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Sunday, Feb. 15

AP News: Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Historic Sheridan Fruit Company is closing its doors after more than 100 years in business

The Oregonian: 4 in 10 young Oregon children aren’t ready for kindergarten, 3rd worst rate in nation, survey finds

The Oregonian: Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show draws 50,000 to Portland as hunting ban looms

BBC: Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

Pro Publica: Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants

Pro Publica: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention

CBS News: New wildfire safety rules for San Diego homes take effect

KTLA: 3 LAPD officers hospitalized after pursuit crash in Northridge

Sacramento Bee: From Plumas County to LA — a wolf’s 500-mile yearlong trek to find love

CBS News: After pipe failure at New Colgate Powerhouse, crews race to clean up Yuba River ahead of storm

KTLA: Massive crowd of demonstrators gathers in downtown Los Angeles to support protestors in Iran

CBS Bay Area: Hundreds board BART on Valentine's Day for speed dating event

CBS Bay Area: California lawmakers weigh alcohol ban for repeat DUI offenders

CBS Bay Area: Bay Area city looks to regulate e-bikes amid safety concerns

KCRA: Girl Scout cookie 'Mega Drop': Big rigs bring 780,000 packages of cookies to West Sacramento

KCRA: Yuba Water Agency assesses damage, works with outside company after ‘catastrophic’ pipe failure

Action News Now: Redding man charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon after driving into group of people in a neighborhood

KRCR: Tehama County Search and Rescue finds missing 80-year-old hiker alive and well

East Bay Times: Train collides with car on tracks in Emeryville

Press Democrat: 111-year-old contractor opening large Santa Rosa manufacturing facility

KSRO: Second Wave Of Flu Spreading Through The North Bay

SF Gate: A year after border agent's killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states

SF Gate: Suspected serial cat killer feared in California's Central Valley

Marin Independent Journal: MMWD dedicates 11 miles of Bay Area Ridge Trail on Mount Tam

SF Gate: 'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch is issued for northern California

East Bay Times: Pittsburg man drugged his young daughter to steal her blood as she slept, police say

SF Gate: California's policy on mountain lions is changing weeks after SF sighting

Thursday, Feb. 12

SF Gate: Judge dismisses California deportation case for Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines

The Guardian: Police visited home of Canada school shooting suspect multiple times over mental health concerns

The Guardian: Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’

The Guardian: The troubling rise of longevity fixation syndrome: ‘I was crushed by the pressure I put on myself’

Smithsonian Magazine: Your Daily Coffee Might Be Protecting Your Brain From Dementia, a New Study Suggests

Smithsonian Magazine: This Scientist Brewed and Drank His Own ‘Vaccine Beer’ to Combat a Dangerous Virus. It Seems to Have Worked

Smithsonian Magazine: Ice Fishermen Catch Record-Breaking 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut After Hours-Long Struggle

The Atlantic: What Do Dogs Know About Us?

The Atlantic: Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine

The Atlantic: The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race

Washington Post: A solution to the doctor shortage could be just down the street

NPR: AI brings Supreme Court decisions to life

Washington Post: For these clergy, Trump’s immigration blitz became a call to action

Washington Post: Trump orders Pentagon to buy coal power as the polluting fuel struggles to survive

The Guardian: ‘I lived the life I’ve always dreamed of’: the man who cycled around the world for four years

The Guardian: ‘Another way to gamble money’: booming prediction markets prompt confusion and concern

MSN News: Healthcare jobs have become the engine of America’s labor market

CBS News: New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard

NBC News: Investigators wrangled video from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest camera out of ‘backend systems’

NBC News: Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans

NY Times : What Homeowners Need to Know About Smart Home Cameras

The Guardian: This man’s life work could end homelessness – and Trump is doing all he can to stop it