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Thursday, Aug. 20

NPR: A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise

NPR: AI company says Eloy police are 1st in the U.S. to use 'virtual investigators'

NPR: The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention

Science Alert: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Stomach Cancer For The First Time

Science Alert: Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Hints at Unexpectedly Simple Treatment

OPB: Invasive beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees confirmed in Washington

Politico: Brussels is giving drones a new mission: Spraying pesticides on crops

The Hill: Pennsylvania State Police helicopter violently collides with plane, pilot dead: FAA

The Hill: Air Force major detained again for Capitol protest after Trump criticism

OPB: Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records

High Country News: On Mount Shasta, a photographic record outlasts living memory

The Guardian: Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds

BBC: Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

The Guardian: Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say

AP News: 2 college cyclists killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash

AP News: Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in California

OPB: Cost to battle 20 wildfires in Washington has topped $200M

Oregon Public Broadcasting: More than 20,000 people have used legal psilocybin in Oregon. A new study shows how it went

KTLA: Kayakers rescued after hours adrift off Southern California coast

KTLA: 3 killed in execution-style shooting at Hollywood apartment, suspect arrested

KCRA: Foul play suspected in disappearance of Fairfield woman last seen leaving a CVS

KRCR: Humboldt County suspends Miranda’s Rescue permits, orders Fortuna kennel to shut down

Action News Now: More than 9,900 marijuana plants seized, eight people arrested during marijuana eradication operation in Tehama County

Action News Now: Suspect arrested after five people stabbed at Dos Coyote inside Thunder Valley Casino

Action News Now: Red Bluff goat-grazing company faces bankruptcy under new California wage rules

KRON: Santa Rosa man arrested for sexual assault, police looking for more victims

San Jose Mercury News: Missing man found dead near site where his crashed car was towed in Mendocino County

SF Gate: How prediction markets became the center of a fake California poll scandal

SF Gate: Central Coast local captures more shark activity on camera than ever before

Tuesday, Aug. 18

Washington Post: Trump proposes total repeal of 2001 "roadless rule"

Thursday, Aug. 13

Washington Post: Flock unveils changes after Post report on police misuse of vast camera network

The Guardian: How our food became so dependent on oil

NY Times : I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.

The Guardian: ‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden

Smithsonian Magazine: 11 Fascinating Facts About the Hellbender, North America’s Largest Amphibian

The Atlantic: It May Be Time to Panic About AI

The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What Ultra-Processed Food Is

Science Alert: The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets

Science Alert: A Common Cholesterol Treatment May Also Remove PFAS And Microplastics From Blood

Politico: Greece’s aging power grid blamed for catastrophic wildfires

The Guardian: Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

OPB: Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

Washington Post: How 10 minutes of drawing can reset your nervous system

Politico: DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes

The Oregonian: Curry County sheriff engaged in ‘deceit, dishonesty’ over foundation donations, investigator finds

The Oregonian: The world’s last Sam Goody is in an Oregon mall, next to an Orange Julius

OPB: Oregon farm to pay $6.2 million in settlement over Lower Umatilla Basin nitrate pollution

The Guardian: Stars, trees, mountains: Santa Rosa outdoor youth program is using nature to combat gun violence

The Guardian: California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries

The Hill: FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers