Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, May 6
SFGATE: A Northern California town is dying. Can ice cream save it?
Sunday, May 5
AP News: Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
AP News: Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm
BBC: French bakers beat world record for longest baguette
AlJazeera: Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices
Colorado Sun: A billionaire’s fence is the latest fault line in a 150-year-old San Luis Valley land war
Food Safety News: Walnut E. coli Outbreak is likely 20 times larger than reported
BBC: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
Reuters: The Balkan gangsters who became Europe's top cocaine suppliers
Washington Post: The hour after leaving day care is a nutritional fail for kids, study finds
NY Times: These Couples Survived a Lot. Then Came Retirement.
The Guardian: ‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain
Washington Post: Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
Washington Post: How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers
NPR: A seafood bounty lures sea lions to San Francisco's Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
NPR: Hundreds are rescued from their homes after Houston area flooding
The Guardian: Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds
Politico: Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate
Politico: ‘Everything’s on fire’: Inside the nation’s failure to safeguard toxic pipelines
The Hill: Al Jazeera offices in Israel to close after unanimous vote by Netanyahu’s Cabinet
AP News: As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases
The Guardian: University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned
The Guardian: ‘Like family’: three women – two Palestinian, one Jewish – find peace amid campus chaos
The Guardian: Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
Courthouse News Service: From rail to trail: California plans for Great Redwood Trail along defunct railroad route
AP News: A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say
AP News: With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets
The Oregonian: Walk-through of Portland State University’s library after three-night occupation reveals damage: ‘It’s ugly’
The Oregonian: Every major show and concert coming to the Portland area this summer 2024
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Warm Springs Tribes win treaty rights appeal over Central Oregon resort
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Jewish students, faculty share range of concerns amid ongoing protests
Courthouse News Service: Europeans still live longer than Americans
AP News: Thousands of Israelis take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand cease-fire and Netanyahu’s resignation
KCRA: Watch: Viewer videos capture Northern California snow and hail from spring storm
KRCR: Redding program officers clear 21,000 pounds of garbage in cleanup
KRCR: Mount Shasta avalanche traps climber; helicopter sent in for rescue operation
Sacramento Bee: What’s next for Cal Poly Humboldt students, faculty and administration after campus protest?
AP News: Police surround pro-Palestine student encampment at University of Southern California
Yahoo News: Florida woman has to sell house after property tax bill soars 174%
Yahoo News: Dehydrated dog blended in with the dirt — until Arizona hiker spots her ‘bright eyes’
LA Times: Column: It’s time for a grand bargain to end California’s solar squabbling
LA Times: How humanity’s ear-splitting racket deafens whales and other marine animals
KTLA: Pelicans flooding Southern California wildlife care center after mysterious ‘mass-stranding’ event
KTLA: 4th body found where 3 missing surfers were located in Baja California
LA Times: LAPD officers in riot gear swarm USC pro-Palestinian encampment, begin removing tents
SF Chronicle: California’s insurance crisis is rattling the real estate market. It could impact ‘almost every sale’
SFGate: Ed Sheeran drops by In-N-Out after California show, helps out behind the counter
Press Democrat: North Coast families decry barriers in state system to report missing Indigenous people
Press Democrat: 101-year-old Sonoma County family dairy closes after costly court fight with environmental group
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