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Tuesday, Oct. 22

AP News: FTC’s rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect

The Guardian: Conspiracy theories and a $1m check: a night at Elon Musk’s surreal election giveaway

The Guardian: Cockatoo rescued after ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

The Guardian: A Colombian warlord became the Amazon rainforest’s most unlikely protector. Now he is cutting it down

The Guardian: Five family members shot to death in home outside Seattle; teen arrested

The Guardian: Trump ground game faces new fraud claims as video shows GPS "spoofing"

The Guardian: Revealed: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal funding to expand affordable farmworker housing reaches Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon could see wetter and cooler winter conditions this year, thanks to La Niña

Merced Sun Star: Avian flu, heat caused ‘sudden rise’ in Central California dairy cow deaths. What’s next?

KRCR: Oregon brewery dubbed 'Brewery of the Year' at Great American Beer Festival

LA Times: Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

LA Times: Newsom sides with Musk in dispute over SpaceX rocket launches

Jonesboro Sun: Eyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway

LA Times: California’s first carbon capture project gets OK from Kern County

KCRA: Teen in custody after 5 found dead in shooting at home in Washington state, police say

KCRA: 2 Navy aviators from California identified after crash in Washington

KRCR: Tiny school's football team sets sights on another championship after stellar season

KRCR: Missing 16-year-old hiker found after intense search in Plumas County

KRCR: Three teens still at large more than one week after Shasta County juvenile facility escape

Courthouse News Service: Conservationists urge Ninth Circuit to nix federal forest-thinning project in California

Courthouse News Service: News Corp outlets hit Bezos-backed AI startup with copyright suit

Courthouse News Service: San Francisco fishermen oppose $550 million plan to install new tourist attraction at Fisherman’s Wharf

KTLA: L.A. City Council candidate facing backlash for saying ‘F— the police’ in leaked audio

KTLA: 1 arrested following ‘unauthorized’ pro-Palestine demonstration at UCLA

SF Chronicle: Ansel Adams photo collection shatters auction records at Sotheby’s

SF Gate: Teens reported missing after Bay Area homecoming dance found

East Bay Times: Farms or subdivisions? Ballot measure would curb development on Silicon Valley’s southern edges

East Bay Times: What exactly’s going on with 23andMe?

East Bay Times: Keller Fire in Oakland Hills is about extinguished; hand crews credited for quick containment

North Bay Biz Journal: Rep. Jared Huffman supports Point Reyes farmworkers’ bid to join secret talks on future of seashore ranches

KPIX: Environment San Jose State wildfire researchers studying importance of forest management

KRON: Memphis police officer helped steal thousands in Crime Stoppers rewards

KRON: 20 arrests, 8 cars and 1 gun seized in Bay Area sideshow chase: CHP

Sunday, Oct. 20

Politico: Elon Musk has a warning about California

KRON: Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs stay undefeated, beat 49ers 28-18 in Super Bowl rematch

Reuters: BHP faces $47 billion UK lawsuit over Brazilian dam collapse

The Guardian: Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one person dead and five wounded

The Guardian: Missing US navy pilots declared dead after Washington state fighter-jet crash near Mt. Rainier

NY Times : How to Keep Your Teeth Strong

NBC News: New Mexico authorities: 2 dead, 309 people rescued after severe flooding in and near Roswell

NY Times : He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive.

NY Times : Number of Young People Accused of Serious Crimes Surges in New York City

The Guardian: US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

Washington Post: Billions in election bets raise the stakes of the presidential race

Reuters: Texas death row inmate to testify before lawmakers who secured reprieve

BBC: Big Tobacco nears $24 billion settlement to end Canada lawsuits

The Guardian: Toxic chemicals could be the scariest thing about your Halloween costume

The Guardian: UK experts warn against buying ‘XL bully cats’

The Guardian: Most common US pesticide may affect brain development similarly to nicotine