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Tuesday, May 14

KCRA: Stanislaus State breaks ground for new facility in Stockton

East Bay Times: Fugitive Livermore double homicide suspect allegedly tricked hotel clerk into giving him key to room, surprised man and woman as they slept

Politico: Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate

The Guardian: House Democrats launch investigation into Trump’s alleged offers to oil executives

The Guardian: Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

KCRA: Teen injured after officer fatally shoots family dog outside Auburn home

Smithsonian Magazine: Tracking Humans’ First Footsteps in North America

The Guardian: ‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks

The Guardian: ‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

KRCR: Massive clean-up effort at Red Bluff River Park removes 20,000 pounds of debris, trash

The Oregonian: Melatonin is sending children to the ER; Portland doctor warns parents to be cautious

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Lincoln County to host largest earthquake drill ever held on Oregon Coast

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Democratic candidate for Washington governor says name doppelgangers out to deceive voters

LA Times: LAUSD parents and teachers in uproar over timed academic testing for 4-year-olds

KRON: WNBA: Golden State women’s basketball team unveils official name

East Bay Times: Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal

East Bay Times: LA County has put 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct since January

SFGate: Two Bay Area political leaders die in car crash

AP News: New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

AP News: Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown

AP News: Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

AP News: AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

SFGate: California town for sale for $6.6 million

Sunday, May 12

SFGate: Battle over billionaire's private Bay Area beach access goes to trial again

SFGate: Hundreds of pelicans are starving and dying across California. Why?

SF Chronicle: Controversial geoengineering experiment stopped by Alameda officials

The Guardian: CPH: The story of the northern California college that inspired campus protesters across America

LA Times: Fast-growing asparagus once flourished on California farms. Why is it disappearing?

NPR: Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

NPR: A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction

AP News: Kansas’ governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership

AP News: Tips to make a house or apartment safe and accessible for older adults living at home

AP News: A fire burns down almost an entire shopping center housing 1,400 outlets in Warsaw

The Guardian: Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault

NY Times: 10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean

Washington Post: What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign

Washington Post: Why you should let your grass grow

AP News: They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along

AP News: Experts say gun alone doesn’t justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman

The Guardian: The midwest is the US’s surprising new outdoor hotspot

Smithsonian Magazine: A Modified Psychedelic Toad Toxin Reduces Signs of Depression and Anxiety in Mice, Study Suggests

Washington Post: An IRS change cut child support for Native moms. Other families may be next.

The Guardian: Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages

The Guardian: Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms

BBC: Sydney's tree wars: Greed and harbour views fuel vandalism

BBC: Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire

The Oregonian: Tiny home villages more effective than group shelters at getting formerly homeless people permanently housed, study finds

NY Times: Tuna Crabs, Neither Tuna Nor Crabs, Are Swarming Near San Diego

KOMO : Lost and found at John's Beachcombing Museum in Forks

KPTV: Low levels of disease-causing parasite found in Portland water supply