Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
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Sunday, Nov. 17
NY Times : Are Shellfish Good for You?
Washington Post: The owl hunters: The deadly campaign to save an icon of the Pacific Northwest
Washington Post: Biological Weapons: The U.S. could soon face a threat ‘more powerful’ than nuclear weapons
NY Times : Saffron: How the World’s Most Expensive Spice Is Grown
NY Times : The Hidden Truth Linking the Broken Border to Your Online Shopping Cart
NY Times : How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks
Ars Technica: Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.
Ars Technica: A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
Reuters: Iraq’s missing Yazidis: Inside the long search for Islamic State captives
Reuters: Israel sends draft orders to more ultra-Orthodox
Lookout Santa Cruz: Aptos biotech firm says it’s cracked almond industry’s fertilization problem
BBC: Megaport opens up Latin America to Chinese trade as US looks on
Smithsonian Magazine: LSD: Discover the Origins of a Psychedelic Drug Synthesized by a Swiss Chemist
Politico: California to rename 43 places with ‘squaw’ in the name
The Hill: Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made
BBC: 'People collect spiders like Pokemon': Why the illegal tarantula trade is booming
AP News: New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
The Hill: Almost 3 in 4 US adults overweight or obese: Research
AP News: Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
The Guardian: Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win
Seattle Times: The power of a logjam: A vision of the Northwest’s rivers of old
The Guardian: Anger in Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by Israel
The Guardian: Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months, officials say
NPR: Why the White House hasn't benefited much from investing in infrastructure
AP News: Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
BBC: 'Anointed by God': The Christians who see Trump as their saviour
BBC: ‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?
AP News: U.S. Northeast faces renewed wildfire threat as some are asked to evacuate their homes
AP News: Salmon return to lay eggs in Klamath River after largest dam removal project in US history
KPTV: Sheriff: Oregon hunting guide shot in the back, killed by another hunter
KPTV: Antisemitic incidents reported at University of Oregon dorms
The Oregonian: Oregon king tides nearly sweep woman away; Cannon Beach police warn beachgoers of risk
The Oregonian: Father of Coos County 5-year-old boy found dead wants answers: ‘I can’t believe this has happened’
ap: Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
LA Times: Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds
LA Times: Firefighters faced low water pressure when battling Mountain fire. Here’s what happened
LA Times: Three shot dead, home set afire in Antelope Valley
North Bay Biz Journal: Faherty launches first Sonoma County store in Healdsburg, fueling local shopping debate
Press Democrat: Sebastopol Named One of the Most Zen Cities in America
SF Gate: How to get a California redwood grove named after you
SF Gate: ‘It’s really dire’: How California betrayed its pioneering pot farmers
KTLA: L.A. street gangs tied to Mexican cartels exposed in sprawling bust
KTLA: Group of Riverside County teens exposes alleged child predator
KRON: SJSU volleyball captain demands removal of transgender athlete
East Bay Times: First known U.S. case of new type of mpox found in San Mateo County
East Bay Times: These Bay Area counties will launch mental health ‘CARE’ courts. Can they help solve homelessness?
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