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Tuesday, July 15

Austrarlian News: Two men who cut down Britain's historic Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

BBC: World's 'oldest' marathon runner dies at 114 in hit-and-run

BBC: Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government

Reuters: US launches new bid to keep migrants detained by denying hearings, memo shows

Reuters: Trump says Democratic rival Schiff should be 'brought to justice' for alleged fraud

Washington Post: NIH leader fired amid probe of contract used in attempt to hire spouse, officials say

The Atlantic: Trump’s Ultimatum for America’s Largest Public-Energy Provider

The Atlantic: Security Experts ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over FAA Proposal to Hire Foreigners

The Atlantic: An IRS Regulation Change That Could Sow Societal Division

The Guardian: US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

The Guardian: Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say

The Guardian: I traded booze for THC drinks. But are there hidden risks?

The Guardian: Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini guilty of murdering father-in-law after property dispute

BBC: The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico

BBC: Air quality alerts issued in Canada and US as wildfires continue to burn

The Oregonian: Oregon DOJ says public officials exploited nonprofit to cash in on Amazon data centers, reap millions for themselves

KTLA: California couple accused of tricking women into carrying babies through surrogacy; 21 children seized

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

KRCR: Humboldt County's free program gives high school students hands-on medical experience

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration Act for fast-growing wildfire moving through steep, challenging terrain

SF Gate: A wildfire took the spectacular Grand Canyon Lodge. But it lives on in guests' memories.

AP News: Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

KTLA: Half of the 4,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles going home

KTLA: The UK says thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain under a secret resettlement program

CBS Sacramento: Sacramento firefighter assaulted by person requesting medical aid, officials say

CBS Sacramento: Sunrise Mall hit with $500,000 in fines, city warrant finds homeless living in vacant stores

CBS News : Trump administration imposes 17% tariff on fresh Mexican tomatoes

KTLA: Missing hiker found dead in Sequoia National Park, officials say

The Guardian: Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser

The Guardian: Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’

KRON: SJPD: Father stabbed son to death in San Jose park before police shooting

AP News: A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days

AP News: The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

KRON: Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring confusion

SF Gate: Amazon issue sends hundreds of packages to Bay Area woman's home

KRON: Napa County wedding rape suspect identified through DNA testing

KRON: North Bay family finds innovative way to distribute Narcan

SF Gate: New Hawaii developments would radically reshape coastline

Marin Independent Journal: Novato police accuse suspect of hate-crime arson at church

The Guardian: Heavy rain in New York region floods subways and strands vehicles

The Guardian: Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files

SF Gate: An iconic California landmark is for sale, and locals in Mendocino are livid

Thursday, July 10

AP News: Iranian mother released from ICE detention after Republican House Majority Leader intervenes

East Bay Times: ‘Awesome sense of place’: Settlement ends long-running Lake Tahoe development battle

CBS News : French university courts American researchers seeking "scientific asylum" amid Trump's academic cuts

CBS News LA: Trump administration sues California, arguing animal cruelty laws cause high egg prices

CBS Bay Area: Pleasanton police arrest 12-year-old and 17-year-old suspected in ATM robberies

AP News: A ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked

SF Gate: Unlikely California cities becoming havens for millionaire renters

Action News: Local state of emergency declared in Siskiyou County in response to illegal pesticides