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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

KRON: Private high school in Oakland named among 10 best in US

SF Gate: Officials: Terrifying break-in at Calif. billionaire's home leaves woman in coma

CBS : Ocean-Cleaning Sailboat ‘Kaisei’ Sinks in Oakland Estuary at Alameda Dock

SF Gate: 'A lot of hysteria': Wealthy Calif. coastal city is now a high-risk fire zone

Sunday, May 25, 2025

The Guardian: Trump vowed to help US farmers. These four say his policies are ‘wreaking havoc’

NY Times : Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?

NY Times : As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests

Washington Post: It was an extreme week in antisemitism. Except for all the others.

Smithsonian Magazine: A Young Cooper’s Hawk Learned to Use a Crosswalk Signal to Launch Surprise Attacks on Other Birds

CNN: These companies will raise prices because of Trump’s tariffs

Indian Country Today: Tribes ‘decolonizing’ child welfare practices with their own rules

AP News: Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them

MSN News: 18 Army Rangers Suspended After Firing Blank Rounds At Crowded Florida Beach

NY Times : Why Vietnam Ignored Its Own Laws to Fast-Track a Trump Family Golf Complex

The Atlantic: It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children

The Atlantic: The Economy: The Era of Thrash

The Atlantic: How to Save Endangered Species Without a Detailed Plan for Every Bee

The Atlantic: Project 2025’s Architects Are Close to Achieving a Major Goal

KOMO: Space Needle unveils North America's 1st Skyliner elevator in $100M modernization

KOMO: Seattle police arrest 22 adults amid clash at "Fascist Family Values" rallyes at

Reuters: Swiss authorities exploring probe into US-backed Gaza aid group

Reuters: UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries

Reuters: Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns

BBC: The Bitcoin hum that is unsettling Trump's MAGA heartlands

BBC: New York crypto investor accused of kidnapping, torturing Italian tourist

Politico Magazine: Doug Wilson Has Spent Decades Pushing for a Christian Theocracy. In Trump’s DC, the New Right Is Listening.

The Hill: Prebiotic sodas becoming more popular, but health claims stir debate

The Guardian: Analysis: ‘Fiscally irresponsible’: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The Guardian: Five skiers found dead in mountains near Swiss luxury resort

The Guardian: Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children

The Guardian: California teenage girl fends off attacker by using jiu-jitsu

The Guardian: ‘Roadmap for corruption’: Trump dive into cryptocurrency raises ethics alarm

BBC: 'I spent thousands turning my bike into an office. Then a thief took it'

BBC: Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness'

BBC: Russia launches largest air attack yet on Ukraine

The Hill: Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case

The Hill: Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy

The Hill: Jon Stewart: Trump will ‘burn’ country down for ‘insurance money’

The Hill: Trump signs orders to boost nuclear power, including reduced environmental review

The Oregonian: Feds recover $6.7 million cyberthieves allegedly stole from city of Portland

OPB: Inside Oregon’s dominance at making freeze-dried food

OPB: Garden railroads delight with Northwest nostalgia in miniature backyard masterpieces

SF Gate: How a cannabis shop won over a Calif. mountain town

SF Gate: Ritzy wave pool neighborhood near iconic park is driving residents into a frenzy

The Oregonian: Who will buy the Bob’s Red Mill store? It won’t be Clackamas County

The Oregonian: Health officials warn of little-known danger to people and pets on the Columbia River

Sacramento Bee: How California’s wealthiest people benefit most from the Republicans’ tax cut

KTLA: SpaceX spacecraft returns to Earth, sends sonic boom across SoCal

CBS LA: Huntington Beach man killed with flare gun, juvenile arrested

CBS News Sacramento: Pack of dogs accused of attacking pets in Natomas caught