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Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

AP News: Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

The Guardian: Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history

AP News: Juvenile shoots, injures 2 children following altercation at Pop Warner football practice in Florida

The Oregonian: Oregon is home to one of the top rated Halloween events in the country

The Oregonian: 8 ‘young adults’ survive after overdosing on suspected fentanyl in NW Portland park, officials say

Oregon Public Broadcasting: 150 years ago, the US military executed Modoc war leaders in Fort Klamath, Oregon

AP News: All 10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations will participate, the White House says

AP News: Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills 3, and a suspect is in police custody

Yahoo News: The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to reverse enlistment shortfalls

LA Times: A retired federal judge takes a stroll through Skid Row to prepare for his new assignment

KTLA: Man allegedly shoots at a driver over a parking space in Buena Park

KTLA: NOAA releases 2023-2024 winter predictions

KTLA: Turkish diplomats attacked on USC campus

LA Times: Can pets join their owners in stores? Here’s what you should know

LA Times: They trusted the Beverly Hills watch dealer. Then their luxury timepieces vanished

Yahoo News: A New Satellite Outshines Some of the Brightest Stars in the Sky

CNN: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump

Yahoo News: California lawmakers have a plan to plug old, vapor-spewing oil wells. Could it backfire?

LA Times: Fallen from the middle class: 60, living in an RV and fighting to be housed

Courthouse News Service: City of San Rafael asks federal judge to allow it to enforce camping restrictions

Courthouse News Service: Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals

KRON: China Evergrande soars after property developer’s stocks resume trading

KRON: San Jose students earn rare perfect scores on AP calculus exam

KRON: Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns

Marin Independent Journal: 5 things to know about California’s new proposed rules for insurance companies

Marin Independent Journal: Swimmer on Marin coast missing after possible shark attack

Press Democrat: After multiple attacks in Sonoma, court condemns ‘vicious’ pit bulls

KRCR: Budget cuts hit Trinity County Sheriff's office: Law enforcement faces harsh decisions

KRCR: Texas congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in DC's Navy Yard, sources say

KRCR: 4 people arrested after police recover $33,000 in card skimming scam in Chico

KRCR: Redding Rancheria closer to relocating Win-River casino thanks to new California bill

KRCR: Alleged kidnapper and murderer from Oregon taken into custody in Butte County

East Bay Times: Nationwide emergency alert test set for Wednesday morning

SFGate: Safeway store in Santa Clara to close after over six decades

SF Chronicle: Bay Area heat wave is on the way. Downtown S.F. could hit 90 degrees

SF Chronicle: This California city was started from scratch 20 years ago. Here’s how it turned out

SF Chronicle: Banners purportedly from Mexico's Sinaloa cartel say gang has sworn off sales of fentanyl

SF Chronicle: Driver hits woman in S.F., then Cruise driverless car runs her over

SFGate: Man dies after apparent fight on Bay Area hiking trail, police say

SFGate: Father dies while kayaking with son off Northern Mendocino coast

SFGate: 2 children drown in pool at Bay Area residential day care, police say

SFGate: Authorities bust $36.9 million illegal marijuana warehouse in Oakland

East Bay Times: Kaiser workers set for massive strike with picketers around the Bay Area: What to know

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023

NPR: Why many business owners would love it if you stopped using your credit card

NPR: No one is safe: France sees a jump in bedbugs, as Paris prepares to host the Olympics next year

The Atlantic: Humans Can No Longer Ignore the Threat of Fungi

Politico: America Helped My Ancestors Flee Antisemitism. The Lakota Paid the Price.

Politico: He, She, They: The Pronoun Debate Will Likely Land at the Supreme Court

SF Chronicle: Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to fill U.S. Senate seat

Politico: Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement