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Thursday, June 19, 2025

The Oregonian: Alder Springs fire in Jefferson County draws governor’s attention

The Oregonian: How an Oregon garden is saving butterflies and creating a wildlife ‘land bridge’ at 5,500 feet

KTLA: Violence in California prisons prompts contraband sweeps in 21 facilities

Courthouse News Service: California lawmaker pushes for audit of multibillion dollar water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court melts down opposition to Texas nuclear waste storage site

CBS News : How did Juneteenth get its name? Here's the story behind the holiday's title

KPIX: Berkeley passes EMBER proposal, creating strict fire safety regulations

KRCR: Siskiyou County man faces new charges in 3-year-old's death, assault case

KRCR: Redding police seize cocaine and dismantle illegal cannabis grow

KRON: Ex-boyfriend wanted after woman found unconscious in street from Berkeley brawl: PD

SF Gate: One of California's oddest missing person cases is getting stranger

SF Gate: This Washington county wants to charge unprepared hikers for rescues

East Bay Times: Evacuation warning lifted as crews continue to battle fire in Antioch

Marin Independent Journal: President Donald Trump hints at possibly withholding wildfire aid to California

The Guardian: Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry

The Guardian: SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

AP News: In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship

Buzz Feed: 35 Active And Retired US Soldiers Are Revealing Their Brutally Honest Thoughts On Trump's Parade

BBC: Trump's Iran dilemma exposes bitter split among Maga faithful

NBC News: Trump administration activates 2,000 additional military troops to Los Angeles

PBS News: America’s spies say Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment

Phys.Org: 'Spectacular' Viking burial site discovered in Denmark

Phys.Org: Tree-shrew study finds specific brain circuit linking nighttime light exposure and depression

Politico: Abundance clashes with affordability in California’s data center debate

The Guardian: Trans people can obtain US passport that aligns with their gender identity, judge rules

The Guardian: Cannabis use could double risk of heart deaths, study suggests

Action News Now: Chico man arrested after illegal burn vegetation wildfire

Action News Now: Babysitter arrested for murder after death of 3-year-old boy

CBS News : Appeals court hears arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

CBS San Diego: San Diego City Council votes to limit ADU construction amid public outcry

CBS San Diego: CHP arrests 90, recovers $153,000 in stolen goods during retail crime clampdown

ABC News: 7 SoCal men charged in $100M Brinks truck heist in Lebec, largest jewelry heist in US history

NY Times : They Said She Was Home-Schooled. She Said She Was Locked in a Dog Crate.

The Atlantic: The Democratic Party Slides Into Irrelevance

The Atlantic: The Dumbest Phone Is Parenting Genius

Courthouse News Service: California executives sent to prison for selling dangerous dehumidifiers

Courthouse News Service: Trump pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, white-collar criminals wipe out $1.3 billion in legal debts

Courthouse News Service: Trump tells Ninth Circuit his National Guard decisions are ‘unreviewable’ by courts

Indian Country Today: How the Nez Perce Tribe stepped in to save wolf reintroduction in Idaho

The Guardian: Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them

Washington Post: At the capybara cafe, people line up to snuggle the world’s largest rodents

Reuters: US Senate passes stablecoin bill in milestone for crypto industry

The Guardian: ‘Ayahuasca tourism’ is a blight on Indigenous peoples and our environment

The Guardian: ‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans

The Guardian: ‘I have never seen such open corruption’: Trump’s crypto deals and loosening of rules shock observers

SF Gate: Fugitive found in Northern California after 3 decades on the run

Washington Post: Businesses jump on cannabis drink craze as lawmakers try to crack down

The Oregonian: Trump administration seeks Medicaid data on undocumented Oregonians

The Guardian: Trump orders Ice raids on farms and hotels after pausing them days earlier

The Guardian: Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and says US won’t kill supreme leader ‘for now’