Los Angeles Times

For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new generation of ultra-light tags that communicate using Bluetooth technology.

The Mercury News

Local butterfly trackers hope Bluetooth tech can unlock secrets of monarch migration ↗

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State Department's move echoes a policy imposed earlier for student visas

The Mercury News

H-1B: Federal government to check applicants’ social media, orders accounts set to ‘public’ ↗

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The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed Jan. 20, the first day of his second term, is part of his Republican administration’s broad immigration crackdown.

The Mercury News

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution ↗

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The 2026 World Cup draw will define the team makeup for each of the 12 groups in the competition.

The Mercury News

2026 World Cup draw live coverage: Which national teams are expected to play in the Bay Area? ↗

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Attorneys argued over whether a judge should jail adults charged with helping a teen boy elude arrest for a triple-injury shooting at Westfield Valley Fair mall on Black Friday, citing the gravity of the attack and preexisting charges that they started a high school gang brawl.

The Mercury News

Valley Fair mall shooting: 3 charged with helping teen suspect plead not guilty, allowed bail ↗

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The redistricting plan was pushed by President Donald Trump. A lower-court ruling had said that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.

The Mercury News

Texas can use congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026, Supreme Court says ↗

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ShakeAlert early warning system lit phones up across the Bay Area at 8:06 a.m.

The Mercury News

5.9 earthquake alert Thursday morning was a false alarm, USGS says ↗

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The FBI arrested a man from Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday who investigators believe planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot.

The Mercury News

FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation ↗

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