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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, April 23

The Hill: Sticker shock: Home prices doubled in under 7 years in these major U.S. cities

LA Times: Millions could lose internet access in California if this program expires

The Guardian: Try something new to stop the days whizzing past, researchers suggest

The Guardian: Taiwan pledges to remove 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek

The Guardian: Mistrial in case of Arizona rancher accused of shooting migrant dead

The Guardian: ‘Currents bring life – and plastics’: animals of Galápagos live amid mounds of waste

The Guardian: Tensions rise as police arrest 150 pro-Palestinian protesters at Yale and NYU

The Guardian: Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe

The Oregonian: This Oregon coast inn is one of the best beach resorts in the country

The Oregonian: Native American-led nonprofit says it bought 40 acres in the Black Hills of South Dakota

AP News: Trump called this visa ‘very bad’ for Americans. Truth Social applied for one

Sacramento Bee: California lawmakers approve bill that would make you show ID before looking at porn

Sacramento Bee: Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard can sue plane company. What that means for Sacramento

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento is ’cannabis capital of California,’ study says. What makes it a top weed city?

Oregon Public Broadcasting: OSU study explores breeding patterns of hatchery salmon and their wild-born offspring

Oregon Public Broadcasting: How a Portland nonprofit has helped grieving pet owners for decades

KTLA: Inmate stabbed to death at California prison; 4 inmates being investigated for roles

KRCR: Investigation launched into inmate homicide at Pelican Bay State Prison

KRCR: Tehama non-profit receives $14 million in battle against homelessness

LA Times: How L.A. County is trying to remake addiction treatment — no more ‘business as usual’

LA Times: Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered

LA Times: In Grants Pass, Justice Sotomayor sliced through the spin

SF Chronicle: Pro-Palestinian students erect tents at UC Berkeley, demand divestment from Israel

KRON: Baltimore claims ship that hit Key Bridge was ‘unseaworthy,’ accuses owners of negligence

East Bay Times: Could the Supreme Court make it easier for Bay Area cities and beyond to clear homeless camps?

East Bay Times: Federal judge finds ‘strong evidence’ Alameda County prosecutors deliberately kept Black and Jewish people off juries

SFGate: How a Bay Area family rescued the children of Synanon

SF Chronicle: All of Alameda County’s death sentences are under review over evidence of juror discrimination

SFGate: Landlords lose major rent control battle in Bay Area city

SF Chronicle: Cecil Williams, longtime champion of the poor, co-founder of Glide church, dies at 94

Sunday, April 21

Washington Post: Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California

Washington Post: Timber companies claim carbon credits for trees they don’t cut down

BBC: US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

BBC: How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US

LA Times: Exploitation, corporatization, competition: How legalizing weed killed 420

The Oregonian: Oregon institution voted best family-owned amusement park in the country

SFGate: Locals outraged by development near one of Hawaii's most famous beaches

sac: California judge sides with AG Rob Bonta over proposed trans youth ballot measure’s title

The Oregonian: Families of two kayakers who drowned in one of Oregon’s 200 ‘killer dams’ sue for $50 million

The Oregonian: Grants Pass mother and daughter first in line, camping out on the edge of U.S. Supreme Court

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Nike will lay off 740 employees in Beaverton

LA Times: As salmon are released into the Klamath River, tribal leaders see a ‘symbol of hope’

KTLA: 15 hurt in Universal Studios tram crash

KTLA: Los Angeles County to help thousands of displaced 99 Cents Only employees

KTLA: Suspect arrested after breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ residence

SFGate: Massive new Costco, once slated to be world's largest, to open in Fresno

East Bay Times: On 4/20, blaze breaks out at marijuana grow warehouse in Oakland

East Bay Times: Concord burglars lift $300,000 from a single home in latest high-end heist

SFGate: 40-foot-long whale washes up dead on Bay Area beach

The Guardian: Clean like you mean it: the ultimate guide to spring cleaning your home