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Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023

The Guardian: Lost ‘holy grail’ film of life in Brazil’s Amazon 100 years ago resurfaces

Washington Post: Biden border plan faces breakdown amid record influx of families

Washington Post: The rush to map underground fungi networks before they’re gone

Washington Post: ‘Freak of nature’ cedar tree in B.C. is the find of a lifetime for forest explorer

The Guardian: Off-duty US air force officer saves fallen climber on Yosemite’s Half Dome

The Guardian: Feeding seaweed to cows can cut methane emissions, says Swedish report

The Oregonian: Photos: Architect Robert Oshatz’s 5 new vertical homes are rising near Portland’s Forest Park

The Guardian: Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right

The Guardian: ‘I’ve lived many lifetimes’: surfer Owen Wright’s remarkable journey from brain injury to Olympic glory

The Oregonian: Homemade explosive device detonates in McMinnville, sends shrapnel flying

The Oregonian: Drone maker Insitu lays off more workers in Columbia River Gorge

KPTV: 4 Chicago officers among 9 injured in crash while pursuing shooting suspects

KPTV: Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish

The Oregonian: Portland needs affordable housing. Churches have unused land. It’s a match made in heaven

The Guardian: ‘Fires everywhere’: the Australian firefighters on the frontline of the new global Flame Age

The Atlantic: The Standard Advice for Concussions Is Wrong

The Guardian: Shot 14 times, no charges for police: family’s grief over death of Cop City activist

The Hill: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran say Israel has only itself to blame for Hamas attacks

The Guardian: Israel-Hamas war live: ‘hundreds of terrorists’ killed, says Israel, as fighting continues in south of country and Gaza

AP News: Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in New Jersey

AP News: Smith & Wesson celebrates new headquarters opening in gun-friendly Tennessee

LA Times: New California law takes a step toward single-payer healthcare

AP News: The Marines are moving gradually and sometimes reluctantly to integrate women and men in boot camp

LA Times: More than $300 million in unnecessary COVID-19 testing could land Glendale lab owner in prison for 20 years

NBC News: 23andMe user data stolen, targeting Ashkenazi Jewish users

NBC Bay Area: American tourist arrested for smashing ancient ‘idolatrous' Roman statues at Israel museum

NBC Bay Area: California Gov. Newsom signs several laws, including a ban on certain chemicals in food and drinks

LA Times: Newsom signs bill to make California first state in nation to ban “toxic” food additives

LA Times: ‘CannaJefas’ and ‘MotaMamis’ find community at the Latinas in Cannabis Summit

BBC: How did Israeli intelligence fail to stop major attack from Gaza?

BBC: Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations

BBC: Afghanistan earthquake: Hundreds dead in powerful quake yesterday

LA Times: Israel and Hamas continue to battle, with at least 600 dead and warnings of a long war

AP News: American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing

AP News: An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It’s a glimpse of future tech

AP News: Yesterday's earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

KCRA: Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says

KCRA: Adaptive athletes take to the trails at Northstar mountain biking event

KTLA: 11-year-old arrested for armed robbery in Santa Monica

KTLA: 2 killed, 3 hospitalized in Inglewood shooting

San Jose Mercury News: Bruce Springsteen announces SF makeup dates for scuttled tour

San Jose Mercury News: Transportation authority clears way for 200 tiny home shelters in North San Jose after push by mayor

Marin Independent Journal: Documentary details Marin attorney’s life as a fugitive after being wrongly accused in San Quentin massacre

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael city attorney: Let homeless camp at Marin Civic Center

East Bay Times: A fix for California’s teacher shortage? Pull back the retirees who’ve already left

KRCR: City of Redding invites community input for riverfront development plan in a series of meetings

KTVU: Flight from SFO to Tel Aviv turns around mid-flight

SF Chronicle: Pelosi to attend S.F. Israeli gathering Sunday — Palestinian supporters plan separate rally

SF Chronicle: Newsom vetoes bill to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

Politico: Inside the power struggle between California politicians and judges on homelessness


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