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Thursday, Dec. 4

Smithsonian Magazine: A Historian Has Finally Uncovered the Identity of the Nazi Gunman in a Haunting Holocaust Photograph

The Guardian: The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west

BBC: 'Not becoming of a president': Somali-Americans respond to Trump's 'garbage' remarks

BBC: Watch: Newly released video shows Jeffrey Epstein's private island home

Smithsonian Magazine: The Astronomical Problem of Space Junk

The Guardian: ‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

The Hill: What is ‘scromiting’ or CHS, condition caused by habitual marijuana use?

The Hill: Jeffries backs Trump’s pardon of Cuellar: ‘Exactly the right outcome’

AP News: Doodling, drowsiness and a conspicuous misspelling highlight Trump’s last Cabinet meeting of 2025

The Guardian: US schools face big price swings for basics under Amazon’s ‘dynamic pricing’, report claims

The Guardian: Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges

OPB: Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. forces with use of Signal

AP News: A string of awards makes it clear: ‘One Battle After Another’ is the Oscar front-runner

Courthouse News Service: In Sicily's mountains, olive tradition adapts and survives

AP News: Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling

The Oregonian: Oregon State Parks wants to change the rules on camping to save money

OPB: Officials along Oregon’s North Coast wrestle with how to respond to ICE operations

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Nearly 40 babies sickened in infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula distributed from Portland

The Oregonian: Immigration arrest inside Home Depot sparks protest in rural Oregon town

AP News: FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6, AP source says

Courthouse News Service: Leader of massive human smuggling organization agrees to plead guilty

Courthouse News Service: California unveils online tool to report possible wrongdoing by federal agents

KRCR: Viral video sparks $1M crowdfund for 88-year-old veteran at Michigan grocery store

KRCR: Shasta Dam spillway undergoes once-in-a-decade routine inspection conducted by ropes team

KRCR: True North Housing Alliance launches 'Home Again' campaign for senior homelessness in Chico

East Bay Times: Judge orders OpenAI to hand over ChatGPT conversations in win for newspapers in copyright case

Sacramento Bee: What’s next for Stockton after the mass shooting? It is trying to figure that out

San Joaquin Valley Sun: Fresno-based healthcare company CEO arrested in $7 million fraud scheme

East Bay Times: Pilot hospitalized after Air Force fighter plane crashes during training flight in Southern California

East Bay Times: Are robotaxis coming to Santa Cruz County? Sort of

KRON: Details on San Jose quinceañera event planner scandal revealed

KTLA: Lawsuit alleges 8-year-old girl sexually assaulted by students at Los Angeles private school

KTLA: Former deputy sheriff in California killed after allegedly stabbing son, 11, to death

KTLA: Wife of Southern California farming magnate shot dead amid ongoing divorce

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael opposition persists over shelters for homeless

KRON: Russian Hill crash marks 11th senior pedestrian death of year, Walk SF says

KRON: FDA issues alert about diabetes sensors possibly linked to injuries, deaths

KRON: Man dies after being dragged out of water near Pescadero State Beach

East Bay Times: Apple, Tesla accused of profiting from horrific abuses, environmental destruction

East Bay Times: Bay Area mayor accused of not living in the city she governs

SF Gate: Conversion of mall into housing hits roadblock in Santa Barbara

SF Gate: Killing of Burney high school football star finally solved

Marin Independent Journal: Berkeley activist Zoe Rosenberg sentenced in Sonoma County farm break-in case

SF Gate: Nearly 1,000 acres near Yosemite National Park returned to California tribe

Sunday, Nov. 30

AP News: Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child’s birthday party

Action News Now: Fight breaks out at Shasta Lake youth football event

Reuters: Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests

The Atlantic: Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts

The Atlantic: The Germans Who Stood Up to Hitler

Smithsonian Magazine: Two College Students Are Building a Robot to Replant Burned Forests