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Sunday, Aug. 3

Courthouse News Service: Shaker faith endures in rural Maine

East Bay Times: Conflict over Pleasanton dog beating led to near fatal shooting in front yard confrontation

CBS News : An area of Lake Tahoe has elevated levels of E. coli, testing revealed

CBS Sacramento: Fiery Sacramento crash results in 3 dead; driver suspected of DUI hospitalized

CBS News Bay Area: Cal Fire, Napa County crews rescue driver who crashed 100 feet down creek

CBS News : Sonoma County arson suspect found with homemade explosives, Sheriff's Office says

SF Gate: Woman mauled to death by dogs in California park

The Oregonian: Oregon’s strangest race is turning 100, and it involves pigs and Model T Fords

KRON: Pope Leo XIV tells 1 million Catholic youths that they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’

East Bay Times: With Kamala Harris out, race for California governor heats up

SF Gate: Arrest made in robbery ring that nabbed $4 million, bombed Target ATM

East Bay Times: Map: Gifford Fire explodes to California’s 2nd-biggest of the year

CBS San Diego: DACA recipients in California face loss of ACA coverage by Aug. 31

KRON: Missing Santa Rosa 15-year-old Joyce Kristin Albino found

East Bay Times: Review: Here’s why 50,000 Grateful Dead fans were smiling on Friday

East Bay Times: Once a retail giant, the last Sears in California lingers in Concord. But for how long?

SF Gate: Father of 7 dies in construction accident at Bay Area school

KRON: ‘Only in SF’: Fans can get trippy Muni trip to Dead & Company shows

The Hill: Push to ban lawmaker stock trading gets new life

SF Gate: One of Hawaii's most famous industries is collapsing

Thursday, July 31

NY Times : Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.

The Guardian: Arkansas police arrest man in killings of married couple hiking in state park

The Guardian: Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary

The Guardian: Trump escalates trade war with Canada after prime minister announces plan to recognize Palestine

Politico: Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’

The Hill: Trump goes off on Josh Hawley over insider trading bill

The Hill: GOP bullish on dismantling Voting Rights Act

The Hill: Record number of Senate Democrats vote to block weapon sales for Israel

The Hill: Environmental groups accuse federal government of failing to protect whales in California

NPR: Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild

BBC: Ford says Trump tariffs to cost it about $2bn this year

BBC: How much cash is the US raising from tariffs?

BBC: Delta flight makes emergency landing after turbulence injures 25 people

OPB: One of the West Coast’s deadliest shipwrecks happened 160 years ago off the Southern Oregon Coast

BBC: 'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

AP News: A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing season

BBC: US allies break with Trump to force diplomatic shift on Gaza

SF Gate: One of California's largest cities is on the brink of a trash nightmare

OPB: Federal government rescinds Oregon’s offshore wind energy area

The Oregonian: Reed College investigates sharing of alumnus’ data with FBI

Action News: Special Weather Statement issued by NWS for strong thunderstorms in Trinity County

SF Gate: Palestinian teacher denied entry at SFO last month killed in the West Bank

SF Gate: Bay Area city implements safety measures while park undergoes radiation testing

SF Gate: Trump admin quietly appoints national parks head with no experience

CBS LA: LA County woman given $7,800 parking bill after visit to Glendale hospital

CBS : Shooting at Reno casino Grand Sierra Resort leaves 3 dead and 3 hurt, authorities say

East Bay Times: Value of homes impacted by Palisades fire totaled almost $52 billion

KQED: SF Speed Cameras Are About to Start Ticketing. They’ve Already Helped, Officials Say

KQED: The Trailblazing Life and Career of Architect Julia Morgan

KRCR: Del Norte County sees bigger waves compared to Humboldt County