covers Native American Displays to Comply With New Regulations

The Guardian: Nasa finally unlocks $1bn canister of asteroid dust

NPR: How One Man In A Canoe Found Beauty In The Troubled Salton Sea

NPR: Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY

BBC: Nearly 90 dead after fierce winter storms strike US; 19 from Oregon

BBC: Amateur wins PGA Tour event for first time since Phil Mickelson in 1991

The Guardian: Tara VanDerveer sets college basketball record with 1,203rd coaching win

The Guardian: Four of six aboard private ambulance jet survive crash in Afghanistan

The Guardian: ‘Burn, beetle, burn’: South Dakotans torch an effigy of destructive pine beetle

The Hill: Geomagnetic storm watch issued; northern lights could come to these states

The Hill: DeSantis drops out of GOP primary, endorses Trump for 2024

Washington Post: Gen Z is bringing back the part-time job

Washington Post: Most states could see earthquake damage in the next century. See those at most risk.

KOMO: 'Fake Xanax' tied to rise in overdoses and deaths across US

Seattle Times: Do redwood trees have a place in the future of WA’s forests? They’re already here

AP News: Good girl! Officer enlists Michigan man’s hero dog to help rescue him from icy lake

KPTV: ‘If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry’: Wash. Co. woman says 10 trees fell on her house

BBC: Watch: Explosives used to clear California rockslide

The Guardian: Revealed: far-right figures try to create Christian nationalist ‘haven’ in Kentucky

BBC: Jerusalem: Armenian Christians fight controversial land deal

The Guardian: ‘I’ve made friends for life’: Rising number of travellers find going solo is the ticket to happiness

AP News: Judge orders release of ‘Newburgh Four’ defendant and blasts FBI’s role in terror sting

Courthouse News Service: Federal, state environmental regulations clash in California locomotive case

The Guardian: Gravesites from former Black cemetery discovered at Florida air force base

AP News: Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution