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Tuesday, April 15

SF Gate: Hacked crosswalks in Bay Area play deepfake-style messages from billionaires

SF Gate: Vicious trend claims another California music festival

SF Gate: My San Francisco ancestor was my one shot at Italian citizenship

Marin Independent Journal: Marin groups join forces to boost Canal area

Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito might revise housing rules in commercial district

East Bay Times: They tried to sell their homes without a real estate agent. Here’s how it went

East Bay Times: Federal prison will take California’s ‘most dangerous’ Aryan Brotherhood inmates

East Bay Times: Mistrial declared in sexual abuse trial of FCI Dublin prison guard

East Bay Times: Newsom signs $180 million more for fire prevention, plus slew of Democratic priorities

East Bay Times: Tax Day is Tuesday. Are you ready? Tips for late filers

CBS Bay Area: Business Bay Area solar power owners could see more cuts to incentives

San Lorenzo Valley Post: Bigfoot Museum in Felton spared in weekend blaze

Sunday, April 13

BBC: McIlroy beats Rose in Masters play-off to seal career Grand Slam

The Guardian: Six injured and 24 properties damaged in Texas house explosion, say officials

The Guardian: Man in custody after Pennsylvania governor’s home set ablaze, police say

KTLA: Mass stabbing in Los Angeles neighborhood leaves 5 injured, 3 critical

KTLA: ‘Get it off!’ Owners desperately try to stop fatal dog attack in Santa Monica

Pro Publica: From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans

The Atlantic: The Pro-Baby Coalition of the Far Right

The Atlantic: Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit

NY Times : How an Arkansas City Became an Epicenter of the Biking World

SF Gate: Hawaii residents outraged by private road signs posted by famed black sand beach Endangered sea turtles relaxing on Punaluu black sand beach on the island of Hawaii.

Reuters: Protesting Hungarians mock Orbán's anti-LGBT moves, saying 'Let's all be the same'

CNN: A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says

PBS News: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why voting rights groups warn the SAVE Act may make it harder for married women to vote

Travel & Leisure: 3 Friends Found a Crumbling Resort in California and Brought It (and an Entire Town) Back to Life

Science Alert: 'Bad Omen': Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapsed Into A Pile of Rubble

NPR: A crow's math skills include geometry

CNBC: Trump tariffs on China will soon bring ‘irreversible’ damage to many American businesses

NPR: A retrial of Sarah Palin's case against 'New York Times' begins Monday

Smithsonian Magazine: A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds

The Guardian: Who stole all the cheese? The inside story of the boom in luxury food heists

Indian Country Today: In a win for tribes, Forest Service halts commercial huckleberry picking in forest

AP News: RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

Politico: The Supreme Court’s Mixed Signals on Trump’s Deportations to El Salvador

The Guardian: Inside the fight to save California’s dying sea lions from toxic algae: ‘We’re like 911 operators’

Politico: USDA’s $1B bird flu plan uses money intended for schools, food banks

CNBC: Politics U.S. won’t say whether it’s facilitating return of mistakenly deported man, despite judge’s order

AP News: America’s news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts

MSN News: DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions

The Guardian: No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding

The Guardian: Trump is already skirting due process. Now he’s musing about deporting citizens

Politico: Forget tariffs — Beijing is already choking off US exports on the sly

Courthouse News Service: Oregon coast welcomes spring whale watchers

Washington Post: Trump considering plan to change how the country fights wildfires

BBC: Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed

Courthouse News Service: Justices playing dangerous game with shadow docket, court watchers say

Courthouse News Service: Opinion: The White House has become the Bates Motel

Courthouse News Service: Amid threats of sanctions, prominent firms agree to aid Trump’s legal causes

BBC: 'I can't keep up': Trump's changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed