Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, June 12
NPR: In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement
Reuters: Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail
Reuters: Trump promises immigration order soon on farm and leisure workers
Axios: Trump promises farmers "changes are coming" to immigration crackdown
Politico: Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles
KTLA: Man arrested for handing out face shields to ‘rioters’ at L.A. protest
KQED: Palestinian Activists on a Flight Back to Jordan, After Feds Detain Them at SFO Despite Visas
KQED: This Oakland Block Tried to Quit Fossil Fuels. Here’s What They Learned
The Hill: Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
The Guardian: Hegseth suggests Pentagon has prepared plans to invade Greenland and Panama – video
The Guardian: Trump to merge wildland firefighting forces, despite warning of chaos
The Hill: Watch: Sen. Alex Padilla pushed out of Noem’s DHS press conference in Los Angeles
Washington Post: Sen. Alex Padilla of California forcibly removed from DHS news conference
AP News: Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed
NPR: More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April
NPR: Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid
The Hill: The great American race to the bottom
The Hill: Entire Fulbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference
The Hill: Republicans lay groundwork for ‘total tax cliff’ at end of Trump’s term
BBC: These scalpers made millions - and claimed staff at big ticketing firms helped
BBC: Jesús polished luxury vehicles at an LA car wash for years. Then ICE showed up
The Guardian: An Indigenous nation in Canada hails historic constitution: ‘We’re now the architects of certainty for ourselves’
The Guardian: ‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more
The Guardian: Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
The Guardian: Briton reportedly survives as more than 200 killed in London-bound Air India crash in Ahmedabad
OPB: New honey bee energy bar tested in Washington offers hope for struggling hives
ABC News: Four measles cases confirmed in Navajo County, first in Arizona this year
AP News: Oregon wildfire prompts evacuations and closes interstate in Columbia River Gorge
AP News: Republican South Carolina House member charged with distributing child sexual abuse material
AP News: Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupts with lava reaching over 330 feet
AP News: Air India plane headed to London crashes with more than 240 onboard
The Oregonian: Washington company recalls frozen shrimp due to listeria contamination
The Oregonian: Teen slips, falls over 50-foot NW waterfall to his death
Courthouse News Service: EPA moves to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
OPB: Indigenous youth prepare for the first descent down the Klamath River after dam removal
OPB: Dutch Bros is officially moving headquarters from Grants Pass to Phoenix, Arizona
SF Gate: Bay Area's first surf park planned for former naval air station
KRCR: Multiple agencies continue search for Redding man last seen at Mount Shasta trailhead
KRCR: 'No Kings' Protests planned across Northern California cities Saturday
KRCR: Grove Fire ignites in Shasta Lake City area; crews accessing through treatment plant
SF Gate: Cannabis: One of California's most expensive licenses is now basically worthless
SF Gate: Kids allegedly lead poisoned in Yellowstone National Park employee housing
CBS News : Mt. McKinley avalanche kills skier just days after climber fell 3,000 feet to his death on same peak
CBS Bay Area: Santa Rosa man suspected of slashing tires on 18 cars in downtown area
KRON: Court hearing on troops in LA happening Thursday in SF
East Bay Times: Santa Cruz City Council votes to ban sale of filtered cigarettes
East Bay Times: Poll: Californians ‘pessimistic’ on economy, oppose Trump, but favor federal government cuts
East Bay Times: Man dies after boaters fight over collision in Moss Landing Harbor