'Dead pool' approaches: Western water crisis looms as California complicates critical water dealUSA TODAY - Elizabeth Weise , Trevor Hughes
Before and after: Lake Oroville, California’s second-largest reservoir, has risen 182 feetredbluffdailynews.com - Paul Rogers, Dylan Bouscher
Blinken postpones high-stakes Beijing trip after suspected Chinese spy balloon is spotted over the U.S.NBC News - Jennifer Jett, Abigail Williams, Monica Alba, Patrick Smith
Most Americans want to ban cigarettes and other tobacco products, per new CDC surveyGrid - Dave Levitan
