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Sunday, July 6

NY Times : As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

NPR: 'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids

Politico: ‘We’re the frontline of defense’: Food banks grapple with megabill’s impact

NPR: Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90

The Hill: Democrats might be ‘overthinking’ strategy to recapture voters

Reuters: Heat wave dries up Europe’s waterways

BBC: How Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working)

The Atlantic: The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

OPB: ‘Buy now, pay later’ purchases can now affect your credit score. Here’s what that means

OPB: Trail angels create magical moments for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail

Courthouse News Service: Washington allows state, local police to execute tribal arrests

OPB: Oregon launches statewide recycling system

The Guardian: ‘We don’t want contact because you are bad’: loggers close in on uncontacted people in Peruvian Amazon

The Guardian: Qantas attack reveals one phone call is all it takes to crack cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans

The Guardian: Israel sends team to Qatar for negotiations, but rejects Hamas demands to change ceasefire proposal

The Hill: Ketanji Brown Jackson turns independent streak loose on fellow justices

The Hill: GOP eyes redistricting in Ohio and Texas as it looks to bolster slim majority

BBC: Elon Musk says he is launching new political party

The Oregonian: Lead poisoning in 2 Oregon infants linked to recalled baby food sold at Target

AP News: Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

AP News: Search for 27 missing girls plows forward after flash flood kills at least 51 people in Texas

BBC: Archaeologists unveil 3,500-year-old city in Peru

AP News: Croatian right-wing singer Marko Perkovic and fans perform pro-Nazi salute at massive concert

BBC: Watch: Drone footage show catastrophic flooding in Texas town

KRCR: Join the cast of 'New Life': Redding residents invited to be extras in faith-based drama

The Guardian: ‘Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’

The Guardian: ‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status

The Guardian: Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows

Sacramento Bee: Under California dense forest lurks hidden history. Fire helped reveal it

Siskiyou Daily News: Tulare County couple found guilty of starving infant on vegan diet, leaving child disabled

KTLA: Federal officials confirm 37 detained at multiple Los Angeles Home Depot raids

Sacramento Bee: Remains of 7 bodies recovered at Esparto fireworks blast site, Yolo officials say

KTLA: Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

KTLA: Hundreds rescued from ocean in Newport Beach on July 4 amid rough surf conditions

KTLA: California’s largest wildfire nears 80,000 acres as smoke triggers health warnings and evacuations

Fresno Bee: $10.5M park in historic Fresno neighborhood opens soon. More development to follow

CBS Bay Area: Remains found of 7 missing workers after explosions at California fireworks warehouse, officials say

CBS Bay Area: Massive fire burns Oakland warehouse containing marijuana growing operation

KPIX: Oakland firefighters overwhelmed by holiday blazes, 64 fires reported

KRON: Major alcohol distributor to lay off hundreds in Bay Area, cease operations in California

East Bay Times: Immigration arrests in San Francisco region up 77% since Trump took office

KRON: CA State Parks library pass saved from state budget chopping block

KQED: A Corpse Flower Is About to Bloom in San Francisco — and It’s Going to Stink

KRON: Five people injured in Antioch fireworks explosion

KRON: 2 dogs dead, 1 person hurt after the use of illegal fireworks

East Bay Times: Uncertainty of future FEMA disaster funding alarms Bay Area emergency planners

SF Gate: A staggering number of national parks workers have now departed

SF Gate: 8-year-old girl dies after fireworks misfire on Southern California street

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael cycling coach dies after bike crash

SF Gate: Trump orders higher national park entrance fees, ends Obama-era initiative