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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Smithsonian Magazine: Five Men Convicted in $100 Million Jewel Heist That Rocked Germany

Washington Post: Opinion: Millions flowed to Biden family members. Don’t pretend it doesn’t matter.

Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon Senate walkout continues as 6 more Republicans banned from re-election

Salem Statesman Journal: At least 7 dead in crash on I-5 south of Salem

CBS News : Most of America's fastest-growing cities are in the South

Yahoo News: As Crisis Grows, All of New York’s Migrant Plans Are Met With Outrage

Action News Shasta: Feinstein’s office confirms broader health complications, contradicting senator’s denial

Action News Shasta: Traffic stop leads to enough fentanyl to kill twice the population of Butte County

Politico: Pence's prepared speech lifted words directly from Trump

Politico: University of California considers hiring undocumented students despite federal ban

The Hill: Abbott confirms first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado

NPR: Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

NPR: U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge

AP News: TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

AP News: More than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael police: Caregiver raped patient at seniors’ home

Marin Independent Journal: Novato landslide repairs to cost $10M, continue through summer

KRON: Suspect who tried to rob bank across from Walnut Creek Police Station arrested

KRON: Levi’s Stadium expected to host Super Bowl 60: reports

KTLA: Dodgers face blowback after uninviting LGBTQ group from Pride Night

KTLA: 31 arrested, dozens cited during San Bernardino DUI crackdown

LA Times: High tides leave parts of Seal Beach under inches of water, with more flooding expected

Sacramento Biz Journal: Rancho Cordova company seeks $40 million in funding to expand battery technology manufacturing

Courthouse News Service: Florida county avoids costly trial over public access to the beach

KPIX: Sea level rise forecasts threaten the future of Stinson Beach

NPR: New hope for an antidote to death cap mushrooms and other poison fungi

NPR: Seniors got COVID tests they didn't order in Medicare scam. Could more fraud follow?

The Atlantic: The Billionaires Who Are Threatening Democracy

NY Times: New Cases of Chronic Pain Outnumber Those of Diabetes or Depression, Study Shows

NY Times: There’s No Escape From Wildfire Smoke

Washington Post: Too tired to be healthy? You’re not alone, survey finds.

Washington Post: Calgary smothered in wildfire smoke, as plumes surge into Lower 48 states

BBC: FBI charges man with stealing Dorothy's The Wizard of Oz slippers

BBC: Colombia plane crash: Children reportedly survived 16 days in jungle

BBC: Italy floods leave nine dead and force 13,000 from their homes

Washington Post: School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison

The Guardian: They moved to a Buddhist retreat in rural America. Have they found happiness?

AP News: Wisconsin tribe to ask court to shut down oil pipeline

AP News: 84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record

Politico: Federal judges grill Biden administration on abortion pill

The Hill: NYC’s famous red-tailed hawk Pale Male dies after nesting above Fifth Avenue for 30 years

AP News: DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns

AP News: China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse

The Hill: Boomers and millennials fight for homes as housing market cools

The Guardian: ‘The city was underwater’: quarter of a million Somalis flee flooded homes

The Guardian: ‘Six times the size of Yosemite’: the new tribal sanctuary off the super-rich LA coast

The Guardian: US child killings have risen rapidly – why are more states pushing for joint custody laws?

The Guardian: Top five US executives hoard $9bn tax-free for retirement as workers face limits

The Guardian: Texas doctors depart as attorney general investigates hospital’s gender-affirming care

KOMO : Western Washington artist sentenced to probation for violating Indian Arts and Crafts Act