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Sunday, April 27

KTLA: 6 hospitalized in downtown Long Beach crash

BBC: Stranded killer whales 'must leave now' as rehoming options shrink

BBC: Judge says US citizen, age 2, may have been deported without 'meaningful process'

SF Gate: Two men rescued from 250-foot mine shaft in remote California desert

SF Gate: Google billionaire steps in to save independent Calif. grocery store

SF Gate: Unique Hybrid: Eureka's drive-through coffee and cannabis joint

SF Gate: Northern California cop accidentally shot inside courthouse

AP News: PHOTOS: For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

AP News: A massive explosion at an Iranian port possibly linked to missile fuel kills 25, injures some 800

AP News: Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing

AP News: Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin’s desire for peace

AP News: Police say 9 people were killed when a car plowed into a Vancouver street festival crowd

East Bay Times: Oakland police to cut off public from live radio feeds, hiding communications from airwaves

East Bay Times: You can learn now when farmers are spraying pesticides near your home. Here’s how.

CBS Bay Area: Caltrans: Illegal hazardous waste dumping in Mendocino County may be tied to Bay Area construction firm

CBS Bay Area: Facing budget deficit, Mendocino County offers workers $25,000 to voluntarily resign

CBS Bay Area: Body of missing Mendocino man found in vehicle that crashed into Russian River

KRON: Body of missing man found in Russian River

Press Democrat: Sonoma Life Support, local arm of ambulance giant AMR, leaving county, 50 workers in line for layoffs

Marin Independent Journal: Trump administration warns Marin schools about DEI programs

Marin Independent Journal: California starts program offering pesticide spraying notifications

Thursday, April 24

AP News: A wrong turn onto a bridge at the US-Canada border has a Detroit woman facing deportation

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package, sources say

Grist: Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining

The Atlantic: Inside the Fiasco at the National Security Council

The Atlantic: Why Has America Ignored Its Best Addiction Treatment?

The Atlantic: The Project 2025 Presidency

KRCR: Food for starving children piles up in Rhode Island warehouse amid cuts to USAID

KRCR: Siskiyou deputies find 400 lbs of illegal weed heading to Santa Cruz

Siskiyou Daily News: Trader Joe's is opening 21 new stores, including in California

The Oregonian: Sheriff’s deputies recover body from Columbia River, 4th found in waterways this month

The Oregonian: Fanged fish, literally from the twilight zone, washes up in Seaside (photos)

Courthouse News Service: Student kills classmate in France knife attack: Police source

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘Salsa-gate’ lawsuit at Washington County ends with $950,000 settlement for ex-deputy

KQED: 2 Years After the Half Moon Bay Shooting, New Housing for Farmers Starts to Take Shape

KQED: A Unique San Francisco Bay Marine Lab Faces Closure. It Has Days to Raise Millions

Oregon Public Broadcasting: In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women’s health study

Courthouse News Service: Cap on annual rent increases clears key California hurdle

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge halts logging plan in Oregon

Courthouse News Service: Girl power! Researchers find female bonobos work together to keep males in line

East Bay Times: Cal Fire adds huge new fire fighting tool as summer fire season approaches

SF Chronicle: Alijah Arenas, son of former Warriors star, reportedly in coma after Cybertruck crash

BBC: Anti-Hamas protests on rise in Gaza as group's iron grip slips

Politico: Slotkin is testing a ‘war plan’ to beat Trump. She wants Dems to ditch wokeness and muscle up

Politico: Russian foreign minister says his country is ‘ready to reach a deal’ on Ukraine

The Hill: ICE arrested Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant, court documents show

BBC: Mass food poisonings cast shadow over Indonesia's free school meals

East Bay Times: Mysterious sheep deaths: Fremont mayor pushes for investigation of ‘vile’ decapitation

Point Reyes Light: Ranchers weigh in on House investigation

KRON: Blue Shield, Kaiser announce dozens of layoffs statewide