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Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021
The Hill: Teen drug use fell significantly in 2021 as pandemic raged on, survey says
BBC: Canada offers up to $40bn to compensate indigenous children
BBC: The biggest space telescope ever built is ready to show us the first stars to light up the cosmos.
KINS: Talkshop 121521 – Virginia Bass
RHBB: Last Night, Driver Following GPS Rescued by Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies From Snow
Times-Standard : Bulldog puppies reportedly stolen from Fortuna area home
Fox News: Kentucky man rescues wife, sister-in-law from candle factory demolished by tornado
Times-Standard : COVID: 28 new cases reported Wednesday in Humboldt County
Times-Standard : HCSO requesting help in Blue Lake water tank vandalism case
Times-Standard : Supervisors consider removal of at-large planning commissioner
KCRA: Gotham Greens open first West Coast hydroponic greenhouse in Davis
Courthouse News Service: In seeking to collect on millions in debt, a California bail bonds company says consumer law doesn’t apply
NPR: Volunteers are growing oyster gardens to help restore reefs
NPR: A dog rescued from a ledge 50 feet above a Colorado creek had been missing for weeks
Nature: Merck’s COVID pill loses its lustre: what that means for the pandemic
UK Independent: Calls for Ivanka’s January 6 texts to be released as Lindsey Graham reveals she was conduit to Trump
The Guardian: Hundreds rescued from roof as fire hits Hong Kong shopping centre
CNBC: China’s Xi reportedly backs Putin in Russia’s bid for security guarantees from the West
Times-Standard : Humboldt County groups help homeless amid week’s hazardous weather
Washington Post: Amazon’s use of plastic soared in 2020, environmental group says
Washington Post: Omicron is more resistant to vaccines but causes milder covid cases, major S. African study finds
Washington Post: THIS BLOCK USED TO BE FOR FIRST- TIME HOMEBUYERS. THEN GLOBAL INVESTORS BOUGHT IN.
NY Times : A Refugee Crisis Runs Into a Housing Crisis
NY Times : Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money
The Oregonian: Ask an expert: Ivy removal is a long-term process likely requiring years of dedication
The Oregonian: Catalytic converter thefts, break-ins prompt move in Tacoma to allow more electric fences
NBC News: Fox News hosts blast House committee for releasing their Jan. 6 text messages to Meadows
The Hill: How a famous city is 'rewilding' its parks with lost species
The Hill: Hannity, Ingraham knock Jan. 6 panel after revelation of texts to Meadows
The Guardian: How border walls are triggering ecological disaster
The Guardian: Anxious, overwhelmed, abused: what it’s really like working in retail during the pandemic
The Guardian: People of color breathe more of six common types of air pollution, US study finds
The Guardian: Entangled whale cannot be freed with newborn calf close by, ocean experts say
The Guardian: AmazonSmile donated more than $40,000 to anti-vaccine groups in 2020
San Luis Obispo Tribune: What does it take to be a substitute teacher in California? Here’s what is asked
San Luis Obispo Tribune: Highway 1 to Big Sur will stay closed after storm-related rockslides block scenic route
East Bay Times: Oakland mayor asks Gov. Newsom for license plate readers, increased CHP patrol in Oakland
San Jose Mercury News: Monterey County reveals contamination in illicit marijuana samples
San Jose Mercury News: Major new reservoir proposed for Santa Clara County faces key vote
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Housing requirements could force changes in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County avoids major storm damage
LA Times: Column: The U.S. wants to air-drop poison on Farallon Islands mice. Not everybody hates the idea
LA Times: Fewer people moving to California, more leaving during the pandemic, study shows
LA Times: Supreme Court’s conservatives on the verge of ending right to abortion
LA Times: ‘Storm of the season’ dumps record-breaking rainfall on SoCal and snow in the mountains
KRCR: UPDATE: Driver injured after train vs. vehicle crash in downtown Redding Tuesday night
KTLA: California cleans up after record-breaking storm drenches state, triggers mudslides
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