Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
Wall St Journal: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Are at a Crossroads as Military-Draft Orders Arrive
MSN News: YouTube takes down right-wing channels linked to DOJ Russia indictments
Huffington Post: No Apology Can Fix GOP Candidate’s ‘Old Racist Stereotypes’: Crow Tribal Leader
BBC: Right-wing US influencers say they were victims of alleged Russian plot
Reuters: Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police
Reuters: In rare move, Georgia arrests father of teen suspected in school shooting
CBS News : 2 teens arrested for allegedly starting Hawarden Fire with illegal fireworks
CBS News : Local News In 100-degree heat, Los Angeles firefighters rescue worker trapped in Los Feliz trench
East Bay Times: San Francisco is deporting migrants to fight fentanyl crisis
The Guardian: A cool flame: how Gaia theory was born out of a secret love affair
MSN News: Parkinson’s may begin in the gut, study says, adding to growing evidence
Right Wing Watch: ‘A Big Ripoff’: White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Blasts Trump for Admitting He Lost the 2020 Election
The Guardian: Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent
Medical Express: New study finds associations between use of skin care products and exposure to endocrine-disrupting phthalates in small children
Bellingham Herald: Missing hiker found a month after his dog was rescued from trail, Washington cops say
The Guardian: Tourist boom threatens to swamp Indian mountain town where Dalai Lama took refuge
The Guardian: Global heating could raise potential for offshore wind power, study says
Washington Post: FDA gives an early nod to psychedelic research
NPR: Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America
NPR: Navy commander relieved of duty after photo showed him firing rifle with scope backward
NPR: How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
PBS News: The world is producing 57 million tons of plastic pollution per year, new study finds
The Guardian: US conservative influencers say they are ‘victims’ of Russian disinformation campaign
The Guardian: Scientists are closing in on the true, horrifying scale of death and disease in Gaza
NY Times : Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
NY Times : Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy
the Atlantic: When the Bitcoin Scammers Came for Me
the Atlantic: Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
NY Times : Leaked Reports and Political Heat Are Testing Trust in Economic Data
Washington Post: ‘Indian Country is hurting:’ How feds failed Native American food program
The Guardian: Gambling’s glitter is blinding US policymakers to its social costs
Washington Post: Maui wildfire survivors say insurers are failing to clean up the toxic damage to their homes
The Hill: US has seen 22 shootings with at least 4 people killed in 2024
The Hill: 5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Hannity
The Hill: Opinion: Adult responsibilities are making kids too old, too soon
BBC: Video: 'I saw a kid with a gun' - How Georgia school shooting unfolded
BBC: Las Vegas teenagers plead guilty to killing classmate
Politico: Trash-industrial complex fights EU plans to cut waste
Politico: Trump-backed Senate candidate faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Politico: A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction
Smithsonian Magazine: The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating
Smithsonian Magazine: A Century Ago, a Mob Brutally Attacked an American Diplomat in Persia. His Death Shaped U.S.-Iran Relations for Decades
The Guardian: University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report
KRCR: California's Fair Plan to increase commercial coverage limits by 2025
KPTV: Suspect wanted after standoff, gunfire involving converted bus in Lincoln City
SF Chronicle: Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner
KOMO News: Volunteers remove over 80 propane tanks during Seattle homeless encampment cleanup
KOMO News: Thieves crash stolen Hyundai into Fremont cannabis shop despite bollards and gate
KOMO News: Heat advisory issued as Seattle braces for record-breaking warmth
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