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Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023

NY Times : Venezuelan Migrants Could Soon Create New York’s First ‘Little Caracas’

NY Times : ‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

NPR: Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories

Washington Post: Companies made big climate pledges. Now they are balking on delivering.

NY Times : At Core of Purdue Pharma Case: Who Can Get Immunity in Settlements?

NPR: Some doctors are ditching the scale, saying focusing on weight drives misdiagnoses

NPR: Liz Cheney is back and unloading on the current leaders of her ancestral GOP

The Guardian: Can Spinal Tap sequel live up to film’s ludicrous legend, 40 years on?

Washington Post: Your hair care routine might carry health risks, this study says

AP News: Henry Kissinger’s unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

CNN: Strong atmospheric rivers are expected to wallop the Northwest with heavy rain and snow

The Hill: Suspect arrested in connection with four deaths in Los Angeles County

The Hill: Opinion: Congress can help make housing affordable — it just has to act

Politico: Pentagon: US arms industry struggling to keep up with China

The Guardian: US House close to vote on Biden impeachment inquiry, speaker says

Politico: Search warrant provides new details of rape accusation against Florida Republican Party chair

The Guardian: Why are so many of us addicted to drama?

The Guardian: ‘Justice being served’: ex-soldier’s extradition signals hope for reckoning of Pinochet-era crimes

The Guardian: Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

The Guardian: Bombing of Catholic mass in southern Philippines leaves four dead

BBC: Bankruptcy 'opportunity' after U.S. student loan crisis

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Why solar-powered canoes could be good for the future of the Amazon rainforest

Courthouse News Service: Young guns: High school target-shooting league aims for 100,000 members

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court reviews Sacklers’ $6 billion exchange for opioid crisis immunity

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Beyond settler history: New book explores the story of Willamette Valley’s Indigenous tribes

Courthouse News Service: California staring at $58 billion shortfall in next two years

Courthouse News Service: US prison deaths soared in 2020, new study finds

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Razor clam harvesting now open on Oregon’s central coast

The Oregonian: Despite tribal objections, work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project

AP News: Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

San Diego Union Tribune: Mexico’s minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day

AP News: Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions

KRCR: Christmas tree syndrome could trigger your allergies or asthma

LA Times: Proposal for new water district sparks fear of Northern California ‘water grab’

LA Times: Blue Shield of California customer data stolen in cyberattack

LA Times: Drake bought a fantastical, forgotten amusement park made by famous artists. It’s opening in L.A. this winter

LA Times: ‘It’s hard to stomach’: These shelters are euthanizing more dogs despite promises to save them

KTLA: Here’s where to find California’s oldest general store

KTLA: 2 California cities among top 10 most expensive in the world, new data shows

KTLA: Authorities apprehend suspect in homeless murders; suspect linked to other homicide

SF Chronicle: California officials warn of potentially low water supplies next year

East Bay Times: New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months

East Bay Times: Top California politicians are condemning video of Oakland council meeting on Gaza. Is it fair?

Press Democrat: Woodworkers show their craft at Museum of Sonoma County show in Santa Rosa

Press Democrat: 250,000 birds to be killed at 2 Petaluma poultry farms after avian flu detected

SF Chronicle: Some of the Bay Area’s best jams come from this under-the-radar maker

SF Chronicle: 3 teens arrested, ‘ghost gun’ recovered in Santa Rosa — police blame gang violence

SF Chronicle: ‘Highly pathogenic’ avian flu confirmed in North Bay — 250,000 birds reported euthanized

SFGate: 'Skies were mostly clear': Northern lights captured near Las Vegas

SF Chronicle: Photo: Ultra-rare animal spotted at Point Reyes National Seashore