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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon’s first psilocybin facilitators are eager to deliver therapy

Oregon Public Broadcasting: A fish can sense another’s fear, a study shows

US News: Appeals Court Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for US Gov't Workers

AP News: House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs

Las Vegas Sun: New Mexico tribe keeps title to portion of national preserve

Denver Post: Student who shot Denver high school administrators was on probation for weapons charge

SF Chronicle: Bay Area Home Depot worker found with $80K worth of stolen merchandise, CHP says

KGW: First sighting of wolverine reported near Portland in 30 years

The Guardian: World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events

Washington Post: Mavericks: The surfer, the scientist and the big-wave beach at a breaking point

Washington Post: This Texas teen wanted an abortion. She now has twins.

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Coeur d’Alene greenlights massive 2,800-home development

The Oregonian: These 2 Oregon cities are among the top spots to see cherry blossoms in the world

The Oregonian: These 5 planets will form a rare alignment in the night sky at the end of March

The Atlantic: Procrastinating Ourselves to Death

Washington Post: 'I'm out': Lawmakers draw red lines on possible energy permitting deal

NY Times : Mississippi: A Water System So Broken That One Pipe Leaks 5 Million Gallons a Day

NY Times : In Memphis, Car Seizures Are a Lucrative and Punishing Police Tactic

The Hill: California sea otters killed by rare parasite strain: study

The Hill: More than 40 percent of Americans support banning TikTok: poll

The Hill: Virginia student accepted to over 2 dozen colleges, receives $700K in scholarships

The Hill: What we’ve gained from the Affordable Care Act, 13 years later

The Atlantic: Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System

Well and Good: ‘I’m an 82-Year-Old Triathlete and Longevity Expert. Here’s My Top Tip for Staying Mentally and Physically Sharp’

Washington Post: 6 road construction workers killed in Maryland when car crashes into them

The Guardian: Witness expected to testify for defense at Proud Boys trial was government informant

The Guardian: Investment fund links to Atlanta police and ‘Cop City’ project revealed

The Guardian: The secret of happiness? Embrace the boring, lay claim to the mundane and rejoice in repetition

The Guardian: Blood for money: my journey in the industry buying poor Americans’ plasma

The Guardian: Drag storytellers grapple with growing threats by Republicans and far right

The Guardian: Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’

The Guardian: Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

AP News: Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence

LA Times: Unusual parasite killing sea otters off California coast, scientists warn

AP News: Why TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears

AP News: Farmers struggle in Argentina as drought withers their crops

AP News: Federal prosecutors reveal Proud Boys witness was informant

AP News: Denver high school shooting suspect dead, coroner confirms

Courthouse News Service: Firefighters fight ‘forever chemicals’ in gear

Courthouse News Service: SEC charges eight celebrities over promotion of cryptocurrency on social media

KRCR: Missing 16-year-old girl from Orange County found with wanted felon in Bidwell Park

Courthouse News Service: Can a copper mine destroy an Apache holy site? The Ninth Circuit will decide

Courthouse News Service: Starbucks workers go on nationwide strike ahead of shareholder meetings

LA Times: Video shows rescuers struggling to save farm animals buried in mud after recent storm

Courthouse News Service: Mexico water crisis in spotlight on World Water Day

KCRA: 5 rescued after condominium explosion in the Eastern Sierra, officials say

KRCR: A look inside Redding's first micro-shelter community

KRCR: Explosion destroys home in McCloud on Wednesday

KRCR: Redding councilmembers tie on vote to appeal Bethel campus expansion on Collyer Drive

San Jose Mercury News: Marin mudslide triggered by ‘bomb cyclone’ closes road, threatens utilities