Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025
The Atlantic: Trump’s Campaign to Dismantle the Government
Washington Post: Trump’s FCC chief orders investigation into NPR and PBS sponsorships
NY Times : Cannabis Paraphernalia: That Art Piece on Your Coffee Table? It’ll Get You High.
Washington Post: Pentagon to move NBC, Politico, NPR and NYT out of dedicated media offices
Smithsonian Magazine: Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
Washington Post: Trump opened the ‘valve’ on California water. It will probably be wasted.
AP News: Seven dead, 19 injured in ‘high-impact’ air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
AP News: Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
The Guardian: Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority
Reuters: Tariff hikes unnerve Wall Street, markets prepare for fresh jolt
Reuters: Exclusive: SEC's Republican-led commission tightens oversight of probes, sources say
Reuters: China denounces Trump tariff: 'Fentanyl is America's problem'
The Guardian: New lawsuit hits Oregon city at heart of supreme court homeless camps ruling
The Guardian: ‘Heartbreaking’: Iceland’s pioneering female fishing guides fear for wild salmon
NPR: In the LA fires and the NC floods, 'CPR for mental health' treats unseen wounds
NPR: Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott
The Guardian: The Golden Gate Bridge safety net is saving lives: ‘A symbol of care and hope’
The Guardian: Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play
KQED: Monarch Butterflies Are on the Decline in California. Here’s Why
The Guardian: ‘A publicity stunt’: activists decry Trump’s immigration raids marketed as entertainment
The Guardian: Wall Street Journal editorial calls Trump tariffs ‘dumbest trade war in history’
Courthouse News Service: California water district still on the hook for $17 million refund to consumers charged different rates
Courthouse News Service: A$AP Rocky accuser struggles to keep his cool, while the lawyers don’t even try
Courthouse News Service: Critics raise stink over sewage-sludge fertilizer
KOMO News: Seattle mom arrested for murder after fatal beating of teen son over chores
KOMO News: 67 crosses placed at DCA tragedy vigil site while crews wait for more recovery equipment
The Oregonian: Marijuana prices hit record low: Oregon grows nearly twice as much as it consumes
OPB: Idaho kids wouldn’t need any schooling under proposed constitutional amendment
OPB: Yakama Nation looks to alternative energy storage projects
KRCR: ICE makes arrests on more than 7,400 illegal migrants since Trump took office
North Bay Biz Journal: Rep. Mike Thompson, Santa Rosa fire survivor aid Los Angeles as state braces for rate hikes
KRON: Bay Area airport losing its air traffic controllers amid pay dispute with FAA
KRON: Atmospheric river to drench Bay Area through weekend into next week
East Bay Times: Oakland businesses have been getting shot up after hours. Police are investigating a possible extortion racket
East Bay Times: Explosion causes massive fire at troubled Martinez refinery
BBC: How a month of abstinence can lead to 'meat disgust'
BBC: Canada imposes 25% tariffs in trade war with US
BBC: Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia
SF Gate: 6 hurt in Martinez refinery fire; residents urged to shelter in place
San Diego Union Tribune: Police seize nearly a dozen vehicles involved in Escondido immigration protest
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025
AP News: Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash
KTLA: FIREAID BENEFIT CONCERT Watch the FireAid benefit concert streaming live online
NY Times : Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers
BBC: Canada and Mexico face 25% tariffs on Saturday, Trump says
Washington Post: Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
CNBC: FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
Washington Post: Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
BBC: Combative Trump blames diversity policies after air tragedy
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