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Sunday, May 25, 2025

KRON: Corvette quintet stopped for speeding in Santa Cruz, CHP says

SF Chronicle: California’s intensifying disasters leave one group more at risk than any other

SF Chronicle: Fatal crash damages historic California national park building linked to famous song

SF Chronicle: Border Patrol is conducting legally dubious raids across California — and bragging about it online

SF Gate: Officials rescue 9 from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

AP News: Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend

AP News: An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii

AP News: San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

SF Gate: California man found guilty of starting Line Fire that burned 44,000 acres

Marin Independent Journal: Marin project funding upended by FEMA cutoffs

East Bay Times: 12 injured when tree falls during Diablo Valley College graduation ceremony

East Bay Times: Santa Cruz wharf collapse: Plans take shape for rebuilding as summer beach season begins

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Smithsonian Magazine: Salmon in the Pacific Northwest Are Facing a New Threat: Booming Populations of Seals and Sea Lions

Smithsonian Magazine: See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains

The Atlantic: Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.

The Atlantic: Washington DC Murders: A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

The Atlantic: The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

The Atlantic: The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk

Reuters: Israelis feel besieged by global antisemitism after Washington attacks

Reuters: Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa

BBC: Sluggish sloth's secrets of success revealed in new study

NPR: Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

NPR: MAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children's health

BBC: US Treasury confirms the end of the penny

AP News: Judge blocks Trump’s orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

AP News: Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

BBC: Man charged with first degree murder after Israeli embassy couple shot dead in Washington

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Judge halts controversial proposed chicken farm east of Salem

Politico: Musk to step back from political spending: ‘I think I’ve done enough’

The Hill: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will lead to Medicare cuts: CBO

The Hill: Melania Trump releases audiobook of her memoir ‘created entirely’ with AI

The Hill: Israel says embassy staffers shooting reflects ‘alarming’ rise in antisemitic sentiment

NPR: 'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts

NPR: Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House

Politico: Trump administration accepts Qatari jet for Air Force One

NPR: South Africa's president praised for staying calm during Trump's Oval Office ambush

OPB: The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City’s mayor are shot dead

The Guardian: Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

The Hill: These are the key last-minute changes to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Politico: RFK Jr.’s big report is coming. The GOP’s farm and food allies are sweating.

The Guardian: Democratic and Republican lawmakers condemn antisemitism after Israeli embassy staff shooting

The Guardian: Trump says he’s ‘seriously considering’ taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public

The Guardian: FBI whistleblower claims he tried to get to Musk to warn him he was being targeted by Russia

The Guardian: Person shot by security guards outside CIA headquarters – CNBC

The Oregonian: Oregon sheriff arrested in county car, accused of DUII with blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit

Politico: California senator produces drug panel taken day after DUI citation

KUOW: Why Pacific Northwesterners are driving tiny, right-hand drive firetrucks from Japan

KUOW: 17 arrested after IRS participates in ICE raid at Kent business

KOMO : WA ggovernor signs $9 billion in new taxes, admitting concerns over the impact

Politico: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to keep DOGE records secret