Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, July 25
KRON: Southwest Airlines to start assigning seats, breaking 50-year tradition
CNN: Famed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area
CNN: California’s Park Fire grows 7 times larger in hours as Oregon battles country’s biggest active fire
KRCR: Park Fire explodes to over 45,000 acres forcing evacuations in Butte, Tehama counties
SF Gate: What it's like to live in a Calif. tourist attraction being swallowed by the sea
SF Gate: 70-year-old found in Tahoe backcountry after being missing for 5 nights
Action News Now: Park Fire grows to 45,549 acres & 3% containment
Action News: Evacuation warning issued for fire burning in Red Bluff
SF Chronicle: Park Fire rages near Chico, evacuations ordered
Insurance Journal: Video: Whale Surfaces, Capsizes Fishing Boat Off New Hampshire Coast
Insurance Journal: California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage
Times of San Diego: 19 charged in maritime human smuggling operation in California
East Bay Times: Wildlife sleuths use DNA to understand deadly pet attacks in Santa Cruz Mountains
East Bay Times: Butte Coiunty: Park Fire reaches 6,465 acres — mandatory evacuation orders for numerous zones
KTVU: New app can see if your cellphone provider is 'throttling' internet speeds
KTVU: 2 dead after swept out to sea along Santa Cruz coast last week
KTVU: Woman killed in Santa Rosa leaves homeless community on edge
North Bay Biz Journal: Vintage Wine Estates files for bankruptcy
Tuesday, July 23
The Columbian: Jury awards former Port of Seattle police chief $24.2M over wrongful firing
Washington Post: Does ‘compostable’ plastic actually break down? Here’s what to know.
NPR: LeBron James to be the U.S. male flag bearer at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
NPR: Babies don’t come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse
Politico: Netanyahu requested meeting with Trump this week during US visit
The Hill: These are the 10 best states to retire in 2024
Politico: Secret Service director infuriates lawmakers with vague answers on Trump shooting
NY Times : Canada Evacuates Jasper National Park as Wildfires Burn in Alberta
NY Times : Frustrated Californians May Be Ready for a Tougher Approach to Crime
LA Times: Southern California gets $500 million from the EPA to fight pollution
LA Times: A Vallejo casino project sparks conflict over tribal sovereignty and control of sacred lands
Washington Post: $30 million gift will fund center to push for Supreme Court overhaul
AP News: AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee
Reuters: Palestinian factions agree to form unity government after talks in China
NBC News: Nashville residents show Jewish solidarity after neo-Nazis converge on city
NBC News: Four dead in a week: Heat leads to tragedies in state and national parks
AP News: Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
The Guardian: Why is it so hard to get ultra-processed foods out of our diets? A lack of time
the Atlantic: Hillbilly Excuses: J. D. Vance champions the narrative he once attacked.
Lookout Santa Cruz: Cannabis industry’s sad state prompts changes across Santa Cruz County
Chron: Texas almost ranked worst state for women's health outcomes, study says
The Guardian: Body-cam video shows Illinois officer fatally shooting Black woman in face
BBC: Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean
Smithsonian Magazine: See How the Brain Responds to Psychedelic ‘Magic Mushrooms’
BBC: Chimps share humans' 'snappy' conversational style
BBC: Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine
The Guardian: Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry
The Guardian: Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names
The Guardian: ‘Massacred for TikTok likes’: is social media feeding the slaughter of 2.6m birds in Lebanon?
The Guardian: PFAS widely added to US pesticides despite EPA denial, study finds
The Oregonian: Oregon’s underwater forests are vanishing. Can they be saved?
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