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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, April 21

Washington Post: Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California

Washington Post: Timber companies claim carbon credits for trees they don’t cut down

BBC: US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

BBC: How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US

LA Times: Exploitation, corporatization, competition: How legalizing weed killed 420

The Oregonian: Oregon institution voted best family-owned amusement park in the country

SFGate: Locals outraged by development near one of Hawaii's most famous beaches

sac: California judge sides with AG Rob Bonta over proposed trans youth ballot measure’s title

The Oregonian: Families of two kayakers who drowned in one of Oregon’s 200 ‘killer dams’ sue for $50 million

The Oregonian: Grants Pass mother and daughter first in line, camping out on the edge of U.S. Supreme Court

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Nike will lay off 740 employees in Beaverton

LA Times: As salmon are released into the Klamath River, tribal leaders see a ‘symbol of hope’

KTLA: 15 hurt in Universal Studios tram crash

KTLA: Los Angeles County to help thousands of displaced 99 Cents Only employees

KTLA: Suspect arrested after breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ residence

SFGate: Massive new Costco, once slated to be world's largest, to open in Fresno

East Bay Times: On 4/20, blaze breaks out at marijuana grow warehouse in Oakland

East Bay Times: Concord burglars lift $300,000 from a single home in latest high-end heist

SFGate: 40-foot-long whale washes up dead on Bay Area beach

The Guardian: Clean like you mean it: the ultimate guide to spring cleaning your home

The Guardian: Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain

The Guardian: $18k in stolen antlers: poaching on the rise in Wyoming as collectors ‘cheat the system’

Thursday, April 18

Washington Post: Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud

NY Times: Nine People, Including an Airline Worker, Are Arrested in $14.5 Million Gold Heist

The Guardian: US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed

AlJazeera: LIVE: Israel launches missile attack on Isfahan in response to Iran assault

BBC: Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

BBC: Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb

BBC: For Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson, representing the United States at the Venice Biennale is complicated

BBC: Ayurveda: India's ancient tradition that aligns mind, body and spirit – and where to experience it

The Guardian: ‘This coast is saturated’: Italian village braces for post-Ripley crowds

American River Assoc: Trinity River named 7th most endangered river in US

Washington Post: The right shortcuts can give your iPhone superpowers. Here’s how.

AP News: Google fires 28 workers after office sit-ins to protest cloud contract with Israel

The Guardian: Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

The Guardian: She was fired after not endorsing Splenda-filled salads to people with diabetes. Why?

AP News: Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

The Oregonian: The oddball ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ follows a year in the life of Northwest’s legendary creatures

AP News: Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

The Guardian: Can you wash pesticides off your food? A guide to eating fewer toxic chemicals

AP News: Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says

AP News: Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

Pro Publica: Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards

Pro Publica: Fields of Green Chinese Mafias and the U.S. Black Market for Marijuana

The Guardian: US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna seek to ban trade in water rights

The Guardian: How the US failed people in prisons during Covid: ‘Really important to learn from what happened’

The Guardian: Consumer Reports finds kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk,

East Bay Times: California Supreme Court to hear appeal seeking to overturn new rooftop solar rules

KTLA: Unhoused residents built home on side of Southern California freeway

KTLA: Dangerous bacterial disease reported in multiple dogs in Southern California