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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Pro Publica: Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

Pro Publica: Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment

The Guardian: EU states refusing to host migrants may have to pay up to €20,000 a head

The Guardian: Singapore bids farewell to horse racing to free up land for housing

The Guardian: Meta taskforce to combat trade of child sex abuse materials after damning report

LA Times: California leads U.S. in dog attacks on mail carriers as number of bites rises

The Guardian: ‘Only 11 other people have completed it’: cycling the 7,600km European Divide

The Guardian: Barbados fights Big Sugar for the survival of its people

The Guardian: ‘Forever chemicals’ exposure can lead to low birth weight and obesity in later life

KTLA: Singer, model tried to traffic more than 200 pounds of cocaine in SUV, Sheriff’s Office says

AP News: DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border

LA Times: ‘Hidden’ no more: Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu beach

Courthouse News Service: Nevada legislature balks on A’s stadium

Courthouse News Service: California lawmakers eye new trims to judicial process to sidestep environmental red tape

AP News: Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications

AP News: Authorities to reveal results of investigation into how Colorado’s worst wildfire started

AP News: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths

AP News: Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions

KTLA: Orange-toothed invasive rodents found in California

KTLA: Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition

Marin Independent Journal: Mill Valley to install train engine at City Hall

KCRA: In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco

KCRA: WATCH: Timelapse video shows smoke from Canada wildfires roll into New York City

KCRA: 2023 Pony Express commemorative re-ride begins in Sacramento

East Bay Times: How often are sharks near surfers, swimmers? Study ‘shocks’ California researchers

KRCR: Beach state park in Maine welcomes second K-9 lifeguard

KRCR: Eureka cold case solved, homicide victim identified after 25 years

KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt removes some motels as "bridge housing" options for students

KSRO: Missing Lake County Man Found Dead In LA County

KSRO: Property Owner Gets Legal Fees Covered Over Fight With Skunk Train

San Jose Mercury News: Unpopular California: 11% fewer Americans moved to the state over 5 years

San Jose Mercury News: He’s 14, just graduated Santa Clara University and about to join SpaceX

San Jose Mercury News: Biden, DeSantis to visit Northern California June 19 in political cosmic collision

SFGate: Bald eagle crashes into window at Bay Area home

SF Chronicle: S.F.’s hotel pain could spread as more than 30 owners face mortgage deadlines

SF Chronicle: State gives Los Altos Hills the thumbs up on housing plan. YIMBYs give it two thumbs down

SF Chronicle: Owner of two of SF's largest hotels has stopped mortgage payments and plans to give them up

SF Chronicle: Another aborted landing at SFO sparks outrage between controller, pilot

SFGate: Genentech to close plant near Sacramento following Bay Area layoffs

SFGate: Inside one of the Bay Area’s last 1960s-style communes, Struggle Mountain

SFGate: Reddit announces plan to lay off 90 workers as subreddits plan mass protest

KRON: Disneyland offers ticket deal for California residents

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Smithsonian Magazine: What Did the Ancient Romans Smell Like? Maybe Patchouli

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes

Oregon Public Broadcasting: US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strike

NY Times: As Older TikTok Creators Flourish, Brands Are Signing Them Up

Washington Post: NYC tells vulnerable residents to mask up as wildfire smoke engulfs city

Washington Post: How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever’ chemicals?

Washington Post: Russia and Ukraine trade blame for destruction of Kakhovka dam, power plant