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Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021
Times-Standard : COVID: Humboldt County reports 28 cases, 1 death Tuesday
USA Today: Himalayan glaciers melting at an ‘exceptional' rate because of global warming, study finds
Times-Standard : Humboldt County median home prices back up
Washington Post: A man strung Christmas lights from his home to his neighbor’s to support her. The whole community followed.
Washington Post: A 58-foot bridge disappeared from a field in Ohio. A man hired a crane service to steal it, police say.
Washington Post: A truck driver was found guilty in deadly crash after brake failure. The prosecutor was gifted a brake shoe trophy.
Washington Post: The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now. Here’s what you need to know.
NY Times : Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate Measures
Washington Post: Biden to expand access to free home tests, send resources to aid hospitals in need
NY Times : The $1 Pizza Slice Becomes Inflation’s Latest Victim
NY Times : How the Kremlin Is Militarizing Russian Society
NY Times : A Box of Cash, a Secret Donor and a Big Lift for Some N.Y.C. Students
Politico: California’s new congressional map boosts Democrats
SF Chronicle: San Leandro school board president dies after being struck by car
Times-Standard : Fortuna council passes anti-camping ordinance
SF Chronicle: Omicron is now the dominant U.S. COVID variant. Is it as contagious as measles?
Boston Herald: Boston implements vaccine mandate for indoor dining, entertainment venues amid rise of omicron variant
NY Post: Mom has arms ripped apart, dies stopping pit bull from attacking 4-year-old son
Reuters: U.S. FDA puts plans to test LSD in anxiety patients in clinical study on hold
Reuters: U.S. cities try new way to help the poor: give them money
Reuters: Sky no longer the limit for Germany's 'Mainhattan' skyscraper boom
The Hill: Coal miners' union urges Manchin to reconsider opposition to Biden plan
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The Guardian: Shipwrecked refugee crossings leave 164 dead in Mediterranean, says UN
The Guardian: Biden to announce half a billion free home Covid tests to fight Omicron
Mt. Shasta News: Marijuana wars: Violent Mexican drug cartels turn Northern California into ‘The Wild West’
Siskiyou Daily News: 'A great Christmas present': Yreka awarded $8.5M grant to build new pool, park
Courthouse News Service: California sues ‘recalcitrant’ Walmart over hazardous waste dump
Courthouse News Service: Challenges mount at high court over OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate
Santa Cruz Sentinel: After ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz seeks homeless shelter options ahead of rainstorm
San Diego Union Tribune: San Diego’s SkySafe pulls in $30M for tech that flags outlaw drones near airports, other critical airspace
San Jose Mercury News: Google hopes dragonscale solar will take wing at Silicon Valley sites
East Bay Times: Opinon: To keep legal pot in California, eliminate the cultivation tax
LA Times: Fake students enrolled in community colleges. One bot-sleuthing professor fights back
Times-Standard : Earthquake causes minor property, road damage
LA Times: In California, layers of subcontracted services frustrate Medi-Cal patients
NPR: SpaceX reports LA County's highest number of workplace COVID-19 cases
NPR: Mexican cartels turning to meth and fentanyl production
NPR: Biden to announce free COVID tests, more aid for hospitals to deal with omicron
LA Times: 6.2 earthquake strikes off Northern California coast, shattering windows and rattling nerves
East Bay Times: Iconic California surfboard shaper Hap Jacobs dies at 91
East Bay Times: CSU reaches new contract with faculty union, raising salaries across all 23 campuses
SFGate: Consumer group slams delay in San Francisco recycling effort
SFGate: LA-area loses US House seat in new California political maps
SFGate: At least six CVS locations in San Francisco to close in January
SFGate: The very last Kmart in California has closed permanently
Press Democrat: Pelosi announces plans for 'solemn observance' of one-year anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man suspected of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl on way to school
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