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Thursday, April 24

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

KRON: Santa Rosa school district superintendent booted out

CBS San Diego: Navy Lieutenant settled for $7,500 after tow company sold his car while deployed

CBS San Diego: Coast Guard offloads $214 million of pure cocaine in San Diego

Action News Now: California gas prices drop slightly, now averaging $4.80 a gallon

Action News Now: Citrus Heights man pleads guilty to $1 million EDD fraud scheme

NBC News: Trump takes executive action targeting ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform

The Hill: Arkansas appeals Trump administration denial of federal aid for tornado recovery

The Hill: Raffensperger asks Trump administration to halt deportation of Afghan Christians

The Hill: Trump administration fast tracks fossil fuels on public lands

SF Gate: 'Dire situation': Nonprofit sues to protect species only found in Crater Lake

SF Gate: 11-year-old child shot near Bay Area middle school, police say

SF Gate: Man makes Nazi salute from Cybertruck in SF, internet floods his Yelp page

SF Gate: 'Tragic and alarming': Mice droppings found at Calif. hotel after employee dies from hantavirus

Tuesday, April 22

Smithsonian Magazine: Biologists Rejoice as Extremely Rare Guam Kingfishers Lay Their First Wild Eggs in Nearly 40 Years

The Oregonian: Intel, Oregon's largest employer, plans to cut 20% of its jobs

The Atlantic: Photographing the Beauty of the North

The Atlantic: The Great AI Lock-In Has Begun

The Hill: Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America

The Hill: Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent

BBC: Why should I care if the US dollar falls?

BBC: Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's US visas to be revoked over pro-Palestinian content

BBC: Early turnout shatters record in Canada polls with 7.3m ballots cast

BBC: Shock and anger after gunmen kill more than 20 tourists in Kashmir

Politico: ‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption

Politico: The czar’s gambit: How Putin uses chess

Indian Country Today: Trump may target environmental nonprofits in executive orders

Pro Publica: Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program

Pro Publica: Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion