Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Press Democrat: Women make mark on male-dominated cannabis industry despite ‘grass ceiling’
Huffington Post: ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Reveals Trump’s Chilling Reason For Slamming The Press
NY Times: They’ve Been to All 417 National Park Sites. How About You?
NY Times: Tech Hit This Small Town Hard. Now, Locals Hope It Will Fuel a Revival.
The Guardian: The friend effect: why the secret of health and happiness is surprisingly simple
The Guardian: Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades
The Guardian: No link between homeless villages and crime rates, Guardian review suggests
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
LA Times: Businesses really, really don't like this privacy bill, which is why you should
Monday, May 21, 2018
Mother Jones: How Trial by Skype Became the Norm in Immigration Court
Huffington Post: Trump Team Moves To Lift Ban On ‘Extreme’ Hunting Tactics In Alaska
NY Post: Junkies are filling Bronx parks with over 5,000 used needles a week
SF Chronicle: Los Angeles for tourists: Hollywood, beaches — and pot?
Newsweek: HOW MUCH EXERCISE WILL KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY? SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE THE ANSWER
CNN: Unnecessary and accidental use of ADHD drugs increases over 60%, study suggests
Huffington Post: John Oliver Needles The ‘Dangerously Unregulated’ Rehab Industry
Washington Post: The truth about organic produce and pesticide residue
Daily Beast: NYC Mayor de Blasio Tells Cops to End Arrests for Pot Smoking
Sunday, May 20, 2018
City Lab: America's Fastest-Growing Urban Area Has A Water Problem
Press Democrat: Highway 101 stretch at Frog Woman Rock remains obstacle for transit experts
LA Times: How the humble camping tent symbolizes our failure on homelessness — and promises a solution to it
Sacramento Bee: Cannabis 'farmer's market' wasn't your normal kale stand. Now the city wants to shut it down
San Jose Mercury: Kaiser Permanente pledges $200 million to fight homelessness
SF Chronicle: Rohnert Park man steals car, returns dog to owner
Press Democrat: From recreation to medicine, more seniors turning to cannabis in Sonoma County
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Seattle Times: U.S. agents raid 17 homes across Puget Sound in black-market weed investigation
Daily Beast: Protesting Rebel Statues Is as Old as the Statues Themselves
The Guardian: Cougar kills one mountain biker and injures another in Washington state
NY Times: THE RESEARCHERS AND RENEGADES BRINGING PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH MAINSTREAM.
Digg: The Owners Of Mugshots.com, Which Extorts People With Mugshots, Have Been Arrested
Global News: Indigenous Cannabis Cup blazes trail for medicinal marijuana enthusiasts
NJ.com: Big cannabis is here: N.J. medical marijuana dispensary partners with John Boehner's firm
Washington Post: April was Earth’s 400th warmer-than-normal month in a row
The Guardian: Trump promises to sign prison reform bill that could free thousands
Seattle Times: Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
The Oregonian: Feds will target marijuana black market, overproduction in Oregon
Friday, May 18, 2018
Press Democrat: Goat Rock Beach gets first lifeguard tower on North Coast
SF Chronicle: US says number of overfished fish stocks at all-time low
The Guardian: Is Napa growing too much wine? Residents seek to preserve treasured land
Atlas Obscura: The Intrepid Rat-Sniffing Terriers of South Georgia Island
NY Times: Why Don’t People Who Can’t Afford Housing Just Move Where It’s Cheaper?
NY Times: How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers
NY Times: Thanks, Internet: Estonian Town Gets Cannabis Leaf as Its Emblem
NY Times: White House to Tie Health Clinics’ Funds to Abortion Limits
Washington Post: Planned Parenthood likely to lose millions under new Title X family-planning rules
Press Democrat: What to expect as the 'Big Pave’ project resumes on Hwy. 101
Daily Beast: Trump to Propose Sweeping New Abortion Restrictions
Thursday, May 17, 2018
UK Independent: One third of world’s ‘protected’ national parks and wildlife sanctuaries threatened by human activities
NY Daily News: Editorial: End the war on pot: We welcome the push to legalize and regulate marijuana
The Oregonian: D.B. Cooper case drops another surprising suspect into the spotlight
Vanity Fair: White House Thought Burying A Report About Poison Drinking Water Was Smart