Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, April 24, 2025
CBS San Diego: Coast Guard offloads $214 million of pure cocaine in San Diego
Action News Now: California gas prices drop slightly, now averaging $4.80 a gallon
Action News Now: Citrus Heights man pleads guilty to $1 million EDD fraud scheme
NBC News: Trump takes executive action targeting ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform
The Hill: Arkansas appeals Trump administration denial of federal aid for tornado recovery
The Hill: Raffensperger asks Trump administration to halt deportation of Afghan Christians
The Hill: Trump administration fast tracks fossil fuels on public lands
SF Gate: 'Dire situation': Nonprofit sues to protect species only found in Crater Lake
SF Gate: 11-year-old child shot near Bay Area middle school, police say
SF Gate: Man makes Nazi salute from Cybertruck in SF, internet floods his Yelp page
SF Gate: 'Tragic and alarming': Mice droppings found at Calif. hotel after employee dies from hantavirus
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Smithsonian Magazine: Biologists Rejoice as Extremely Rare Guam Kingfishers Lay Their First Wild Eggs in Nearly 40 Years
The Oregonian: Intel, Oregon's largest employer, plans to cut 20% of its jobs
The Atlantic: Photographing the Beauty of the North
The Atlantic: The Great AI Lock-In Has Begun
The Hill: Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America
The Hill: Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent
BBC: Why should I care if the US dollar falls?
BBC: Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's US visas to be revoked over pro-Palestinian content
BBC: Early turnout shatters record in Canada polls with 7.3m ballots cast
BBC: Shock and anger after gunmen kill more than 20 tourists in Kashmir
Politico: ‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption
Politico: The czar’s gambit: How Putin uses chess
Indian Country Today: Trump may target environmental nonprofits in executive orders
Pro Publica: Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
Pro Publica: Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
High Country News: Nearly all federal workers who investigate firefighter deaths fired
NPR: Jury finds 'The New York Times' did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
NPR: RFK's plan to phase out synthetic food dyes could face industry pushback
NPR: '60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised
SF Gate: Virus that causes polio-like illness found in Bay Area as influenza cases spike
SF Chronicle: Stanford graduate sentenced for managing drug delivery service that catered to ‘students and young professionals’
Marin Independent Journal: Labradoodle that inspired Marin search effort was found
Science Alert: Crows Are So Smart They Can Identify Geometric Shapes, Study Finds
East Bay Times: ‘A disaster:’ This Bay Area city is rolling back a big tax break for ‘affordable’ housing project
ABC News: Police arrest vandal accused of cutting down downtown LA trees with chainsaw
ABC News: More than a dozen day laborers detained in ICE raid outside Pomona Home Depot, witnesses say
ABC News: Jury finds former Orange County judge guilty of murdering his wife in 2nd trial
E&E: Trump cuts would cripple NOAA’s wide-ranging science partnerships
E&E: Hundreds of EPA employees face layoffs or transfers
AP News: Asian shares jump on hopes tariff war may subside and Trump won’t fire Federal Reserve chief
The Guardian: Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits
The Guardian: FDA suspends milk quality-control testing program after Trump layoffs
The Hill: Trump has the chance and the legal tools to tap Alaska’s minerals and energy
Politico: Trump to attend Pope Francis’ funeral
Politico: Education Department to begin garnishing wages on defaulted student loan borrowers
The Guardian: ‘I must say, mein Führer, I’m so thankful I came’: Larry David spoofs Bill Maher’s fawning White House visit with Trump
The Guardian: Rice crisis: Japan imports grain from South Korea for first time in more than 25 years
The Atlantic: A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
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