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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Feb. 23

AP News: DOGE is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing Musk's Tesla

BBC: List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers

BBC: Watch: A real-life prototype flying car takes to the skies

BBC: From Baywatch to toxic waste - LA's iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires

BBC: Paris: He dreamed of a cycling revolution. Then an SUV crushed him

The Guardian: Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

The Oregonian: Oregon wheat farmers brace for boomerang effects of Trump’s international aid program freeze

OPB: Federal worker firings put Hanford safety in jeopardy, says Sen. Patty Murray

The Oregonian: What are fractals? New exhibit at this Oregon museum explains these ‘trippy’ patterns

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Experts warn Bonneville job cuts bring immediate and long-term risks to Pacific Northwest

OPB: Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week

The Hill: Trump’s control over independent agencies tees up test of presidential power

The Hill: Federal judge extends decision blocking DOGE from Treasury payment system

The Guardian: Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange in ‘biggest digital heist ever’

The Guardian: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion

The Hill: College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump

The Hill: Beware of text messages about unpaid tolls, FBI and state authorities warn

The Hill: Democrats and former defense officials rail against ‘pure pettiness’ of Trump Pentagon firings

KTLA: California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief

CBS : High school seniors' financial aid applications drop, raising college attendance concerns

CBS San Diego: Federal halt lifted | Legal aid for migrant children resumes amid funding shifts

KCRA: Police chase, crash leads to discovery of woman's body in Nevada City home

KRCR: New evidence prompts Fortuna police to reopen 2014 cold case

KRCR: Redding sees record turnout for endangered Chinook salmon release

North Bay Biz Journal: No new ADUs here: When California law and homeowner association rules collide

KCRA: Sacramento County hospital had backlog of human remains, documents show 61 bodies kept in off-site morgue

LA Times: ‘Convict me’: Heart-wrenching opening in trial of O.C. judge who fatally shot his wife

KRON: Oakland woman stranded after mobility scooter stolen: ‘I’m broken’

Press Democrat: The Bigfoot bill: How an ‘inside joke’ among lawmakers landed Sonoma County on national television

East Bay Times: Foreclosed Berkeley apartment building value plunges after new deal

LA Times: Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche dies of her injuries, officials say

AP News: States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown

AP News: Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or face consequences

AP News: USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended

LA Times: Inside the Mojave Desert train heists targeting Nike sneakers

SF Gate: More than a dozen earthquakes rattle San Benito and Monterey counties Friday into Saturday

East Bay Times: Carmel River: Wading in to save the steelhead

East Bay Times: Mother arrested after 2-year-old found alone outside East Bay house

East Bay Times: A lost manuscript explores the origins of the Grateful Dead

East Bay Times: An unconventional treatment for meth addicts — gift card payments — takes off in the Bay Area

East Bay Times: More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season

SF Chronicle: Trump spending freeze will impact Pacific Crest Trail hikers

SF Chronicle: Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall

KRON: Watch: Bear cubs captured on camera in Sonoma County park for first time

KRON: Woman wearing ‘Palisades Strong’ shirt arrested for looting burned-down home

KRON: 370 pounds of marijuana, thousands in cash found in car in Livermore: CHP

KRON: ‘Avoid the area’: Hillsborough PD probes police shooting, seeks suspect

SF Gate: Suspect at large after officer 'ambushed' at Hillsborough police station

SF Gate: Historic ranch on Oregon–to–California Trail hits market for $995,000

SF Gate: Salmon seen in Northern California river for first time in almost a century