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Thursday, April 17

BBC: Canada: 'My home is worth millions but my kids can't afford to live here'

WFTV: Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

East Bay Times: California students and faculty join national protest of Trump’s crackdown on higher education

AP News: Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

BBC: Smugglers' paradise: How US guns flow to gang-ravaged Haiti

The Hill: Murkowski: ‘We are all afraid’ of upheaval, retaliation under Trump

SF Gate: Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

Washington Post: DHS demands records of Harvard’s foreign students, threatens enrollment

The Guardian: IRS reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

The Guardian: Tufts student detained for writing op-ed denied bail by US immigration judge

The Guardian: Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds

East Bay Times: Study finds just 37% of California homeless people are regular drug users

AP News: Florida State University shooting live updates: A suspect is in custody and multiple victims reported

SF Gate: 'Not a joke': Mendocino woman's claims about dad killing 400 people create a frenzy

Tuesday, April 15

Phys.Org: Airborne microplastics infiltrate plant leaves, raising environmental concerns

Phys.Org: Bumble bee decline tied to air pollution's disruption of gut microbiome

US News: The Literally Dozens of Times Donald Trump Has Praised Vladimir Putin

US News: What Happens When the Watchdogs Are Fired? America Is About to Find Out

The Guardian: Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target

KQED: Berkeley Considers Controversial Plan to Require Vegetation Removal Near Homes in Fire Zones

KQED: Miles of Delta Levees Are at Risk of Floods. Repairs Could Cost $3 billion

Courthouse News Service: Athletes accuse NCAA of academic discrimination against Black students

Courthouse News Service: Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions in landmark antitrust trial

Courthouse News Service: Conservation groups challenge Trump’s removal of environmental justice resources

AP News: Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration

NY Times : Opinion: Build Homes on Federal Land

The Hill: PBS president: Trump’s proposed funding cut would ‘devastate’ network

The Guardian: Millions tune in for three-week live stream of Sweden’s moose migration

The Guardian: Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims

NY Times : This Company’s Surveillance Tech Makes Immigrants ‘Easy Pickings’ for Trump

Reuters: Exclusive: Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling US model due to tariffs, source says

NPR: DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'

NPR: Scientists worry about free speech rights under the Trump administration

NPR: Climate activists were hacked. There was a link between the victims and an alleged attacker

NPR: Another baby orca spotted with Northwest's endangered J Pod

NPR: A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

Science Alert: Ozempic Reshapes The Kinds of Food People Eat. Here's What Happens.

Science Alert: Pornography's Prevalence Could Have a Dire Impact on Our Brain, Studies Show

Smithsonian Magazine: Destinations Hit by Natural Disasters Need Tourists Back—but Maybe Not in the Same Way as Before

NY Times : Older People Seeking Care for Cannabis Use at Greater Risk for Dementia, Study Finds

BBC: The Taliban banned Afghan girls from school. Low-paid carpet weaving is now their lifeline

Reuters: Egypt’s tourism push puts pristine Red Sea beach at risk, say environmentalists

AP News: Wisconsin clerk who failed to count almost 200 ballots resigns amid internal investigation

The Atlantic: What Porn Taught a Generation of Women

The Atlantic: Kleptocracy, Inc. - Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

The Atlantic: The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

Idaho Statesman: ‘It’s a dire time’: Bernie Sanders, AOC draw 12,000-plus to Idaho rally

Politico: The FDA fired its tobacco enforcers. Now it wants them back.

Washington Post: China, where fat equals rich, tries to tackle a growing obesity crisis

BBC: Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems