Anywhere But Humboldt
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
CNN: Winter storm dropped more snow in parts of the Northeast than all of last year's winter season
CNN: 'It's turned crazy': Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
Bloomberg: Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says
The Oregonian: Three Oregon farms must pay back wages to workers who quarantined after coronavirus exposure
Travel Daily: Machu Picchu closes again due to protests over rail service
CBS News : How Sutter Health grew to gain market power and drove up California health care costs
Politico: Jockeying begins for next spot in California's vaccine line
The Hill: Lawmakers, officials stress need to expand broadband access
The Hill: Interior secretary tests positive for COVID-19 after two days of meetings with officials
NY Times: As Trump Leaves the White House, His Imprint on the Judiciary Deepens
NY Times: How the Economy Is Actually Doing, in 9 Charts
NY Times: New York Spent $1 Billion on Virus Supplies. Now It Wants Money Back.
Washington Post: Biden taps environmental law expert Brenda Mallory to head White House Council on Environmental Quality
Washington Post: Hundreds of maskless Long Beach police gathered at indoor ‘superspreader’ event, complaint says
Washington Post: Sewage: Battling America’s ‘dirty secret’
Washington Post: Russia’s massive hack demands a reckoning for U.S. cyber defenses
Washington Post: As teen suicides rock local sports communities, concerns grow over athletes’ mental health
NPR: Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19
NPR: Beethoven's Life, Liberty And Pursuit Of Enlightenment
NPR: Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back
NPR: U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record
NPR: 'Losing A Generation': Fall College Enrollment Plummets For First-Year Students
Daily Beast: Atlantic City Mayor Says Highest Bidder Can Blow Up Trump’s Old Casino
NY Post: Wearing a used mask could be worse than no mask amid COVID-19
NY Post: Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19
AP News: Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden
Reuters: U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project - sources
Smithsonian Magazine: HOW PEZ EVOLVED FROM AN ANTI-SMOKING TOOL TO A BELOVED COLLECTOR’S ITEM
LA Times: HOW TOXIC FUMES SEEP INTO THE AIR YOU BREATHE ON PLANES
LA Times: Smells on a plane: Have you been exposed to toxic chemicals while flying?
LA Times: Beds filling halls. Agonizing ER waits. Burned-out staff. Inside overloaded California hospitals
East Bay Times: Coyote attack is second this month in East Bay
San Jose Mercury: Bay Area falls below 15% ICU bed capacity, triggering regionwide stay-at-home order
AP News: Florida’s new python-sniffing dogs have 1st success
Press Democrat: Sonoma County narrows cap on vacation rentals in Russian River, Sonoma Valley neighborhood
The Guardian: Trump's Twitter account was hacked, Dutch ministry confirms
The Guardian: Atlantic City to auction off chance to blow up Trump's former casino
The Guardian: US FDA declares genetically modified pork 'safe to eat'
The Guardian: ‘Ugliest orchid in the world’ among 2020's new plant discoveries
BBC: China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'
SF Chronicle: France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19
SF Chronicle: 'We are in very bad shape': Santa Clara health director fights tears in briefing
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
NY Times: People Thought Covid-19 Was Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults. They Were Wrong.
KRCR: WI State trooper stops vehicle covered in Christmas lights
KRCR: Butte County COVID-19: Seven new deaths confirmed on Wednesday, 94 new cases
KTVU: Bay Area to go under stay-at-home order after ICU capacity drops
KTVU: Coronavirus outbreak at Contra Costa County jails
KTVU: Trump cuts healthcare funds to California over abortions
LA Times: Orange County deploys field hospitals as COVID-19 cases soar
Mother Jones: COVID Relief Package Contains a $120 Billion Gift to the Superwealthy