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Sunday, June 25, 2023

The Oregonian: Oregon notches record gains toward taming housing shortage

The Guardian: Iowa meteorologist resigns after death threats over climate crisis coverage

The Guardian: Antarctic tourism is booming – but can the continent cope?

The Guardian: ‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farming

The Guardian: US navy accused of cover-up over radioactive shipyard waste in SF

NY Times : Extreme Floods and Heat in China Ravage Farms and Kill Animals

NY Times : Protecting Marine Life Also Benefits the People Nearby, Study Finds

NY Times : Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians.

AP News: Tornado rips through massive Wyoming coal mining site, injures 8 people

AP News: Ford Explorer recall prompts Transportation Department investigation

AP News: Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

AP News: Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails

LA Times: Editorial: Turning office buildings into apartments is how California eases the housing crisis

LA Times: Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect

KTLA: 9-year-old signs six-figure NIL deal with sports agency

KTLA: Why some California beaches are always considered ‘dirty’

Indian Gaming: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Endow $4M to Sundance Institute

SF Chronicle: Yes, it’s possible to give up flying for the climate. These are the Bay Area residents who’ve done it

SF Chronicle: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg ‘dead serious’ about cage fight, UFC boss says

SF Chronicle: Why is liberal UC Berkeley hoarding Native American remains?

SFGate: Camp 4, the historic Yosemite campground where “dirtbags” stay illegally for months

SF Chronicle: Is this popular cycling trail becoming a hot spot for armed bike-jackers?

SFGate: This popular Hawaii beach is the nation’s most frequently polluted

KRON: Los Angeles police bust drug lab disguised as a pizza shop

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Vandals cause thousands in damage at Oregon’s Heceta Head Lighthouse

The Oregonian: Freakishly large plane buzzes Newport, rattles Oregon coast residents

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Native Northwest photographer makes images of over 500 tribes

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Multnomah County sues fossil fuel companies for nearly $52 billion over heat dome

The Oregonian: Portland mayor proposes jail time, fines for open drug use as OD deaths mount

KTLA: Hail hurts dozens of concertgoers, scraps Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver

KTLA: New details emerge in fatal shooting of California nurses at EDM festival in WA

KTLA: Woman allegedly attempted to avoid arrest by hiding on Disneyland ride

Courthouse News Service: ‘Legally innocent’ prisoner loses Supreme Court bid to challenge 27-year sentence

Courthouse News Service: France outlaws grassroots climate activists, declares them ‘eco-terrorists’

AP News: China’s president orders safety campaign after explosion at barbecue restaurant kills 31 people

AP News: The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

AP News: Supreme Court rules 5-4 against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

NY Times: The Trillion- Gallon Question: What if California's Dams Fail?

NY Times: Rodeo Is Turning America’s Whitest Big City Black

Washington Post: Meteorologist resigns, citing PTSD from threats over climate change coverage

The Hill: Judge strikes down Florida Medicaid policy excluding gender-affirming care

AP News: Tornadoes tear through northwest Texas town, killing 4 people and causing widespread damage

AP News: Iconic Hong Kong dragon boat races are back in full force as thousands of spectators gather

The Guardian: Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’

The Guardian: China barbecue restaurant explosion kills 31 after gas leak

The Guardian: Samuel Alito did not declare gifts from billionaire with case before US supreme court

Courthouse News Service: Judge sides with Chicago Cubs in lawsuit over wheelchair access at Wrigley Field

Courthouse News Service: Critics slam San Francisco mayor’s crackdown on drug users, raising human rights concerns

Courthouse News Service: Regulators announce stricter rules for trains carrying hazardous materials

Courthouse News Service: Alito kicks up ethics questions with new undisclosed gifts from billionaire donors, including Rob Arkley