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Tuesday, Feb. 18

The Oregonian: Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight removed from job by Trump administration

The Atlantic: How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right

AP News: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal

AP News: Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

The Guardian: More than 80% of new California properties are in high fire-risk areas

The Guardian: A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances

The Guardian: US immigrants detained at mandatory check-ins and court hearings

The Guardian: Top US prosecutor quits over pressure to investigate Biden climate spending

KQED: Trump Fires Hundreds of Air Traffic Control Staff Ahead of Busy Travel Weekend

KQED: Native Activist Leonard Peltier Is Going Home. His Imprisonment Was a Familiar Story

NPR: 'I’ve become sort of afraid of my own government': Fired federal workers speak out

Fire and Safety Journal: Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire work

East Bay Times: This alien-like field of mirrors in the California desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years

Marin Independent Journal: Novato mulls retail cannabis storefronts

Marin Independent Journal: $10 billion housing bond is back on the table in California

KRON: New SF Bay light station keepers picked for unique island job

KRON: Kohl’s to close 27 underperforming stores this spring, including several in Bay Area

KRON: Jury finds A$AP Rocky not guilty in felony assault trial

SF Gate: Texas on track to overtake California in one notable category

SF Gate: Video shows car fly off overpass onto busy Northern California freeway

CNN: At least 14 dead in multi-state floods as rivers rise and rescues continue

CNN: These are the world’s best beaches for 2025, according to Tripadvisor

KRON: Zizian leader Jack LaSota ordered held without bail in Maryland

East Bay Times: Department of Education warns public schools to ditch DEI programs or lose funding

The Atlantic: DOGE’s Fuzzy Math

Thursday, Feb. 13

Smithsonian Magazine: For Centuries, Indigenous People Lived in These Desert Canyons. Now, New Technology Reveals Extraordinary Details About This Sacred Site

Smithsonian Magazine: Driver Vandalizes Threatened Plants in Death Valley National Park

KRCR: Residents struggle with power outage in Trinity County; many lack backup generators

Video: KTVU: Storm damage in the North Bay

KRON: Dozens of vehicles involved in Oregon highway crash amid ‘whiteout’ conditions

AP News: House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling

AP News: NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

AP News: Order to drop New York Mayor Adams’ case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

BBC: YouTube statistics Google doesn't want you to know

BBC: How much protein do you really need to get strong?

BBC: Top prosecutor ( a Republican) resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams

BBC: Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement

The Guardian: Just a fluke: whale spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera

The Guardian: US prices ‘could go up’ as new tariffs on trade partners is planned

SF Chronicle: Dam removal on Eel River could create longest free-flowing California river

SF Gate: Denny's to close up to 90 more restaurants

SF Gate: State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk's Tesla

Washington Post: California city votes to criminalize helping people in homeless camps

Washington Post: Man, 87, goes viral for party invitation: ‘4 PM until the cops arrive’

NY Times : Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.

NPR: Dozens of CFPB workers are fired as the agency remains shuttered

NPR: Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas

Smithsonian Magazine: How Alice Hamilton Waged a One-Woman Campaign to Get the Lead Out of Everything

Politico: Californians are in for a ‘rude shock’ on fire

Politico: Newsom stands by ‘sanctuary’ law but refuses to extend protections to inmates