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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

The Guardian: ‘You reach a point where you can’t live your life’: what is behind extreme hoarding?

The Guardian: Overnight shootings in Pennsylvania and Texas mar Fourth of July festivities

The Guardian: High levels of toxic chemicals in pets living near US manufacturing plant

AP News: Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads

LA Times: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges

AP News: Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis

AP News: Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say

LA Times: As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up

The Oregonian: Wildfire across from Hood River burns over 530 acres, only 5% contained, officials say

KTLA: Hit-and-run driver runs down man setting off fireworks in L.A.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Legitimacy of ‘customer’ in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Skamania County wildfire destroys 10 homes, expected to grow

KRON: 5 dead after gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets: police

KRCR: Elderly man fatally injured in tragic driveway accident in McArthur on Monday, CHP says

Press Democrat: Police: Rohnert Park man leads officers on 41-mile chase in stolen hospital shuttle

KRCR: Brave rescue mission saves woman in distress at Yolla Bolly Mountains

KRCR: Highway Patrol Air Unit executes multiple rescue operations in Northstate over the weekend

Orange Co. Register: Next chapter in America’s aging boom? Homeless retirees

East Bay Times: Fourth of July trash at Lake Tahoe beaches to be cleaned up by robots

SF Chronicle: Lawmakers weigh bill forcing giant state pension funds to divest fossil fuel stocks

Sunday, July 2, 2023

KRON: Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County

KTLA: Southern California hotel workers go on strike

East Bay Times: ‘This should be a wakeup call’: South Bay inpatient psychiatric care unit to close amid acute shortage

NPR: Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it

NPR: Florida moves forward on radioactive road paving plan as Gov. DeSantis signs new law

NPR: Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary

AP News: The world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them

Saltwire: Blue-green algae in 16 lakes across Nova Scotia already

NY Times : Salmon Fishing: Japan’s Native Ainu Fight to Restore a Last Vestige of Their Identity

NY Times : Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business

NY Times : Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.

NY Times : Why Buy Anything You Could Borrow (Especially If You’re Renting)?

The Guardian: The big picture: a celebration of life in the Peruvian rainforest

Washington Post: Those 10,000 5-star reviews are fake. Now they’ll also be illegal.

The Guardian: Sriracha lovers feel the heat as hot sauce shortage continues

The Guardian: World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years

The Guardian: ‘Nowhere in Palestine is free’: West Bank villagers defenceless against rising settler violence

The Guardian: Nebraska rodeo athlete and horse die after being struck by lightning

Washington Post: People line up as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Maryland

Washington Post: Financiers bought up anesthesia practices, then raised prices

Washington Post: San Francisco may soon get 24/7 driverless cabs. City leaders are fuming.

The Hill: Regulatory dogfight: Who should regulate genetically altered animals?

The Hill: More than 2,000 flights delayed as holiday weekend kicks off

The Hill: Teamsters say strike still on the table at UPS

The Hill: US border officials stop smuggling of $2.5M in fentanyl in San Diego

Action News Now: CHP: 2 dead following crash in Trinity River area on State Route 3

AP News: Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean

AP News: Kansas shooting hospitalizes 9 victims including 7 people shot and 2 trampled, police say

AP News: Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

KOMO: Sports betting in Florida could return after federal court sides with Seminole Tribe