Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
BBC: Johnson & Johnson offers $9bn to settle talc claims
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz Hostel receives substantial Coastal Conservancy grant
KPIX: Local soccer legends bringing National Women's Soccer League team to Bay Area
SFGate: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Bay Area
SF Chronicle: Feds flip-flop on more COVID boosters, will make them available for some
SF Chronicle: Feds charge Bay Area landlord with housing discrimination
KRCR: Gutsy raccoon climbs 90 feet into bald eagles' nest
KRCR: Shasta County goat story goes viral on Tik Tok overwhelming dispatchers in Mt. Shasta
KRCR: Shasta County sees increase in burglaries at cannabis dispensaries
LA Times: California public school enrollment continues decline, still reeling from pandemic plunge
NPR: Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future
The Atlantic: Hiccups Have a Curious Connection to Cancer
NY Times : Remains of Nearly 5,000 Native Americans Will Be Returned, U.S. Says
Washington Post: TV show illuminates forgotten story of female solar energy pioneer
Washington Post: Heartland lawmakers push bans on Chinese purchases of American farms
NY Times : As Temperatures Rise, Melbourne’s Bats Get Their Own Sprinkler System
NY Times : Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1,150 Bison
Washington Post: Opinion: The TikTok-addicted should beware China’s surveillance state
Washington Post: Their enslaved ancestor’s pottery sells for over $1 million. They get nothing.
The Guardian: Prescribed time in nature linked to improvements in anxiety, depression and blood pressure
The Guardian: ‘Smart’ tech is being weaponised by domestic abusers, and women are experiencing the worst of it
The Guardian: ‘Tornado alley’ is shifting farther into the US east, climate scientists warn
The Guardian: The perfect storm: the US city where rising sea levels and racism collide
The Guardian: Fugitive former aide to ex-Maryland governor dies in confrontation with FBI
The Guardian: Shasta County throws out voting machines – with nothing to replace them
The Guardian: Almost half of human rights defenders killed last year were in Colombia
The Hill: US passport application delays surge amid ‘unprecedented’ demand
The Hill: Energy Dept. to ban sale of some light bulbs: Here’s why
The Oregonian: Oregon congressional members looking to restore land rights to Grand Ronde Tribes
The Hill: Guns and our failing Constitution
The Hill: Trump arraignment may reveal dozens of charges over Daniels payments
Washington Post: Does weed help you sleep?
Baltimore Sun: Sinclair Broadcast Group plans to reorganize business and change name to Sinclair Inc.
Spokane Spokesman-Review: A major Idaho cobalt mine was about to begin production. Its owner just changed course
CNBC: McDonald’s closes corporate offices as it lays off hundreds of workers
Japan Times: Xanax and Adderall access is being blocked by secret drug limits in U.S.
Seattle Times: Broadcast news is at center of fight over noncompete clauses
LA Times: A 9-year-old girl didn’t want her goat slaughtered. Shasta fair officials sent deputies after it
Sacramento Bee: ‘World-famous tile house’ in California will make your head spin. ‘Not a boring room’
Orange Co. Register: Orange County pharmacist sentenced to 15 years for her role in $11 million scheme
KTLA: As home sales have slow in Chico, prospective buyers can buy a home at a cheaper price
LA Times: Which countries send migrants to the U.S. border, and what are they fleeing?
LA Times: Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection after failed mission
LA Times: Under pressure, Board of Supervisors pulls unpopular motion to decrease jail population
LA Times: Hidden expulsions? Schools are removing students, but vague data can mask the reason
KCRA: Face masks no longer required in California hospitals
KCRA: 3 of the 4 people killed in San Joaquin County highway crash were UC Davis students, university says
KCRA: Millions of Californians expected to lose Medi-Cal coverage as pandemic-era protections end
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