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Tuesday, June 11

Huffington Post: Reported Birth Of Rare White Buffalo Calf In Yellowstone Park Fulfills Lakota Prophecy

Huffington Post: Florida’s Ban On Gender-Affirming Care Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The Guardian: Jon Stewart on corporate Pride ‘pandering’: ‘Stop. We don’t need any of this’

The Guardian: Peak Japan: why foreign tourists are going mad for Mount Fuji

NBC Bay Area: Landlord drops SF eviction case against 40-year tenants following NBC Bay Area story

NPR: Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them

AP News: Live updates: Hunter Biden convicted on all charges in gun trial

the Atlantic: The iPhone Is Now an AI Trojan Horse

Washington Post: When plant foods are ultra-processed, the health benefits disappear

Washington Post: Are greens powders good for you?

NY Times: Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

NY Times: The Mushroom Hunters Can’t Stop Finding Mysterious Fungi

NY Times: Freedom’s Just Another Word for Not Paying Taxes

NY Times : Dog Runs 4 Miles to Get Help After Owner Crashes Truck in a Ravine

Smithsonian Magazine: Coywolves Are Taking Over Eastern North America

Smithsonian Magazine: Ancestry Releases Records of 183,000 Enslaved Individuals in America

The Hill: Alito, Roberts secretly recorded at historical society dinner

The Hill: $800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor to US Chamber raises curtain on dark money

BBC: Video: Stranded Calif. kite surfer rescued after spelling out 'HELP'

Reuters: California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order

BBC: Banana giant held liable for funding paramilitaries

BBC: Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals

BBC: Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China

Reuters: Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'

Courthouse News Service: Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up Siri

Courthouse News Service: African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows

KOMO : US Coast Guard rescues 5 kayakers and a dog near Lummi Island

KOMO : What to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in the Pacific Northwest

The Oregonian: Most women don’t know alcohol causes cancer

Courthouse News Service: Feds asks for pause on California corrections’ facial hair policy

Courthouse News Service: California cannabis lounge bill heads to state Senate

Courthouse News Service: French national sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $1.8 million from California controller office

Courthouse News Service: Judge pares down charges against accused Hawaii crime boss

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit eyes call to halt US aid to Israel citing violation of Genocide Convention

KCRA: 6 people rescued from burning boat in Lake Tahoe, Placer sheriff says

KCRA: Sacramento County grass fire stopped at 35 acres, investigated as possible arson

KTLA: 4 busted with ‘hundreds of pounds’ of stolen avocados from Southern California farm

KTLA: L.A. Police move in on pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA

LA Times: Amid budget shortfall, lobbyists push for multibillion-dollar climate bond

East Bay Times: California homeownership costs jump 32% since pandemic began

KRON: San Jose homeless residents describe grim reality of living on streets

KRON: 3 teens killed in 2 separate shootings Monday morning in Oakland

LA Times: Inside L.A.’s oldest letterpress printer beloved by celebs, from Oprah to Jon Hamm

LA Times: Mysterious sonic booms rattle the SoCal coast, and officials say expect more from SpaceX

SFGate: Overwhelmed by tourists, Tahoe's iconic Sand Harbor to soon require reservations

SFGate: 'I f—king hate liberals,' says Bill Burr at Berkeley show

SFGate: California's pot economy is crashing. What comes next?

AP News: Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

AP News: Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up

AP News: A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says