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Sunday, Aug. 25

Press Democrat: Farallon scientists treated to ‘once in a lifetime’ look at rare orca attack on humpback whales

Press Democrat: Arson suspect arrested after Northern California fire that destroyed 13 homes, Cal Fire says

KRON: Police car struck in massive Richmond sideshow

KRON: 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after 2 shootings at Vallejo sideshow in Vallejo

SF Chronicle: Rain helps firefighters quell California’s Park Fire

SF Gate: Hundreds of cats roam freely on this remote Hawaii island

SF Gate: Calif. man arrested after wild car chase, accused of 'terrorizing' Yosemite area

SF Chronicle: San Francisco’s insurance crisis is worsening. Here’s what homeowners say insurers are demanding

KRON: This invasive beetle has killed tens of thousands of trees in Southern California. Now it’s in San Jose

SF Chronicle: Oakland woman arrested with $450,000 in stolen merchandise

AP News: Security rules mean some pay more for flood insurance and don’t know about dam failure risk

AP News: Today in History: National Park Service created

AP News: NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

AP News: German police say a man has turned himself in over Solingen knife attack that killed 3

KRON: ‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story

Thursday, Aug. 22

SF Gate: A backpack and dog were found in California's Sierra, but a man remains missing

LA Times: Very thirsty bees close down parts of Joshua Tree National Park

Politico: Divided Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to prevent some Arizonans from voting in presidential election

The Guardian: Arizona can demand some voters prove citizenship, US supreme court rules

BBC: Six-year-old boy found in Vietnam forest after five days

Klamath Herald and News: Klamath Basin waterfowl in peril as recently restored wetlands on national refuges denied water

Klamath Herald and News: Klamath Tribes' restoration celebration scheduled for this weekend

the Atlantic: Ketamine’s Catch-22

KTLA: California bill that could open new path to homeownership for undocumented immigrants advances

KTLA: Photos: Officials clear homeless encampments from Dockweiler Beach

Denver Post: Denver’s first canna-spa, opening soon, brings marijuana and massages under one roof

SF Gate: US labor regulator says Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted delivery drivers in California

Washington Post: Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election

CNN: Canadian government forces rail lockout to end

The Guardian: Sikh separatist leader survives alleged assassination attempt in California

the Atlantic: Barack Obama’s Warning to Democrats

The Guardian: Thousands flee after Myanmar rebels use drones to bomb Rohingya villagers

The Guardian: ‘I just wanted to help people!’ How Tanya Smith stole $40m, evaded the FBI and broke out of prison

The Guardian: Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035

The Guardian: ‘It could disappear for ever’: Anger over sale of George Orwell archive

Washington Post: How to turn any bike into an electric vehicle

Washington Post: Don’t trust Google for customer service numbers. It might be a scam.

Washington Post: New Starbucks CEO allowed company jet for 1,000-mile commute to Seattle

Washington Post: Canada’s two largest railroads shut down amid labor dispute, threatening U.S. economy

NY Times : Cycling the Western Balkans: A Wild, Yet Welcoming, Mountain Tour

NY Times : Why Too Few Homes Get Built in the U.S.

NY Times : Opinion: ‘How Can You Be Undecided?’ These 15 Young Voters Are Torn by Harris and Trump

CBS News : Local News South Lake Tahoe bears are outsmarting bear boxes

NPR: Most community college students plan to get 4-year degrees. Few actually do

NPR: Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon

CNN: All eyes on Powell’s Jackson Hole speech as new data fuels concern of a weaker labor market

AP News: Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands

AP News: Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

AP News: Blackouts in extreme weather drive demand for cleaner backup power

AP News: Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines