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Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023

Pro Publica: He Fled a Traffic Stop in Louisiana. Now He’s in Prison for Life.

The Guardian: Hawaii fires: number of missing drops from hundreds to 66 amid recovery

National Geographic: As Amsterdam bows out, what will be the new capital of cannabis tourism?

The Guardian: US climate scientist risks felony by chaining herself to pipeline drill

The Guardian: ‘Help me’: fans watching bear camera help save Alaska hiker’s life

The Guardian: ‘Wife, children, best friend all gone’: Diaries reveal Steinbeck’s darkest year

The Guardian: Morocco earthquake: mourning begins as rescue continues with death toll over 2,000

BBC: Pilots capture rare weather phenomenon from cockpit

BBC: US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York

BBC: Rescuers struggle to reach mountain regions after Morocco quake

KPTV: 3 Oregon locations among list of 25 best hiking cities

KPTV: 100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth

KOMO : Washington state deploys artificial intelligence cameras to detect and combat wildfires

The Oregonian: Kroger, Albertsons have buyer for 49-plus Oregon stores if merger approved

The Oregonian: Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans

The Oregonian: Does the biggest fire in decades in Bull Run threaten Portland’s drinking water source?

AP News: Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week

Vice: Who Pulled Off a $41M Online Casino Heist? North Korea, FBI Says.

Vice: A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote

AP News: Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor’s plan

AP News: Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools

The Oregonian: Safest way to mail a check, according to U.S. Postal Service

AP News: Operation to extract American researcher from one of the world’s deepest caves advances to 700m

AP News: Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says

ABC Sacramento: Stockton residents uneasy after rash of car tire thefts in neighborhoods

ABC Sacramento: EBT theft on the rise in California

AP News: New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque

LA Times: Police give overdose-reversing drug to puppy after possible fentanyl exposure

LA Times: Newsom commits to selecting short-term caretaker if Feinstein can’t complete term

LA Times: Even the least expensive areas of California are becoming less affordable, and more desirable

LA Times: Over 40,000 eviction notices have gone out in L.A. this year, many to upscale apartments

LA Times: New poll finds California voters resoundingly oppose cash reparations for slavery

KCRA: Thousands of PG&E customers lose power in Calaveras, Tuolumne counties

KTLA: Thieves escape with over $30,000 from San Bernardino County restaurants

KTLA: Admission Day: California admitted to United States 173 years ago

KTLA: Thieves escape with $40,000 worth of items from SoCal bike shop

Press Democrat: Son suspected of DUI, mother of accessory after teen hits 11 at bus stop in Fresno and flees

Marin Independent Journal: Marin City housing project opponents get limited court win

Marin Independent Journal: Judge extends order blocking San Rafael homelessness ordinance

SF Chronicle: Doctor burnout is rampant. Online patient messaging portals aren’t helping

KRON: ‘Rough doing business in Oakland’: Cafe closes after 22 years

SF Chronicle: Large number of lightning strikes hit California's Central Coast

SF Chronicle: Why venture capitalists and software developers are spending time at a Sonoma County farm

SF Chronicle: Why 10 dead sea lions were found along the Bodega Bay coastline

SFGate: Vatican holds unprecedented beatification of Polish family of 9 killed for hiding Jews

SFGate: Controversial downtown plans from Monaco billionaire may change Carmel

East Bay Times: Los Altos Hills synagogue evacuated after hoax bomb threat

East Bay Times: Opinion: If you want to see the future of California, look to Oregon

East Bay Times: 80-year-old California woman swindled out of house awarded nearly $4 million in elder abuse case

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

The Guardian: ‘Alarming and absurd’: concern as ‘Cop City’ activists charged with racketeering