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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

Georgia Today: Airbnb faces boycott calls over co-founder’s role in Musk’s DOGE initiative

The Guardian: Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’

Military.com: Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Last Year Was Spent Elsewhere by the Army

Military.com: Chinese Fishing Vessels Used North Korean Crews in Breach of UN Bans, a Report Says

Military.com: Israel Sends Tanks into West Bank for First Time in Decades, Says Fleeing Palestinians Can't Return

Washington Post: What the choice of Dan Bongino could mean for Kash Patel’s FBI vision

BBC: Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans

BBC: Seven planets to be visible simultaneously in night sky for last time until 2040

Washington Post: Acting IRS commissioner to step down amid DOGE blitz on agency

BBC: The people who 'see' foreign languages: How synaesthesia can help language learning

BBC: Watch Trump and Macron's history of intense handshakes

BBC: US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine

BBC: Artists release silent album in protest against AI using their work

AP News: Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone

The Hill: Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments

The Hill: OPM tells HR leaders that response to Musk is ‘voluntary’

The Guardian: Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows

The Hill: Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry

The Hill: Opinion: Bad DOGE: Firing IRS workers will fuel tax cheating and cost billions

The Oregonian: Republican town hall turns chaotic as heckling, jeering Democrat dragged out in Idaho

The Guardian: Over 3,000 beauty products targeting Black women contain health hazards, study shows

Action News Now: California judge testifies that he accidentally shot and killed his wife

Action News Now: Collier Hardware to shut down March 31, ending 154 years of serving downtown Chico

AP News: Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings

AP News: FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

CBS News : FBI says woman drugged, robbed older men during deadly romance scheme in US and Mexico

The Oregonian: Questions over Oregon politician’s pay lead Defense Department to terminate agency funding

OPB: The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands

NBC News: More than a dozen sick sea lions reported off coast of Malibu

OPB: Oregon Coast residents pack congressional town hall, hoping for answers

OPB: Providence nurses across Oregon approve deal to end strike

MSN News: California vaccine management system’s funding is running out. ‘Incredibly concerning’

LA Times: California officials push to cut energy credits to households with rooftop solar panels

KRCR: Redding woman's $5 million lawsuit against police department moves closer to trial

KRCR: Wisconsin's Gov. Evers slammed for proposal to replace 'mother' with 'inseminated person'

KTLA: Driver beaten by 20-30 juveniles near Beverly Hills

KCRA: New Cal Fire maps show heightened fire danger SF Bay Area

ABC Sacramento: Newsom unveils new checks on state funds for local homelessness efforts

ABC Sacramento: Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups

Active NorCal: Salmon return to North Yuba River for first time in almost a century as restoration continues

ea: How Santa Cruz big wave surfer Alessandro ‘Alo’ Slebir went from local talent to global sensation

CNN: Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was a Yogi: ‘She was often taking care of herself’

CNN: Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says

East Bay Times: 5,000 residents could be forced to move from Alameda County fairgrounds next month

East Bay Times: Newsom again threatens to withhold homelessness money from cities failing to move people off street

SF Gate: San Francisco International Pride Orchestra disinvited from Kennedy Center with one-sentence email

SF Gate: Gov. Ron DeSantis Backs Proposal To Eliminate Property Taxes in Florida

SF Gate: Frustrated by Trump’s threats, some Canadians canceling trips to the United States

SF Gate: National Park Service wins legal battle over controversial cashless policy

SF Gate: Software update at Vegas resort causes 7-hour waits to check in