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Sunday, May 11

The Guardian: Alvarado banned and fined $62,000 for overuse of whip in Kentucky Derby win

The Guardian: Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

The Guardian: Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn

Smithsonian Magazine: The Daring Polish Resistance Fighter Who Volunteered to Be Sent to Auschwitz So He Could Sabotage the Nazi Death Camp From the Inside

Smithsonian Magazine: Be Blown Away by These 15 Images of Beautiful Butterflies

Politico: Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office

The Atlantic: AI Is Not Your Friend: How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential

Politico: Are Trump’s tariffs making money? Watch this chart.

Politico: Republicans’ partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion

The Atlantic: The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain

The Atlantic: The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts

The Hill: Drug-resistant fungus Candida auris reported in these 17 states

Indian Country Today: Diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about drilling

Courthouse News Service: Environmentalists score victory in fight for Joshua tree protections

AP News: ‘Beacon of freedom’ dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court confronts Trump power grab

AP News: Experts call Kennedy’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic

AP News: Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

The Hill: Skills, not degrees, are defining the new American dream

The Oregonian: Oregon coast school bus driver arrested for allegedly luring a minor, police say

AP News: Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition

AP News: Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump’s deportation plan

AP News: An Alaska Mother’s Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm

OPB: Geocaches can be found everywhere, but the now 25-year-old hobby got its start in Oregon

Sacramento Bee: Applications for Sacramento region jobs rise as state, federal workers see turmoi

BBC: Care worker recruitment from abroad to end, Cooper says

CBS San Diego: Jacqueline Ma, Former Teacher of the Year, sentenced to 30 years for sexual abuse of minors

OPB: Springwood Ranch agreement marks 1st tribal-state land partnership in Washington

Seattle Times: Trump calls for 20,000 extra officers to help with deportation efforts

East Bay Times: Former top sheriff’s aide seeks $15 million from San Mateo County over firing

KRCR: Vacaville blacksmith duo finds success at Redding Fire Festival with unique handmade items

BBC: Along the Canada border, small-town America feels sting of Trump's trade war

SF Chronicle: Can turning purple urchins into kitchen countertop save California’s seafloor?

East Bay Times: Yosemite: Key parts of the park to reopen Saturday, as more campground reservations are made available

KRON: SF firefighters rescue brothers caught in rip current at Ocean Beach

KRON: Video: Coyote seen digging up grave at Bay Area cemetery

KPIX: Artichoke Festival in Monterey County permanently canceled after 65 years

KPIX: Dozens of Mendocino County workers may soon resign amid budget woes

KPIX: Oakland residents outraged over illegal dumping by Tesla Cybertruck driver

East Bay Times: Aryan Brotherhood members plucked from state prison into the federal system

SF Chronicle: Berkeley homeless encampment spurs neighborhood outrage: ‘Actual humanitarian crisis’

SF Gate: The wealthy California town that can't get rid of water fast enough

SF Gate: ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities

SF Gate: Bay Area teen's suicide leads to 4 arrests across the globe

Thursday, May 8

BBC: The surprising power of breathing through your nose

NY Times : Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

NY Times : Trump Declares High-Speed Internet Program ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’

Politico: Trump asks Supreme Court to allow cancellation of legal status for 500,000 immigrants

Politico: More than a half-dozen countries could soon be accepting US deportees

The Hill: Trump pushes Republicans to have rich pay more taxes