Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Environmental Working Group: EPA sets bold new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
LA Times: Explosive levels of methane have been detected near a Berkeley landfill-turned-park
KTLA: Thieves nabbed with $300K in stolen Legos, CHP says
SFGate: One of the biggest Calif. home insurance companies won't be renewing 30K policies
KTLA: $55M in cocaine, more than a ton, seized in Southern California
SFGate: Storm considered 'really strong for April' poised to soak California yet again
KRON: Over 400 stolen vehicles recovered in Oakland, East Bay, 181 arrested
KRON: 146 pounds of marijuana, $104K cash seized after search warrant served at San Jose home
East Bay Times: Arrests, car recoveries and gun seizures rise in Oakland after state law-enforcement surge
East Bay Times: Environmentalists call this project ‘the worst ridgeline development in Northern California’ — and just got it delayed
East Bay Times: During proud owner’s photo shoot, classic car rolls down ramp into California lake
East Bay Times: Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in Northern California
SF Chronicle: Grateful Dead tribute festival in California canceled with no refunds offered
KQED: California Water Supplies to Exceed New National Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’
KQED: California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Closed Again This Year
SFGate: They were just sitting in San Francisco traffic. Then came the tow truck.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
AP News: 10,000 miles and 352 days later, a UK man reaches his goal of running the length of Africa
Fresno Bee: Private equity-funded almond farm folds before harvesting a single nut in Fresno County
Modesto Bee: Editorial: Two of California’s top rated-colleges face the same problem: Partiers are running amok
KOMO : UW alum is 1st female wheelchair athlete to complete Ironman World Championship
KPTV: Inmates grow, gain skills training service dogs at Oregon prison: ‘Something I get to be proud of’
SFGate: Trinidad Featured: The prettiest coastal road in Northern California you've never heard of
NY Times: The Gang That Preyed on America’s Small Museums
NY Times: Health Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill.
Seattle Times: Inspiring Seattle rowers: ‘boys in the boat,’ and now, women age 70 and up
Washington Post: The green revolution sweeping Sweden
Washington Post: See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city
Deccan Herald: Power shut off to 55,000 in Colorado to prevent wind-fueled wildfires
The Guardian: Pat Sajak to take final spin as host of Wheel of Fortune on 7 June
The Guardian: No more monkey business: Thai city’s macaques to be put in enclosures
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Northwest nonprofit reduces veteran suicides, PTSD with trained service dogs
The Hill: The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they?
AP News: A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing
The Hill: Democratic tensions over Israel threaten to boil over at Chicago convention
Courthouse News Service: In lawsuit, family of Half Moon Bay shooting victims accuses farm owner of negligence
The Guardian: World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect
The Guardian: Swiss farmers dump dead sheep in protest against rising wolf numbers
AP News: Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluring
The Guardian: US braces for cicadas by the trillion as two broods of periodic insects coincide
The Guardian: US victim wrongly locked up for years vindicated as identity thief pleads guilty
AP News: Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet’s railroad to court
AP News: Oregon Powerball player wins a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending more than 3 months without a grand prize
KOMO : Whatcom County reports 1st 'tranq' overdose
the Atlantic: Drones Could Unite Ranchers and Conservationists
Smithsonian Magazine: Watch the Total Solar Eclipse From Your Home With These Live Streams Online
NPR: Some Walmart shoppers could get up to $500 in cash from a class-action settlement
NPR: Iowa-UConn women's Final Four game is the most-watched hoops game in ESPN history
LA Times: Opinion: I’ve covered California’s homeless since before the word was used. This is what I learned
The Oregonian: This Oregon beach is named second best in the country to visit this spring
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