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Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

The Guardian: Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson

The Guardian: Video captures whale body-slamming wingfoiler at Sydney beach

The Guardian: Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts

LA Times: Driver arrested after dragging bicyclist nearly a mile in grisly hit-and-run, LAPD says

AP News: Hurricane Otis caused 27 confirmed deaths and left 4 missing, Mexican authorities report

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Southern Oregon county sees drop in illegal water use for cannabis growth, state official says

Fresno Bee: Mother and son found guilty in Fresno County of kidnap, torture of 13-year-old Clovis girl

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Homelessness advocates sue city of Eugene over constitutionality of park rules

LA Times: Stretch of the Central California coast is about to be designated a marine sanctuary. What does that mean?

LA Times: U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate tipping points. California is nearing several

KTLA: California cities ranked among the least safe nationwide, study says

KTLA: LOCAL NEWS Canyon in Malibu closed after mountain lion tries to attack dog, injures hiker

AP News: Maine towns are locked down and search is on for shooter who killed at least 16 people and escaped

AP News: Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers

AP News: Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail

KRON: California sues Meta for harming children’s mental health

KRCR: How Freeze Warning affects local farmers in Humboldt County

KRCR: Siskiyou Sheriff's lieutenant uncovers 4,400 pounds of illegal cannabis in LA dispensary-bound box truck

Press Democrat: A new crystal shop just opened in Cloverdale

San Jose Mercury News: Richmond becomes first U.S. city to declare support for Palestinians amid Israel-Hamas war

Marin Independent Journal: https://www.marinij.com/2023/10/24/california-begins-urgent-salmon-rescue-effort/

Marin Independent Journal: Marin supervisors allot $622K for emergency Bolinas housing

SF Chronicle: Bay Area man accused of sexually assaulting minor while working as food delivery driver

SFGate: New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

SFGate: What to know about automatic speeding tickets coming to parts of the Bay Area

SFGate: Hurricane Otis brings nightmare scenario to Acapulco

SFGate: Austin producing 10 times as much housing as San Francisco, analysis shows

SF Chronicle: UC Berkeley students walk out of class, call for cease-fire in Gaza

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

The Guardian: ‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds

Politico: Weed wins galvanize Capitol Hill’s anti-cannabis club

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023

The Guardian: Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assault

Politico: ‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says

Yahoo News: California governor Newsom to visit China next week to discuss climate action

NPR: A new study points to a key window of opportunity to save Greenland's ice sheet

NPR: Leonard Allan Cure, freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop

CNN: Gaza conflict spills into the West Bank as settler attacks and clashes leave dozens of Palestinians dead

CNN: Pfizer more than doubles price of lifesaving Covid-19 medication Paxlovid

The Guardian: Giant tortoise named Frank the Tank seeks new home for next 100 years

The Guardian: ‘I got to know the wolf’: how Spain’s shepherds are learning to live with their old enemy

CBS News : Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongly imprisoned for 36 years

KCRA: El Dorado County principal accused of cybercrimes against children, DA’s office says

KOMO: Anti-Jewish hate crimes on the rise, FBI data records highest numbers in decades

NY Times : Why You Don’t Need to Rake Leaves

Washington Post: Overtalking may signal a mental health condition

EPA: EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution 

The Guardian: Flame retardant pollution threatens wildlife on all continents, research finds

The Guardian: From ferret electricians to landmine-sniffing rats – meet the extraordinary animals that work for a living

NY Times : In California, Safe Parking Lots Offer a Haven for the ‘Mobile Homeless’

NY Times : Covid Cases Drop in California, but Experts Warn of a Winter Surge

NY Times : How 100,000 Apartments in New York City Disappeared