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Sunday, June 29

BBC: Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says

The Guardian: Elon Musk calls Trump’s big bill ‘utterly insane and destructive’ as Senate debates

The Guardian: Revealed: spies for hire used ‘Big Brother’ tactics on Scottish salmon farm activists

AP News: In words and photos, rural Alaska residents reflect on their village’s sustainable practices

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit takes up challenge against California restrictions on open carry of firearms

The Guardian: US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers

Courthouse News Service: Feds must decide on protections for Chinook salmon

The Guardian: ‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

AP News: What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling

AP News: Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to five foundations

CBS San Diego: Governor Newsom signs budget, CEQA reform bill due Monday

CBS San Diego: California court ruling makes holding a phone while driving illegal

ap: Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court upholds phone and internet funding program for rural communities

SF Gate: Woman dies after fall from cliff near Devil's Slide

SF Gate: This tattooed DJ packed a San Francisco venue with toddlers

KTLA: Son of U.S. soldier born on Army base in Germany deported to Jamaica

KTLA: Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans ‘the enemies of peace’

CBS News LA: Hundreds take part in "ICE Out of LA" caravan through Los Angeles streets

CBS News LA: Lake Fire burns at "dangerous rate of spread" in San Bernardino County, prompting evacuation orders

Courthouse News Service: Judge rules DOGE can access personal data despite invasion of privacy claims

Courthouse News Service: Mistrial for Carlos Dominguez in Davis stabbings case

CBS News : Bay Area food banks warn Trump's "big, beautiful bill" would slash federal SNAP funding

CBS News : Senate advances Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in narrow vote

KRON: SFPD arrest nearly 100 people in one-day fugitive enforcement crackdown

KRON: Target testing digital shelf-unlocking tech for shoppers

San Jose Mercury News: Despite $12 billion state budget shortfall, Newsom and California Dems defer major spending cuts

San Jose Mercury News: Lake Tahoe boating tragedy: Two survivors wore life jackets

San Jose Mercury News: Stanford University announces $140 million in budget cuts, possible layoffs amid federal policy shifts

SF Gate: The historic California neighborhood where homes are sold only via word of mouth

SF Gate: The rude guest habit that's ruining Disneyland rides for everyone else

East Bay Times: After scam cost elderly East Bay woman $200K, police used fake cash to arrest courier

Thursday, June 26

Reuters: Trump administration will put Abrego on trial before deporting him again

The Guardian: ‘Basically impossible to get them back’: Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts

The Guardian: RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move

NPR: Faith Kipyegon tries for breaking the 4-minute mile, but falls seconds short

Smithsonian Magazine: The World’s Oldest Boomerang Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought, a New Analysis Suggests

Smithsonian Magazine: These Colorful Satellite Views Reveal Our Forests in Unprecedented Detail and Showcase the Potential of the New Biomass Mission

Politico: Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’

The Hill: Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary and acclaimed journalist, dead at 91

The Hill: Tennessee Republican calls for Mamdani to be denaturalized, deported

AP News: Trump’s budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS cuts, watchdog warns

AP News: Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn’t be executed

BBC: 'Our food doesn't even last the month' - Americans brace for Trump's welfare cuts

Washington Post: Supreme Court rules against Planned Parenthood in patient rights case

Washington Post: Sarah Huckabee Sanders writes: America can’t wait 10 years to regulate AI

BBC: Trump calls for end to Netanyahu corruption trial

The Atlantic: The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast

The Atlantic: Pro-Palestine Activists Fell for Iran’s Propaganda

The Atlantic: America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff