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Thursday, May 15

CBS Bay Area: FAA has used eBay, 3D printers to replace parts for aging systems, transportation secretary says

CBS Bay Area: Mysterious $10,000 treasure chest buried in San Francisco reportedly found

The Guardian: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for Gaza protest at US Senate hearing

The Guardian: NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned Israel in graduation speech

The Guardian: Supreme court wary of Trump’s bid to restrict US birthright citizenship

East Bay Times: Newsom blames California’s $12 billion budget shortfall on tariffs, Medi-Cal spending on immigrants

The Hill: 5 takeaways from birthright citizenship argument at Supreme Court

East Bay Times: Department of Homeland Security requests 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration crackdown

Marin Independent Journal: Newsom blames California’s $12 billion budget shortfall on tariffs, Medi-Cal spending on immigrants

SF Gate: ‘Everyone hates you’: California hotel blasted for privatizing beach

SF Gate: 'Miraculous': Missing Sierra camper found alive in cabin after 3 weeks

SF Gate: Shasta County meeting descends into profanities over new elections official

Tuesday, May 13

AP News: Trump’s $4.9 trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs

The Hill: GOP tax bill would add trillions to debt

SF Gate: How Steph Curry unknowingly gave a 10,000% boost to a Bay Area business

The Atlantic: The Myth of the Poverty Trap

The Atlantic: America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans

SF Gate: Adult entertainer becomes surprising hero for National Parks

KTLA: Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

KTLA: Judge resentences Menendez brothers to 50 years to life, giving a chance for parole

The Guardian: Four US climbers fell 400ft down a ravine. One climbed out to drive to a payphone

SF Gate: No sign of missing Sierra camper with electric bike after intensive search

The Guardian: Why are the Democrats greenlighting Trump’s crypto plans?

The Hill: Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, a Trump critic, says he was detained by CBP

Reuters: US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to 54%

Politico: Trump feels the heat from MAGA over ‘great gesture’ of a luxury jet from Qatar

Politico: House Republican tax cuts cost $3.7T, forecasters say

The Guardian: Toxic tofu? How plastic waste from the west fuels food factories in Indonesia

The Hill: DNC moves toward nullifying election of David Hogg, Malcolm Kenyatta as vice chairs

The Hill: House Republicans propose major reforms to SNAP

The Hill: Major social media platforms failing to meet ‘basic standards’ of safety for LGBTQ users: GLAAD

The Hill: House panel releases sweeping GOP tax bill

BBC: Rapper Tory Lanez stabbed 14 times in California prison attack

Courthouse News Service: Judge pauses Arizona mine construction, protecting Apache holy site for now

BBC: Trump's order on US drug prices: What's in it, and will it work?

Courthouse News Service: Judiciary officials cite threats against judges as they make case to Congress for more security funding

ABC News: US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs

OPB: Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

AP News: Nissan slashes 15% of its global work force as the Japan automaker sinks into losses

AP News: UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company lowers, then withdraws financial outlook for 2025

AP News: Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The Guardian: Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows

The Guardian: Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds

East Bay Times: San Jose woman held at gunpoint by cops sues Home Depot over ‘stolen’ rental truck

The Oregonian: Gas prices could hit $8 in this western state by late 2026, study warns

AP News: Avelo airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations

BBC: Toxic algae kills more than 200 marine species in Australia

BBC: How a concrete seawall split this Japanese island village

BBC: Smog making the mighty Himalayas harder and harder to see

AP News: House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers