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Thursday, June 1, 2023

NY Times : An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs

Vox: A big El Niño is looming. Here’s what it means for our weather.

The Guardian: Nepali sherpa saves climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

The Oregonian: The lowest full moon of the year will rise this weekend

KQED: Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin to Lead New UC Berkeley Criminal Justice Program

The Oregonian: CEOs got smaller raises last year. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

Politico: Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance team up on bank CEO crackdown

The Guardian: Here’s proof fishing bans leave plenty to eat, says study of Mexico marine park

The Guardian: US air force general convicted of abusive sexual contact losing ranking on retiring

The Guardian: Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough

The Guardian: Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster

The Guardian: Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns

The Oregonian: Portland families frustrated by end-of-school year asbestos removal at local synagogue

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Eating more — or less — of 10 foods may cut risk of early death

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon, Washington sue companies that make firefighting foam

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Coastal Oregon communities grappling with rise in elk population

LA Times: Volunteer awarded $6.8 million after being mauled at animal shelter run by troubled L.A. agency

LA Times: Democratic lawmakers press Newsom to spend millions from health insurance fines

AP News: Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds

AP News: Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office

The Hill: In an aging world, we must invest in older adults’ mental health

The Hill: 5 children hospitalized after smoking vape pen at Chicago elementary school

LA Times: Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; Will it also poison them?

SFGate: Hawaii tourist follows GPS into harbor water. Again.

KRCR: Debt ceiling deal includes Manchin's controversial pipeline plan

SFGate: Shock, excitement as second wolverine in 101 years seen in California

SFGate: Fresno tech darling Bitwise Industries furloughs entire 900-worker staff

San Jose Mercury News: Martinez: Deputies find multi-pound meth shipment in car equipped with DEA tracking device, feds say

SF Chronicle: PG&E’s last pending criminal trial for California wildfires ends with $50 million settlement

East Bay Times: East Bay resident with drone leads police to Uber-riding Texas teen suspected in home invasion robbery

SF Chronicle: Oakland crime spree has residents and business owners on edge: ‘It's shocking a lot of people'

SF Chronicle: This rare baby ape was born in Oakland Zoo after parents bonded ‘for life’

SF Chronicle: Santa Rosa mother arrested after 1-year-old child overdoses on fentanyl

KTLA: Meta threatens to block news in California if journalism proposal passes

KRON: Fremont is the best place in the country to raise a family: study

Marin Independent Journal: Mill Valley developer seeks ‘builder’s remedy’ project in Fairfax

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

NPR: A 'natural death' may be preferable for many to enduring CPR

Daily Mail: Huge piles of waste that have turned the Himalayas into a gigantic rubbish dump are exposed in shocking video as climbers leave tonnes of trash behind

NBC News: What's in the Seaweed? Researchers Find ‘High Amounts' of Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Sargassum

Smithsonian Magazine: Skagit River: On This Disputed River, Progress May Mean a Return to the Past

The Atlantic: The Aspects of Manifestation We Shouldn’t Discount

Smithsonian Magazine: Scientists Discover Microbes That Could Revolutionize Plastic Recycling

Smithsonian Magazine: After 150 Years, Levi’s 501 Blue Jeans Are Still Kicking

NY Times : The New York Times Magazine Devotes an Issue to California

Washington Post: In this growing sport, full metal armor goes on. Real steel weapons come out. Then the gloves come off.

NY Times : The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive

The Guardian: Australian volcano near Antarctica captured on satellite spewing lava

Washington Post: A giant pile of logs is trapping millions of tons of carbon in Canada

NY Times : New Details in Debt Limit Deal: Where $136 Billion in Cuts Will Come From

The Guardian: Dangerous lab leaks happen far more often than the public is aware