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Tuesday, July 22

The Hill: Tennessee Republican resigns from House

Reuters: How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus?

Reuters: US Justice Dept. asks Epstein associate Maxwell to speak to prosecutors

NPR: Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he's witnessing firsthand

NPR: New book 'Together in Manzanar' reveals life inside WWII Japanese internment camp

AP News: Budget office says Trump’s tax law will add $3.4 trillion to deficits, leave 10 million uninsured

NBC News: Coca-Cola will launch version with U.S. cane sugar after Trump push

San Diego Union Tribune: What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.

NPR: Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

NBC News: About 5 million swimming pools recalled after deaths of 9 children since 2007

CBS News LA: LA Tesla Diner and supercharger opens in Hollywood

CBS News : 700 Marines to withdraw from L.A., Pentagon says

East Bay Times: The most unusual cruise ship in the Bay Area? It’s a yacht in Oakland connected to a U.S. president, Elvis and drug smuggling

CBS Bay Area: Labor Department looking to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules changes and repeals

KQED: Bay Area Leaders Express Outrage at ‘Unacceptable’ Conditions in Gaza

KQED: The Trump Regime Targets California’s Sanctuary Status at the Expense of the American Creed

Marin Independent Journal: Marin boy killed, 3 teens hospitalized in alleged DUI

East Bay Times: ‘Raising a family is not easy here’: In-N-Out Burger’s owner talks about moving from California to Tennessee

SF Gate: 37 peacocks reported missing from historic California hotel

SF Gate: In the blink of an eye, California turns on In-N-Out's CEO

SF Gate: Man drowns in waters off San Francisco Monday night

SF Gate: Mountain lion attacks 4-year-old at Olympic National Park

KRCR: Inmate escapee captured hours after walking away from Pelican Bay State Prison

KRCR: Skydiver rescued after getting caught in PG&E power lines in Tracy

AP News: Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK’s assassination

Sunday, July 20

Study Finds: Why Americans Keep Gaining Weight Despite Burning More Calories Than Ever

Science Alert: Virus Traces Discovered in The Brain Lining of People With Schizophrenia

CNN: A US citizen and Army veteran was detained at an immigration raid and held for 3 days.

Salon: Trump and SCOTUS are weakening the separation of powers

Phys.Org: Separated men are nearly five times more likely to take their lives than married men

Smithsonian Magazine: Invasive Golden Oyster Mushrooms Are Crowding Out Native Fungi and Could Slash Biodiversity in Forests, Study Suggests

The Guardian: Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling

Boston.com: Woman, 66, is the 10th person to die after assisted-living facility fire

CBC: Trump is slashing public radio funding. Here's why it will hit rural communities hardest

NY Times : Investigators in L.A. Explosion Examine Condo for Link to Explosives

NPR: ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

NPR: Man whose car struck crowd outside LA club, injuring 30, was shot, attacked by crowd

AP News: EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

NY Times : An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

NY Times : Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein

Washington Post: A new era of floods has arrived. America isn’t prepared.

The Atlantic: Naturalized Citizens Are Scared

OPB: The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July

The Atlantic: What to Do With the Most Dangerous Book in America

The Atlantic: Don’t Degrade Church With Politics

OPB: Northeast Portland’s Gateway Fred Meyer closure impacts nearly 250 jobs

OPB: Missing Gresham mountain biker returns home after a weeklong search

Politico: 'Final nail:' Trump administration memo could strike fatal blow to wind and solar power

BBC: The urban orchard cooling London during heatwaves

The Guardian: Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple