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Sunday, June 29

NY Times : A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real?

Indian Country Today: EPA grants were set to address health risks on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations, until the Trump administration cut them

Reuters: Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia's climate visas

Politico: Senate Republicans’ tax cuts cost projected to rise to $4.45T

AP News: Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

NBC News: Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages

Washington Post: DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions

NY Times : Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Sea Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log

OPB: ‘Wildfire Days’ is about fighting fire — in the wilderness and in life

OPB: Take a look inside Mount Hood’s hand-built Steiner cabins

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Microgrids a step closer to reality for Oregon communities

Reuters: Trump wins as Supreme Court curbs judges, but may yet lose on birthright citizenship

The Hill: Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives – and adds a new tax

The Oregonian: How a remote fishing lodge became a bucket list Oregon getaway

The Oregonian: Portland Electric wants to add solar to troubled wind farm instead of replacing turbines

BBC: The virtually abandoned Florida airport being turned into 'Alligator Alcatraz'

BBC: Venezuela's ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

The Hill: A new Texas law could have wider effect on how food products are made, experts suggest

The Hill: Opinion: Protecting small-town America: Why high-speed rail is the wrong track for the US

The Hill: Trump’s Energy Department is making federal buildings less accessible again

The Guardian: Who is in charge at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

BBC: Netanyahu hopes for boost from Iran conflict - but do Israelis still trust him?

BBC: Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says

The Guardian: Elon Musk calls Trump’s big bill ‘utterly insane and destructive’ as Senate debates

The Guardian: Revealed: spies for hire used ‘Big Brother’ tactics on Scottish salmon farm activists

AP News: In words and photos, rural Alaska residents reflect on their village’s sustainable practices

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit takes up challenge against California restrictions on open carry of firearms

The Guardian: US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers

Courthouse News Service: Feds must decide on protections for Chinook salmon

The Guardian: ‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

AP News: What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling

AP News: Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to five foundations

CBS San Diego: Governor Newsom signs budget, CEQA reform bill due Monday

CBS San Diego: California court ruling makes holding a phone while driving illegal

ap: Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court upholds phone and internet funding program for rural communities

SF Gate: Woman dies after fall from cliff near Devil's Slide

SF Gate: This tattooed DJ packed a San Francisco venue with toddlers

KTLA: Son of U.S. soldier born on Army base in Germany deported to Jamaica

KTLA: Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans ‘the enemies of peace’

CBS News LA: Hundreds take part in "ICE Out of LA" caravan through Los Angeles streets

CBS News LA: Lake Fire burns at "dangerous rate of spread" in San Bernardino County, prompting evacuation orders

Courthouse News Service: Judge rules DOGE can access personal data despite invasion of privacy claims

Courthouse News Service: Mistrial for Carlos Dominguez in Davis stabbings case

CBS News : Bay Area food banks warn Trump's "big, beautiful bill" would slash federal SNAP funding

CBS News : Senate advances Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in narrow vote

KRON: SFPD arrest nearly 100 people in one-day fugitive enforcement crackdown

KRON: Target testing digital shelf-unlocking tech for shoppers

San Jose Mercury News: Despite $12 billion state budget shortfall, Newsom and California Dems defer major spending cuts

San Jose Mercury News: Lake Tahoe boating tragedy: Two survivors wore life jackets