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Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023

SFGate: 2 unlikely cities are California’s hottest spots for home buyers, new report shows

SF Chronicle: Timeline: Wildland firefighters and the struggle for solutions to smoke inhalation

SF Chronicle: Nonprofit buys 160 acres near Big Sur for long-term protection

SF Chronicle: California’s wildland firefighters are being poisoned by smoke. And we’re doing little to protect them

SF Chronicle: Viral photo arrest: Feds nab Bay Area driver whose passenger hung out window with AK-47

SF Chronicle: In Oakland's crime wave, unique problem hits waterfront: ‘Pirates’

KRCR: PSPS possible for much of the Northstate Wednesday

KRCR: Family members of inmates at Pelican Bay in fear as Smith River Complex Fire nears prison

KRCR: Two inmates suspected in stabbing death of incarcerated man at Northern California prison

SF Chronicle: Emeryville mall brawl: Teen stabbed in store, police investigate social media

SF Chronicle: Maps: Here’s what we know about the new city proposed in the Bay Area

SF Chronicle: Homeless women face ‘overwhelming’ violence in San Francisco. Here’s what could help

Marin Independent Journal: Marin sex offender assigned work as caregiver

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area nonprofit offers psychedelic relief for first responders

Press Democrat: Massachusetts man who collapsed while running Santa Rosa Marathon dies at hospital

Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023

The Guardian: Haiti violence: gang guns down churchgoers protesting against criminals

Jerusalem Post: Unrelenting deluge: At least 150,000 Displaced in Pakistan’s worst floods

Jerusalem Post: US airstrike said to kill 13 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

MSN News: US Wildlife Officials Stunned by Environmental Damage of SpaceX Explosion: Report

CNBC: Taurine is the latest anti-aging supplement touting promising results: Here’s what scientists say

CNBC: There are almost 4 million more open roles than job seekers in the U.S.

KFLY: Crews battle 25-30 wildfires in Louisiana on Friday, more than double Lafayette’s size burned

SF Chronicle: Two hospitalized after massive brawl at Santa Clara In-N-Out

Smithsonian Magazine: Ospreys Breed in Ireland for the First Time in More Than 200 Years

BBC: The indigenous groups fighting against the quest for 'white gold'

BBC: Martin Luther King: 60 years since 'I have a dream' speech

BBC: Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from visiting popular national park

NY Times: Tiny Forests With Big Benefits

The Guardian: Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city

NY Times: How Indigenous Techniques Saved a Community From Wildfire

NY Times: UC Riverside Scholar Who Claimed to Be Native American Resigns

NY Times: Thailand’s Weed Industry Is Poised to Grow Fast

NY Times: Shrinking California Still Dreams, but More Modestly

The Guardian: Four astronauts from four countries take off to International Space Station

Washington Post: After GOP debate, Oliver Anthony says politicians ‘weaponized’ his song

The Guardian: France is about to destroy enough wine to fill more than 100 Olympic-size pools. It will cost millions.

Washington Post: 5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.

The Guardian: Put ‘pest’ animal species on the pill, don’t cull them, says scientist

The Guardian: How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox

The Guardian: New dawn for Arctic’s first people: the Inuit plan to reclaim their sea

The Guardian: Hundreds of firefighters battle raging Greek wildfires

NPR: Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?

NPR: Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars

NPR: SpaceX launches 11th crewed mission as it heads to the International Space Station

KOMO : 2 women shot at Chicago White Sox game, police say

KOMO : New troll sculpture arrives in West Seattle with more planned around the region

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Republican senators sue Oregon secretary of state, saying walkout doesn’t block them from seeking reelection

The Oregonian: Smith River Complex fire jumps border into Oregon; ‘Be Set’ evacuations ordered

The Oregonian: Lightning sparks nearly 20 fires in Douglas County; other blazes still burning across Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Despite risks and uncertainty, psilocybin service centers in Oregon open for business