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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

BBC: The environmental campaigners fighting against data centres

Washington Post: Trump threatens up to 100 percent tariffs on Mexico over immigration

Axios: Billions at stake as SCOTUS takes up hospital case

Axios: Docs to see Medicare pay cut nearly 3% next year

The Oregonian: Historic Oregon summer camp faces ‘very uncertain future,’ pleads for $1M in funding

Inc.: Trump’s Pro-Business Stance Might Be Outweighed by Chaos, Dealmakers Say

Inc.: Just 30 Minutes of This Type of Exercise Gives You the Biggest Brainpower Boost

The Guardian: Degradation of land is threat to human life, Saudi government says

The Guardian: The agony of ketamine addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’

The Guardian: ‘People do not want to believe it is true’: the photographer capturing the vanishing of glaciers

NPR: Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged

NPR: What happens if local officials won't certify elections? A Nevada case may be a model

The Hill: US military carried out 95 counter-ISIS operations in last 60 days

The Guardian: ‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university

The Hill: Razor-tight races could leave House control in limbo for weeks

The Hill: Georgia poll worker accused of threatening to bomb election workers

The Hill: Sanders: Trump will announce he’s won early: ‘Everybody should be aware’

The Guardian: Boeing workers end bitter seven-week strike after clinching new pay deal

The Guardian: PFAS linked to gut health issues in young adults, new study finds

Pro Publica: A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

Pro Publica: Denver Rallied Behind Arriving Immigrants. Now Its Homeless Population Feels Shortchanged.

BBC: Drones and snipers on standby to protect Arizona vote-counters

The Guardian: Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

Courthouse News Service: Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region

AP News: Voters in battleground Arizona to decide if local agencies can police illegal immigration

BBC: Top climber falls to death after rare Himalayan feat

BBC: Joe Rogan gives backing to Donald Trump in US election

San Diego Union Tribune: Dozens arrested in maritime smuggling attempts in 24 hours along SoCal coast

San Diego Union-Tribune: California is home to hottest US job market. Guess where?

AP News: South Dakota is deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana

Courthouse News Service: Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame

The Oregonian: NW man who killed eagles on Montana reservation as part of massive trafficking ring gets prison

LA Times: A deadly fungus that has killed millions of bats may have arrived in Southern California

LA Times: Invasive mussel found in North America for first time, posing immediate threat in California’s Delta

OPB: Biden’s boarding school apology draws mixed reactions in Pacific Northwest

OPB: Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant

OPB: Hamburgers contribute to climate change. OSU researchers say kelp is on the way

The Oregonian: Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says

Willamette Weekly: Bob Sallinger, a Giant in Oregon’s Environmental Community, Dies at 57

Willamette Weekly: Second-Highest-Ranking State Forest Official, Mike Shaw, Terminated for Sexual Relationship With Subordinate

Courthouse News Service: Elon Musk can’t dodge claims that he fired former Twitter execs to avoid paying severance

Courthouse News Service: Judge allows $1 million voter giveway by Elon Musk to continue

Courthouse News Service: Iowa wins right to challenge voters on citizenship at polls Tuesday

LA Times: Berkeley startup wins government award to develop radiation and lead poisoning treatment

LA Times: A Trump win could spell major changes for California’s drinking water, RFK Jr. says

LA Times: Fed up with U.S. politics, some Californians are making plans to move abroad

KRCR: Shasta authorities request videos from deadly Halloween party

KTLA: Miniature horse named ‘Butter’ rescued from well in Riverside County

KTLA: Suspected tortoise thief arrested, but family pet remains missing

KCRA: Pregnant woman dies after vehicle sinks in San Joaquin County, CHP says