Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024
Politico: Iran pays millions in ransom to end massive cyberattack on banks, officials say
The Hill: Harris, Trump neck and neck nationally in new poll
NY Times : Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy
NY Times : Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment
CNN: Utah sheriff’s deputy stalked and killed by her father, prosecutors say
NPR: A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs sickens people in 9 states
Washington Post: Mom jailed for opposing reunification between kids and ex accused of rape
The Guardian: ‘I’m a new racist’: Michigan judge suspended after insulting gay and Black people on recordings
BBC: Scotland's offbeat world championship of stone skimming
Smithsonian Magazine: See 13 Captivating Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
Reuters: ‘Sustainable’ logging operations are clear-cutting Canada’s climate-fighting forests
Reuters: Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border
The Guardian: Don’t break the streak! How a daily ritual can enrich your life – or become an unhealthy obsession
BBC: Why children perceive time slower than adults
BBC: Owner of OnlyFans paid $631m as subscriptions rise
AP News: Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says
BBC: Canada detains man accused of planning New York terror plot
BBC: Heads of CIA, M16 say world order 'under threat not seen since Cold War'
The Guardian: EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners
The Guardian: Undercover women: the story of how Victorian female police cracked crime
The Guardian: ‘Can’t live without it’: alarm at Musk’s Starlink dominance in Brazil’s Amazon
AP News: Authorities search for shooter along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky with up to 7 people hurt
Press Democrat: Graton Rancheria acquires prized Marin coastal property in ‘land back’ conservation deal
Marin Independent Journal: Mount Tamalpais trails to open to bikes
Oregon Public Broadcasting: As extreme heat cancels classes, climate change prompts Oregon schools to consider AC upgrades
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Native American Youth and Family Center celebrates 50 years in Portland
San Diego Union Tribune: 2 San Diego CBP officers accused of working with cartel, allowing drugs through inspection lanes
KTLA: 3 Los Angeles firefighters suffer burns when car ‘explodes’
LA Times: Fast-moving Line fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino mountain towns
LA Times: California city approves development project near Earth’s oldest living oak tree
Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom vetoes California bill that would help undocumented immigrants buy homes
SF Chronicle: 9th Circuit reinstates California ban on guns in public places
SF Gate: Newsom proposes outright ban on hemp THC in California
KRON: Las Vegas police arrest pastor with guns, drugs in hotel room: sources
KRON: 30 new pups double California’s wolf population, report says
KRON: Human trafficking victims rescued from 3 San Jose brothels: SJPD
SF Chronicle: The future of California’s iconic fog is in limbo. Here’s what scientists say
SF Gate: Napali Coast trail in Hawaii closes after 36 hikers fall sick
SF Gate: Wildfire outside Reno shuts down I-580 in Nevada, burns down homes
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
KTVU: No charges for Oakland police officer linked to Antioch grow house
KRON: Bat with rabies found in Santa Cruz County
KTLA: Southern California high school football player dies from injuries suffered in game
AP News: Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the US
NY Times : Venezuela: What Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their City
The Hill: FDA initiating new review of toxic metals in tampons
NY Times : David Brooks: The Junkification of American Life
MSN News: Testosterone Clinics Sell Virility. Some Men End Up With Infertility.
MSN News: Fire at SDG&E battery storage facility in Escondido prompts 500 business evacuations
San Diego Union Tribune: 2 San Diego CBP agents accused of working with cartel, allowing drugs through inspection lanes