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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

the Atlantic: The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

BBC: The only place where whales come to watch you

BBC: Digital overload: Why women are doing a hidden form of work

The Hill: CVS to lay off nearly 3,000 employees

Reuters: North Carolina searches for survivors cut off by Hurricane Helene

Reuters: How fentanyl traffickers are exploiting a U.S. trade law to kill Americans

BBC: US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years

The Oregonian: Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it for captive hunting

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Jimmy Carter turns 100, the first former president to do so

CBS News : Jimmy Carter turns 100, the first former president to do so

BBC: Israel launches ground invasion of southern Lebanon

ABC News: After Helene, searches continue for scores of loved ones unaccounted for after devastating storm

ABC News: ‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison

NPR: Why the most climate-resistant glaciers are hiding in plain sight

NPR: Poll workers can be hard to find. In Nebraska, election officials can draft them

NPR: The pipeline of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. may be drying up, experts say

NPR: A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

KRCR: Massive manhunt continues for dangerous escaped inmate in Northern California

KRCR: Redding vigilante group members arrested after altercation with alleged predator

Sacramento Bee: Sutter County proceeds with possible new city and thousands of homes north of Sacramento

KTLA: Regulators rule MLB owner stole sand from public beach in Malibu

East Bay Times: The Park Fire, the state’s fourth-largest wildfire ever, is finally out

East Bay Times: Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems

World Animal News: Victory For Wildlife: California Governor Signs Toughest Rat Poison Restrictions Into Law

LA Times: California enacts unprecedented restrictions on rat poisons in bid to protect wildlife

LA Times: As investors replace residents, Cayucos, gem of the Central Coast, is becoming a seasonal ghost-town

LA Times: Simulated gunfire banned from active-shooter drills in schools under new California law

LA Times: Line fire flare-up tips California over a grim milestone: 1 million acres burned in 2024

SF Chronicle: S.F. sheriff halts ankle monitoring program following court ruling on warrantless searches

SF Gate: Coyote-fearing locals are putting vests with spikes on their tiny dogs in San Francisco

AP News: How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy

SF Gate: One important group is fleeing Calif. by the thousands, report says

SF Gate: Calif. attorney general files suit against Eureka hospital that allegedly denied abortion

North Bay Biz Journal: Gov. Newsom signs bill permitting California cannabis cafes to serve food and drinks

North Bay Biz Journal: Gov. Newsom denies jobless aid to undocumented Californians, after vetoing 2 other bills to help them

North Bay Biz Journal: No more ‘sell by’ stickers. California Gov. Newsom signs bill standardizing food package labels

North Bay Biz Journal: Napa Valley Register, other publications sold to Florida media group

KPIX: Community Man credits San Jose Conservation Corps with transforming his life

KRON: ‘Highly aggressive’ day-biting mosquitoes found in Santa Clara

KRON: California bans legacy admissions at private colleges

KRON: Beloved missing North Bay goats returned home safe

AP News: Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024

The Guardian: More than 100 killed and 64 missing as flooding and landslides hit Nepal

The Guardian: This winding LA highway is notoriously treacherous. Extreme weather is making it worse

Reuters: At least 22 reported dead as storm John dissipates over Mexico

Reuters: Kris Kristofferson, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 88

Reuters: Helene kills at least 90, homes and memories washed away

Reuters: US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union

Washington Post: California governor vetoes controversial AI bill in a win for Big Tech

Washington Post: NC: In decades, their home never flooded. Then in a flash, they were homeless.