Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Guardian: Gen-Z students are choosing a trade over college. That shows they’re smart
NPR: Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes
The Guardian: Young pigeon fanciers: meet the new kids on the flock
NPR: A member of Israel's war cabinet says he'll quit if there is no plan to replace Hamas
The Guardian: Florida’s other big November vote: will the state legalize weed?
The Guardian: ‘One hell of a storm is coming’: Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage
Seattle Times: 44 years after eruption, Mount St. Helens struggles to draw tourists
Seattle Times: All elevators in Seattle low-income high-rise are broken — with no fix in sight
KPTV: Rare deep-sea angler fish found near Cannon Beach
The Oregonian: Someone has been throwing canned food off a Portland high-rise for weeks, endangering those below
The Oregonian: Tiny home villages more effective than group shelters at getting formerly homeless people permanently housed, study finds
LA Times: Cloudy with a chance of rage: Climatologists fume over relocation of L.A. weather station
The Oregonian: Runaway boat lassoed on the Willamette River by Portland Fire & Rescue
LA Times: California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober
AP News: Houston residents seek relief after storm knocks out power to thousands
Kaiser Health News: The Psychedelics-As-Medicine Movement Spreads to California
Kaiser Health News: After a Child’s Death, California Weighs Rules for Phys Ed During Extreme Weather
LA Times: Namaste away: Rangers bar yoga classes at cliffside San Diego park
LA Times: California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive
Sacramento Bee: Mobs of tuna crabs descend on Southern California waters. What’s going on?
KTLA: 3 hospitalized after gunman opens fire at Los Angeles County supermarket
KCRA: Giant Dipper celebrates a century at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
KCRA: 4 die in 24 hours from fentanyl poisoning in Stanislaus County, officials say
Sacramento Bee: Amazon delivery driver falls down 12-foot hole after stepping out of van in California
AP News: Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
San Jose Mercury News: Capitola Wharf, wrecked in huge winter storms, set to reopen after $10 million upgrade
Press Democrat: Avelo passenger numbers soar at Sonoma County airport
Press Democrat: Student protesters silently face off with police at Sonoma State graduation
KRON: DUI driver crashes into narrow sidewalk off Highway 101 in Marin
SFGate: Pro-Palestinian group said it vandalized and released 500 cockroaches in UC office
East Bay Times: Trees, not asphalt: The $1 billion effort to build ‘cooler’ California school playgrounds
East Bay Times: Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom’s slash to school funding ‘unconstitutional’
East Bay Times: Berkeley man charged with sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl during metal show at 924 Gilman
SF Chronicle: Nearly all staff suddenly resign at Bay Area environmental group
SFGate: First San Francisco mayoral debate canceled after three candidates pull out
Thursday, May 16, 2024
BBC: US woman accused of stealing identities to give North Koreans US jobs
AP News: A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire
AP News: The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
AP News: Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes and businesses
The Hill: Kristi Noem doubles down on cartels being in SD reservations
The Hill: Port of San Diego declares emergency over invasive seaweed in southern bay
The Guardian: Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds
NY Times: 2014 Boston Marathon winner finally receives prize money, from a stranger: ‘We cried’
Washington Post: A mountainous country loses its last glacier
Washington Post: Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect
Yahoo News: Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for $500 Million Hotel Complex
NY Times: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-69012221
BBC: Baobab: Scientists solve mystery of ancient 'tree of life'
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