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Sunday, May 21, 2023

Politico: Opinion: America’s Poverty Is Built by Design

The Hill: World’s worst air quality: This US city ranked in the top 5

BBC: Greece recovers hundreds of stolen artifacts

BBC: Watch what school in an empty shopping mall looks like

The Hill: NAACP issues travel warning in Florida: the state ‘has become hostile to Black Americans’

The Hill: Biden says he thinks he has authority to use 14th Amendment on debt ceiling

The Guardian: FBI broke own rules in January 6 and BLM intelligence search, court finds

The Guardian: Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed seven arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

The Guardian: ‘The impact we have is vast’: scientists look to clean up Antarctica

The Guardian: How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’

The Guardian: Trans girl denied graduation ceremony after US school’s dress-code ruling

KRON: Don’t fall for it! Virginia jewelry store warns against an exchange scam

Orange Co. Register: Dead & Company kick off farewell tour with a soaring show at the Kia Forum

KTLA: Video shows jumper parachute off Santa Ana apartment complex

KTLA: Video shows man brutally beaten by a mob of bicyclists in downtown Los Angeles

KTLA: Locals upset over LAPD’s ‘No Stopping’ signs ahead of Highland Park lowrider cruise

Press Democrat: Teachers demand action after violent melee at Santa Rosa middle school

Press Democrat: Farmworkers march to site of posh Healdsburg wine event to demand hazard pay

Press Democrat: Boyes Hot Springs robbery attempt injures homeowner, suspects arrested

East Bay Times: Three years later, Bay Area home prices 28% higher than at start of pandemic

East Bay Times: Map: People drowned or swept away in California rivers, spring 2023

East Bay Times: The battle over invasive bullfrogs, as the state considers restrictions

SF Chronicle: Forced to submit diversity statement, professor sues UC over ‘compelled speech’

SF Chronicle: ‘Historical moment’ for California surf schools in wake of shake-up at one Bay Area beach

SF Chronicle: 2 dead after small, Hawaii-bound plane crashes near Half Moon Bay

SFGate: A mystery buyer just purchased entire California ghost town Eagle Mountain for $22.5M

SFGate: Sonoma sheriff: 'My wife was involved in DUI crash' in which car hit a residence

KRCR: North Coast tribes celebrate 20th annual Salmon Run

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Fox Spokane: Alaska court reconsiders 135-year sentence given to youngest girl ever convicted of murder in Alaska

NBC Bay Area: 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake in Far Pacific Creates Small Tsunami Threat for Vanuatu, Other Islands

Outside Online: There Was a Summit Bonanza on Mount Everest This Week

Outside Online: On the Hunt for America’s Forgotten Apples

Smithsonian Magazine: The Pioneering Project Paying for Ghost Fishing Gear

Smithsonian Magazine: Five Men Convicted in $100 Million Jewel Heist That Rocked Germany

Washington Post: Opinion: Millions flowed to Biden family members. Don’t pretend it doesn’t matter.

Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon Senate walkout continues as 6 more Republicans banned from re-election

Salem Statesman Journal: At least 7 dead in crash on I-5 south of Salem

CBS News : Most of America's fastest-growing cities are in the South

Yahoo News: As Crisis Grows, All of New York’s Migrant Plans Are Met With Outrage

Action News Shasta: Feinstein’s office confirms broader health complications, contradicting senator’s denial

Action News Shasta: Traffic stop leads to enough fentanyl to kill twice the population of Butte County

Politico: Pence's prepared speech lifted words directly from Trump

Politico: University of California considers hiring undocumented students despite federal ban

The Hill: Abbott confirms first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado

NPR: Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

NPR: U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge

AP News: TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

AP News: More than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael police: Caregiver raped patient at seniors’ home

Marin Independent Journal: Novato landslide repairs to cost $10M, continue through summer