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Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023

The Hill: Women bear the brunt of financial stress in the US economy, study says

KRCR: Panda-monium! Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to United States

KRON: Want to see Horsetail Falls? You will need a reservation for Yosemite National Park

KCRA: After death of 3 cows, the CDC warns of an invasive tick species spreading across the US

KCRA: 2023 will likely be Earth's hottest year on record, NOAA report says

KRCR: CPUC vote on PG&E rate hike proposal scheduled for Thursday

KRCR: Historic Nash Ranch pioneers sustainable farming with innovative eco-friendly green tractor tires

KRCR: Shasta County officially launches 'Stop Fountain Wind' media campaign

KRCR: Romanian men sentenced to over 11 years for international ATM fraud operation in Butte County

SFGate: Gene therapy for sickle cell and thalassemia gets approval in the UK, a world first

Cal Matters: CA hospitals close labor wards, limiting maternity care

SF Chronicle: UC President announces efforts to combat rising racism amid Israel-Hamas war tensions

SFGate: Santa Cruz cannabis business owner arrested after trying to prevent burglary

Marin Independent Journal: Marin Planning Commission advances short-term rental ordinance

Baltimore Sun: A Baltimore paperboy collected an Orioles Babe Ruth baseball card in 1914. Soon, it will be auctioned for millions.

ABC News: Plane forced to return to JFK Airport after horse on board gets loose

Press Democrat: Healdsburg mayor to announce run for Jim Wood’s Assembly seat

Marin Independent Journal: High-stakes poker player, crypto whiz pitch tribes on California sports betting plan

Marin Independent Journal: Tam high school district OKs $517M bond issue for March ballot

KRON: Burglars crash vehicle into Oakland Trader Joe’s store: police

SFGate: Rural SoCal town reportedly terrorized by packs of stray dogs

SFGate: San Francisco tech investment firm fires co-founder for anti-Palestinian posts

SFGate: Calif. pot company collaborates with No. 1 restaurant in the world

SF Chronicle: He thought he’d won big on love and crypto. Instead, he was ‘pig butchered’ for $260K

SF Chronicle: A human blockade and a punch to the face: APEC protest turns violent in downtown S.F.

SF Chronicle: Massive Northern California retail theft bust nets $350,000 in stolen goods

Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023

Jerusalem Post: WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital

News Express: Alaska city issues 'snow emergency' after two days of snowfall as four die in blizzard

Market Watch: Moody’s cuts outlook on U.S. credit rating to negative from stable

BBC: Man grabs Greta Thunberg's microphone after pro-Palestinian chants at climate rally

Business Insider: Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings

Washington Post: Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream

LA Times: The price of olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees in the Mediterranean

NPR: Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here's why

Politico: DEFENSE 5 killed as U.S. military aircraft crashes into Mediterranean

NY Times: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low

Gizmodo: Hiker Rescued After Following Google Maps On a 'Dangerous,' Non-Existent Trail

NY Times: The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land for the Common Good

NY Times: Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China

NY Times: Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African.

NY Times: Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

The Guardian: ‘Why did I get it?’: Australian research into early onset Parkinson’s hopes to give patients answers

Washington Post: Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm

The Guardian: EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature

The Guardian: The death of Jezebel is the end of an era of feminism. We’re worse off without it

Washington Post: Acorn by acorn, volunteers gather seeds to help save forests

The Guardian: Across the globe, compassion for migrants has given way to cruel, performative politics

BBC: Fentanyl-laced envelopes sent to US election officials

Seattle Times: The Pacific Northwest trees shaped by generations of people

BBC: Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concerns