Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
USA Today: Trump, RFK Jr. go after SSRIs in executive order. Here's how they work
KARE: GOP eyes Medicaid cuts that could end healthcare for millions
KRCR: Redding Rancheria to break ground on $230 million health village
The Cooldown: New data shows revolutionary change happening across US power grid
KRCR: Authorities search for 4 suspects in Sequoia Park Zoo incident
KRCR: Dog killed by mountain lion in Siskiyou County prompts safety concerns
KCRA: 13-year-old, 16-year-old arrested in shooting death of another teenager near Stockton skatepark
KCRA: California regulators release recommendations to address expensive electricity bills
Washington Post: FEMA is losing scores of employees. What does that mean for disaster recovery?
Washington Post: U.S. reverses plan to shut down free covid test program
The Guardian: UnitedHealth Group resists shareholder proposal on delayed and denied care
The Guardian: US postmaster to step down months after reporting billions in losses
CBS News : JFK Library in Boston abruptly closes due to Trump executive order
The Hill: Judge questions Trump’s transgender troop ban
Oregon Public Broadcasting: More than 4,000 striking Providence nurses in Oregon will lose health coverage on March 1
BBC: Video: Burst pipe submerges parts of Detroit in icy water
BBC: Hundreds fired at U.S. aviation safety agency, union says
BBC: China's DeepSeek AI app 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance
BBC: Tensions laid bare as Germans worry about immigration ahead of election
BBC: Race to save whales in Australia mass stranding
The Hill: Bipartisan bill would rename street near Russian envoy’s residence after Navalny
The Hill: Senate Republicans open to DOGE access to IRS but urge guardrails
The Hill: Trump says he’s ordered firing of all remaining ‘Biden-era’ US attorneys
KTLA: Irvine police warn of alleged jewelry-stealing scheme involving Romanian nationals
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Under growing political pressure, Providence agrees to resume negotiations with striking nurses
The Oregonian: What happened after Elon Musk took to X to ridicule blind employee of watchdog group
KPTV: Couple dead in avalanche in Central Oregon
KGW: Fifth cat death in Portland metro linked to bird flu and raw pet food
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours
KTLA: 500-pound bear becomes unwanted tenant at Pasadena home
The Oregonian: Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight removed from job by Trump administration
The Atlantic: How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
AP News: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
AP News: Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
The Guardian: More than 80% of new California properties are in high fire-risk areas
The Guardian: A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances
The Guardian: US immigrants detained at mandatory check-ins and court hearings
The Guardian: Top US prosecutor quits over pressure to investigate Biden climate spending
KQED: Trump Fires Hundreds of Air Traffic Control Staff Ahead of Busy Travel Weekend
KQED: Native Activist Leonard Peltier Is Going Home. His Imprisonment Was a Familiar Story
NPR: 'I’ve become sort of afraid of my own government': Fired federal workers speak out
Fire and Safety Journal: Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire work
East Bay Times: This alien-like field of mirrors in the California desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
Marin Independent Journal: Novato mulls retail cannabis storefronts
Marin Independent Journal: $10 billion housing bond is back on the table in California
KRON: New SF Bay light station keepers picked for unique island job
KRON: Kohl’s to close 27 underperforming stores this spring, including several in Bay Area
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