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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Oct. 20

BBC: Video: The farmers targeted by false claims and threats over Harris ad

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Salmon return to Klamath Basin in Oregon after more than a century

BBC: Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

KTLA: CVS workers picket across Southern California as strike continues

KRCR: CSU police investigate arson near campus, ask public for help

LA Times: L.A. Catholic church covered up molesting priests for decades. The price: $1.5 billion and so much pain

LA Times: ‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

LA Times: As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau

East Bay Times: Debate over gender identity instruction sparks controversy in Bay Area school district

Sacramento Bee: Tiny homes in Sacramento couple’s backyard help homeless families get back on their feet

KCRA: World's fastest microchip voted 'coolest thing made in California'

KCRA: 'I want to know what happened': Family of woman ran over by West Sacramento fire engine seeks accountability

KRCR: California Seaweed Festival takes over Humboldt Bay

North Bay Biz Journal: Surge in passengers at Sonoma County airport pushes parking to the limit

North Bay Biz Journal: A lease dispute could jeopardize Mendocino Coast’s only hospital

Press Democrat: Petaluma Cattlemens announces closure after 54 years

Press Democrat: West Sacramento authorities say fire truck drove over two people, killing one. CHP now investigating

SF Gate: Skunk that bit Sacramento Zoo visitor may have had rabies

SF Gate: First salmon spotted in Klamath Basin after historic Calif. dam removal project

East Bay Times: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Crews continue fighting Oakland hills blaze

KPIX: Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises, air-conditioned trucks

KPIX: Some Oakland Hills residents defied fire evacuation order to try and protect their homes

KRON: 3-alarm Rohnert Park fire displaces 30 residents, causes $2M in damage

Thursday, Oct. 17

Smithsonian Magazine: How a Dead Seal Sparked Theodore Roosevelt’s Lifelong Passion for Conservation

Washington Post: San Francisco takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10 billion fine

Washington Post: Senate report: How private equity ‘gutted’ dozens of U.S. hospitals

CBS News : A 911 caller reported his friend was killed by a bear in his tent. It was actually a brutal homicide.

The Hill: Harris Fox News interview draws sharp reactions on both sides

The Guardian: Standing desks do not reduce risk of stroke and heart failure, study suggests

The Hill: Pentagon confirms ‘incursions’ of unauthorized drones over Air Force base

BBC: Trump calls 6 January US Capitol riots a 'day of love'

BBC: Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

BBC: Teenage guns for hire: Swedish gangs targeting Israeli interests

NPR: Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, FTC says in a new rule

Courthouse News Service: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain

Politico: ‘Now I like him’: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option

The Guardian: The Guardian view on wild salmon: falling numbers point to a deeper malaise

The Guardian: Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’

NBC News: 4.8M borrowers - including 1M in public service - have had student debt forgiven, Biden admin says

NBC LA: Los Angeles County DA to decide on Menendez brothers' resentencing within 10 days

Reuters: Biden offers both a carrot and a stick to Israel as his term nears an end

The Guardian: US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 stealth bombers for first time

NPR: JD Vance says 'no,' he does not think Trump lost in 2020

The Guardian: Lawsuits aim to prevent ‘illegal’ hiding of toxic chemicals by US regulators

The Guardian: ‘Unlimited dollars’: how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices

Courthouse News Service: Victims describe life in IS captivity in first Dutch Yazidi trial

Courthouse News Service: Italy begins ‘offshoring’ asylum claims at centers in Albania

Courthouse News Service: Medications like Ozempic could offer new hope for treating addiction

The Oregonian: Stranded surfer ‘holding on for dear life’ on Oregon coast rocks lifted to safety

KPIC: Oregon governor announces $25M headed to Port of Coos Bay