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Thursday, May 29

Redding Searchlight: Redding Rancheria doesn't get grant to build residential drug detox center.

Sacramento Bee: California has three new packs of endangered gray wolves, biologists say

CBS Sacramento: Yolo County man believed to be wrongfully convicted of rape has 378-year sentence vacated

KRCR: Shasta County woman urgently needs liver transplant due to diet-related cirrhosis

CBS : Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say

CBS San Diego: Father killed in crash while teaching daughter how to drive, police say

CBS San Diego: Local journalist's drone lawsuit sets precedent for police transparency in California

East Bay Times: Toyota becomes top shareholder in Santa Cruz-based air taxi maker Joby

KRCR: Explosion and fire in Junction City linked to illegal THC lab

KRCR: Crescent City police search for suspect in attempted homicide case

SF Gate: Scorching temperatures, fire danger headed for Bay Area

ABC News: CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared

KRON: CA changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete

KRON: Gas prices could soar with refineries closing in California

SF Gate: PG&E customers face $532M bill for dam removal some don't want

The Guardian: Chinese paraglider survives accidental 26,000 foot-high flight above the clouds

The Guardian: Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

AP News: PHOTOS: Hundreds scale Mount Everest in a weather-hit climbing season

AP News: $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says

AP News: Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas

AP News: Live updates: Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

East Bay Times: California sues federal government over Trump administration cuts to scientific research

East Bay Times: After two decades of restoration work, a crucial Bay Area habitat returns to its original natural beauty

Tuesday, May 27

AP News: Trump Media says investors will fund a company ‘bitcoin reserve’ through share purchases

The Hill: Gorsuch, Thomas dissent as Supreme Court declines to take up Apache challenge to copper mine

Politico: Trump threatens to slash federal funding from California over youth transgender sports participation

Politico: Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting

NY Times : Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner

Washington Post: At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale

CBS : Politics Exclusive Border czar Tom Homan's security detail costs around $1 million a month

Washington Post: Americorps: A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed

The Hill: Opinion: With their trans stance, Democrats are pushing women right out of their party

The Hill: Who is Scott Jenkins? What to know about the ex-sheriff Trump pardoned

The Hill: GOP fears Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is ‘debt bomb’

The Guardian: ‘Swimming with orcas is out of control’: can new rules keep tourists and Mexico’s whales safe?

BBC: Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem

BBC: New US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in Gaza

The Atlantic: The Era of DEI for Conservatives Has Begun

The Atlantic: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Is Advancing Toward the U.S.

The Atlantic: Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire

AP News: This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better

AP News: Here’s what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

The Guardian: She compared motherhood in four countries. The US isn’t looking good

Reuters: Help wanted: Europe's defence companies scramble for workers as business booms

Reuters: Norway oil industry set to invest record amount in 2025

AP News: As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality

AP News: Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb and makes it safer, better for environment

The Guardian: Man swims 62 miles around Martha’s Vineyard to press for protections for sharks

The Guardian: Wildfire damages historic Fort Stanton, forces evacuations in New Mexico

NPR: A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts