Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
LA Times: What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president
SF Gate: Man who escaped Plumas County Jail is considered violent, sheriff says
SF Gate: A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California's wine country
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Smithsonian Magazine: Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s Deserts
Miami Herald: Editorial Board: Florida’s bracing for a major hurricane. This is why we need NOAA, not Project 2025
BBC: Hurricane Helene strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' category four as it nears Florida
Washington Post: Hurricane Helene reaches Category 4 as it tracks toward Florida
SF Gate: Celebration, trepidation mix during the reopening of historic Capitola wharf
SF Gate: Joshua trees being chopped down in droves for solar and other development
NPR: You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery
Rolling Stone: These Moms Smoked Weed Legally. Then Their Kids Were Taken Away
The Guardian: ‘A true friend of Turkey’: Eric Adams bribery indictment reveals years of flights and favors
The Guardian: World’s first AI art museum to explore ‘creative potential of machines’ in LA
The Guardian: Five injured after man throws explosive device into California courthouse
The Guardian: California bears make themselves at home as humans build closer to nature
The Guardian: The experts: therapists on 19 ways to have much happier, healthier relationships
The Guardian: Nobody Wants This review – Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s joyous romcom is as funny as When Harry Met Sally
The Guardian: Strike looms at busiest US ports as 45,000 workers prepare to walk off job
The Guardian: Trump voter turnout program now largely run by Elon Musk-backed group
NBC News: Two abandoned mansions owned by a Hollywood producer are covered in graffiti
Reuters: World's first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
NBC News: EPA must review risks of risks of fluoride in drinking water to children, judge rules
NPR: A zoo in Finland is returning pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
NPR: An intensifying Helene approaches Florida as southeastern states brace for impact
Reuters: Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
Reuters: Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire proposal
The Hill: Dog food pulled from shelves nationwide: FDA
The Hill: Suicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC
Ahead of the Herd: Does Trump want to turn ‘giant faucet’ to send Columbia River water to CA? What he said
Washington Post: Woman, 79, fell while hiking. A stranger carried her for hours on his back.
North Bay Biz Journal: Santa Rosa cannabis festivalgoers set world record for most joints lit at one time
North Bay Biz Journal: Canceling subscriptions will be a ‘one-click’ snap in California under new law
North Bay Biz Journal: California closes thousands of farmworkers’ homes annually. New law explores keeping them open
AP News: Fall kills climber and strands partner on Wyoming’s Devils Tower
KPTV: Captain missing, 6 rescued after boat capsizes on Columbia River
BBC: In Pictures: 10,000 miles across US as seen through train window
BBC: Video shows stranded California rafters airlifted to safety
BBC: World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan
Courthouse News Service: Casino built on Native American burial site spurs appellate dispute between tribes
Sacramento Bee: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes California bill to track homelessness spending. What he said
AP News: FBI seizes NYC mayor’s phone ahead of expected unsealing of indictment
LA Times: Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them. Officials disagree
LA Times: L.A. County calls on Yelp, Google to ‘deplatform’ illegal cannabis dispensaries
Sacramento Bee: New California law limits the use of cell phones in schools. Here’s what to know
KRCR: State officials visit Trinity County for $4.6 billion initiative
KRCR: Arcata nonprofit seeks first responders for ketamine-assisted therapy program
SF Chronicle: Invasive rodent species found in critical Bay Area watershed, officials say
KTLA: Canceling subscriptions will be much easier for California residents, thanks to new law