Anywhere But Humboldt
Thursday, Feb. 20
NY Times : Robot umps are here: What MLB players need to know to navigate ABS this spring
NY Times : Is Protein Powder a Scam?
MSN News: Trump administration has cleared migrants out of Guantánamo Bay
AP News: Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
BBC: AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years
BBC: Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa's opioid crisis
East Bay Times: California Senate Bill takes aim at saving farm lands
UCSF: Paxlovid does not significantly cut COVID hospitalization in older vaccinated adults, study finds
CBS News : Rats infected with the bird flu discovered in Riverside County
NY Times : Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
AP News: IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
The Guardian: Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules
SF Gate: Kauai's precious habitats are 'literally screwed' after federal cuts
NPR: A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them
CNN: 2 dead after 2 small planes collide midair in Arizona, officials say
The Guardian: My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’
The Guardian: ‘If not fire, we’ll be killed by hunger’: villagers continue to feel fallout from Bolivia’s worst wildfires
BBC: The rewilded golf courses teeming with life
NY Times : Leonard Peltier: A Long Journey Home: After 50 Years, Back on the Reservation
NBC News: Trump's layoffs hit firefighter safety programs
NBC News: Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ, Gallup survey finds
The Hill: Trump approval rating underwater 1 month into second term: Survey
Washington Post: States eye bans on ‘surveillance pricing’ that exploits personal data
UCSC: New study documents California coyotes eating harbor seal pups
Washington Post: Half of Trump’s first month in office saw him visiting Trump properties
USA Today: Trump says feds should 'take over' and govern Washington D.C.
BBC: The tiny village in India where almost everyone works on YouTube
AP News: Many Senegalese seek to tap the power of animals by wearing them. Lions pay a heavy price
BBC: The illegal church at the heart of US history
The Guardian: Police search for woman who escaped Panama hotel where US deportees are being held
The Atlantic: DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The Hill: Acting Social Security commissioner clarifies claims about people older than 100 getting benefits
Politico: FEMA email: Firings will affect ‘majority of our staff’
The Guardian: Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals
The Hill: Google caught in crossfire over Gulf of America name change
The Hill: Trump declares New York ‘saved’ from congestion pricing: ‘Long live the king!’
Politico: Hegseth orders major Pentagon spending cuts
The Hill: Most worried DOGE cuts could hurt services in their communities: Survey
The Guardian: They lost 30,000 pounds of honey to the LA fires. Rebuilding their hives will be a difficult struggle
The Guardian: Trump signs executive order targeting ‘benefits for illegal aliens’
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Seven Chilean men are charged with stealing millions from high-profile athletes' homes
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Former Oregon judge who refused to marry same-sex couples says he was appointed to US Justice Department
BBC: Fact-checking Trump claims about war in Ukraine
BBC: Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
AP News: Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?
The Guardian: Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
KQED: Oakland Budget Crisis Leads to Nonprofit Cuts, Leaving Social Services in Limbo
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Trump’s firing of Forest Service workers raises concerns about wildfires in Oregon, the West
Oregon Capital Chronicle: Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history