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Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023

The Guardian: Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?

The Oregonian: Portland Public Schools, teachers union nearing tentative deal to end strike

The Oregonian: High bar for hospitalizing mentally ill Portlanders without consent leaves those in great need on the street

Courthouse News Service: In Charlotte, a new model for a local food system

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge orders Montana to limit wolf trapping in grizzly bear habitats

LA Times: Pooch poachers take more than $100,000 worth of pets from Gardena store

LA Times: Fox News’ Sean Hannity on his unlikely relationship with Gavin Newsom: ‘We just hit it off’

LA Times: Cal Poly Humboldt students live in vehicles to afford college. They were ordered off campus.

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Hmong community celebrates New Year festival with pageants and performances

Courthouse News Service: Study considers linguistic diversity of California

KTLA: 2 women attempt to rob Sunglass Hut, damage products when plan is foiled

KTLA: Chatsworth family has $200K worth of valuables stolen while Black Friday shopping

Fresno Bee: Adventist Health cancels deal to save Madera Hospital. Creditors start liquidation plan

KCRA: California tech investor hit by sophisticated AI phone scam

KCRA: California man swept out to sea after jumping from rocks on Maui

KRCR: 1-dead in DUI collision in Redding, suspect booked for multiple offenses

SF Chroniclef: ‘Astronomical high tides,’ freezing weather to hit Bay Area this weekend

East Bay Times: Coast Guard searching for man swept into ocean in Half Moon Bay area; 5-year-old girl rescued

KRON: 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Half Moon Bay rescued

KRON: SF Fire rescues 3 from sailboat drifting towards rocks

Press Democrat: El Niño update for California: Meteorologists say this one could be ‘historically strong’

Denver Post: Missing Bernese mountain dog found by hikers in Colorado mountains after nearly two months

SFGate: A troubled Highway 101 rest stop reopened. It closed again 45 minutes later.

SF Chronicle: She’s an Indigenous icon and the first Native person to win an Oscar. Is she actually Italian American?

SFGate: $9.5 million in stolen big box retailer merchandise found, CHP says

SFGate: The fascinating and sordid history of Korbel, the Bay Area's only champagne

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023

NY Times: High Winds Rattle Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Leading to Closures

WBAL: Death toll from landslide in remote Alaska fishing community reaches 3, more missing

NY Times: Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters

Washington Post: Oil spill tops 1 million gallons, threatens Gulf of Mexico wildlife

NPR: A new study says the global toll of lead exposure is even worse than we thought

Washington Post: Opinion: Why we’re borrowing to fund the elderly while neglecting everyone else

The Hill: Iowa official’s wife found guilty on all 52 counts of voter fraud charges

NPR: Pilot program will install batteries in 2,000 Mass. homes to reduce energy demand on the grid

NPR: Board Of Supervisors Approves Plan That Allows Incarcerated People In LA Jails To Make Free Phone Calls At County Expense

NPR: Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire deal with Hamas to free some hostages

SFGate: The biggest pot distributor in California has collapsed

AP News: Property dispute in Colorado leaves 3 dead, 1 critically wounded and suspect on the run

The Hill: A Colorado court makes it official: Trump is an insurrectionist

The Hill: Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson meet at Mar-a-Lago

AP News: Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use

The Guardian: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says

AP News: Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue

AP News: The Rolling Stones announce 2024 North American Tour

The Guardian: ‘You live in your own bubble’: Swedish city takes on loneliness with a simple hi

AP News: Democratic-led cities pay for migrants’ tickets to other places as resources dwindle

AP News: Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is facing pushback amid the fentanyl crisis

The Oregonian: Oregon secretary of state stands by controversial audit of marijuana program

The Atlantic: An Unlikely Source of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

The Atlantic: How the Hillbillies Remade America