Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Washington Post: Who is Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor who vacations with Justice Thomas?
Washington Post: Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon lawmakers pass major bill aimed at luring semiconductor manufacturers
Klamath Herald and News: Oregon inches closer to supervised psilocybin use as OHA rolls out first approved licenses
Smithsonian Magazine: Microplastics Linked to Changes in Seabirds’ Guts
Huffington Post: Man In Australia Allegedly Takes Wild Platypus On A Train To 'Show It Off' At Shopping Mall
ABC News: Utah avalanche leads to shelter-in-place order at ski resort
Boston Herald: 4 states that will pay off your student loans for moving there
The Verge: Tesla employees reportedly passed around personal videos from owners’ cars
The Atlantic: The Truth About Dentistry
The Atlantic: A “huge explosion” in obesity drugs is on the horizon.
The Atlantic: How Rural America Steals Girls' Futures
NPR: Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change
NPR: America's roads are more dangerous, as police pull over fewer drivers
Federal Times: IRS unveils plan for $80 billion overhaul with expanded audits, hiring
Courthouse News Service: Title IX rule would allow schools to restrict transgender athletes in some cases
Courthouse News Service: March global temps second warmest on record, EU agency says
The Olympian: State House passes Senate bill banning some WA employers from discriminating against cannabis users
The Olympian: WA state purchases 3-year supply of abortion drug ahead of federal court ruling
The Oregonian: This parenting style puts children at higher risk of mental health problems, new study finds
The Oregonian: Woman shoots herself at Sherwood shooting range, police say
Siskiyou Daily News: McCloud teen faces up to 10 years in prison over drunk driving death
ABC News: Missing for months, family finds new lead for missing loved one from Stockton
ABC News: Officials credit vigilant Ohio high school student for preventing potential shooting
Yahoo News: Black Couple Says Texas Authorities Seized Their Newborn Because They Chose a Midwife Over a Hospital
Yahoo News: Assisted-living homes are rejecting Medicaid and evicting seniors
Yahoo News: Rare ‘Sandy Flesh’ disease in fish is spreading west. It was just found in Colorado
East Bay Times: Sunnyvale couple arrested after police find cache of guns, including a grenade launcher, inside home shared with children
NY Times : If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.
KCRA: Distracted driving wrecks kill thousands during 2022, experts say
KCRA: Hostage killed, CHP officer and other bystander shot in Roseville shooting, officials say
PBS: Biden administration proposes rule to forbid bans on transgender athletes but allow limits
NY Times : Biden Plan Sets New Rules for Transgender Athletes and School Sports
BBC: Four key findings in Maryland clerical abuse report
BBC: Coolio: Gangsta's Paradise rapper died of fentanyl overdose - manager
The Guardian: A national bullying of the poor: the trouble with America’s bootstrapping myth
The Guardian: Harvard professor lobbied SEC on behalf of oil firm that pays her lavishly, emails show
The Guardian: Two Black Democratic members expelled from Tennessee house over gun control protest (White member spared expulsion)
AP News: 660-mile rescue flight highlights Alaska’s unique challenges
AP News: US Supreme Court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
Washington Post: Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says
Washington Post: GOP-led Tennessee House expels two Democrats in historic act of partisan retaliation
SF Chronicle: Here’s when the next round of showers will arrive in the Bay Area
Pro Publica: Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Ethics Reforms in Response to ProPublica Report on Clarence Thomas
SF Chronicle: Clarence Thomas and Bohemian Grove: Inside the secretive California retreat making headlines
San Jose Mercury News: Palo Alto: Humanitarian chef José Andrés to open his first Northern California restaurant
LA Times: ‘Very, very dangerous’: These parts of California face flood risk from snowmelt, spring sun
East Bay Times: Missing Northern California man found dead on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula
LA Times: Randy Rainbow on his viral Trump indictment parody video: ‘No choice but to really go for it’
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