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Thursday, Aug. 7

SF Gate: 'Slap in the face': Calif. university reignites controversy by adding new sport

Marin Independent Journal: Richmond bridge bike path plan gets key support

Food & Wine Magazine: Anna’s Seafood named among ‘top seafood markets’ in the US

East Bay Times: Four teens charged in $1.7 million Fremont jewelry heist

Marin Independent Journal: California higher education layoffs: UC, Stanford and Cal State universities cut, freeze jobs

Tuesday, Aug. 5

MSN News: Trump threatens federal takeover of D.C. after DOGE worker injured in carjacking

BBC: RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US

AP News: Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US

AP News: 4 people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona

AP News: Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight

The Guardian: US immigration to hold 1,000 detainees in Indiana after deal with prison system

The Guardian: A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky

SF Gate: Bay Area carjacking suspects allegedly kidnap man after stick shift trouble

SF Gate: Stanford University, hit with mass layoffs, points to Trump's funding cuts

Study Finds: Medicare Wastes $4.4 Billion A Year On Low-Value Medical Services, Study Finds

Phys.Org: Lessons from the pandemic: Distress puts limits on compassion

Phys.Org: Exposure to nanoplastics could induce spread of Alzheimer's disease from the brain to other organs

The Atlantic: The National-Park Tours of Trump’s Dreams

Washington Post: Editorial: This frontal attack on farmers must end

The Guardian: More than 40 arrested at protest against Gaza war at Trump hotel in New York

The Atlantic: What’s Really Behind the Cult of Labubu

Smithsonian Magazine: Colorado Is Building the ‘World’s Largest’ Wildlife Overpass

NEA Today: The Price We Pay for Vouchers

The Guardian: Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades

NY Times : Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

BBC: US may demand $15,000 deposit for visas

Reuters: Israel considers full Gaza takeover as more die of hunger

Reuters: Mudslide engulfs Indian village, at least four dead, over 50 missing

BBC: China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

Indian Country Today: Global solidarity at the mouth of the Klamath

The Guardian: Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in New York City leaves two dead and 58 sickened

The Guardian: Nebraska Republican faces heckles and boos at town hall over Trump cuts and Epstein

The Hill: US economy on ‘precipice of recession,’ Moody’s chief economist warns

The Hill: Trump says big banks have turned him away, revives discrimination allegations

BBC: Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats blocking redistricting plan

NY Times : G.O.P. Bets Big on Hispanic Voters With New Texas Map

Politico: Toppled Confederate statue will rise again in Washington

The Oregonian: Western renewable energy labs, research would lose big under Trump budget

Willamette Weekly: Founding Father of Oregon Psilocybin Fined for Breaking Rules He Helped Establish

Politico: CBO: Republican megabill to cost $4.1T, due to higher borrowing costs

OPB: In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests

The Oregonian: Responders rescue same pair from Willamette River twice

The Oregonian: Umpqua Bank sets date for switch to new name

KTLA: Alleged wrong-way driver in O.C. plows into 4 vehicles; 2 dead, 4 injured

CBS News LA: Los Angeles County suspects in alleged fake bear insurance claims case appear in court

KCRA: 9-year-old girl bitten by sea lion while surfing at Asilomar State Beach

KTLA: Injured hiker found screaming, airlifted from popular Southern California waterfall

KTLA: Health officials investigate unusual outbreak in Long Beach

KTLA: UPS hit with multimillion-dollar penalty after statewide investigation

CBS San Diego: Inmate's account of jail death reveals grim reality of San Diego jails