Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024
The Guardian: Man knocked out by whale tail whack while in small boat off Gold Coast
The Guardian: Trump taps Tulsi Gabbard for help preparing for debate with Kamala Harris
Politico: ‘Sitting empty': Vast expanse of federal land eyed for new housing
The Hill: Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0-magnitude earthquake
Smithsonian Magazine: Rare Ocelot Caught on Camera in Arizona, the First Sighting in Its Area for 50 Years
Politico: Protesters paused to consider opposing Harris at the DNC. They decided on full steam ahead.
KOMO: ‘It’s a ghost town’: Last remaining Denny’s in San Francisco closes after nearly 25 years
KOMO : Suspect arrested after Portland police release video of man abusing dog in elevator
Men's Journal: Monterey Car Week 2024: 10 Most Insane Car Debuts
The Oregonian: Facebook scam leaves humane society in The Dalles ‘paralyzed’ as Meta does nothing
The Guardian: US to survey dairy cattle brought to slaughter to study bird flu infections
The Oregonian: Union Pacific train derailed after Klamath Falls man tampered with track switch, police say
KRON: Santa Rosa man, 68, charged with fifth DUI after deadly crash: police
KRON: Gov. Newsom signs ‘locked door loophole’ bill to combat car break-ins
KRON: San Jose police union fentanyl ‘grandma’ case takes turn
BBC: Indiana Jones's Temple of Doom hat sells for $630k
KTLA: Southern Californians hit with skyrocketing electricity bills
KTLA: Swarm of bees kills horse, seriously injures person in Southern California
BBC: Ukraine hopes its incursion into Russia changes outcome of war
BBC: Video: Ferris wheel fire in Germany injures several people
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Drought has cost the hydropower industry billions in losses in two decades, analysis finds
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon swimmer braves a 5-mile swim across the Columbia River — and her own trauma
LA Times: Her grandfather, Cesar Chavez, taught her about activism. Now she’s running Harris’ campaign
SF Gate: Missing California hiker renews questions about dangers of Pacific Crest Trail
LA Times: Controversial bill to abolish California fire hazard rankings dies in Legislature
East Bay Times: How Bay Area cities are responding to Newsom’s calls for homeless sweeps after landmark Supreme Court ruling
SF Gate: LA's most coveted real estate isn't in Beverly Hills. It's in the city's cemeteries.
CBS News : Politics Supreme Court maintains block on entirety of Biden administration's new Title IX rule
CBS News : I-80 car-to-car shooting leaves 2 hurt in Placer County
Press Democrat: Petaluma memory care company hit with $20 million judgment
SF Chronicle: Bay Area officers: Road rage driver arrested after harassing victim online
AP News: Latest search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with 3 more found with gunshot wounds
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Southern Oregon floating offshore wind clears one bureaucratic hurdle in a long process
Oregon Public Broadcasting: UO Chamber Choir wins big at World Choir Games
ABC News: A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why
ABC News: Nevada gaming regulators accuse Resorts World casino of accommodating illegal gambling
East Bay Times: Teen, adult charged in dispute over sale of marijuana vape pens that left mother of eight dead in Oakland
NY Times : Half Their Land Burned in a Decade: The California Counties Constantly on Fire
East Bay Times: ‘Trail of Truth:’ Muwekma Ohlone Tribe demands return of artifacts, remains as cross-country protest winds through the Bay Area
The Guardian: Mpox: Sweden confirms first case of ‘more grave’ variant outside Africa
SF Chronicle: This Bay Area city converted a hotel into housing for almost 700 students — in just nine months
NPR: 2 doctors are charged in connection to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry’s ketamine death
Washington Post: A giant wind turbine blade fell into the sea. It washed up on Nantucket.
Washington Post: Only 7 red wolves remained in the wild. Here’s how the species began to recover.
ABC News: EXCLUSIVE: Video shows suspected family of mountain lions at East Bay hiking trail
The Guardian: Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project
The Guardian: Mars agrees $36bn deal to buy Pringles maker Kellanova
The Guardian: Hundreds of cases of femicide recorded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover are ‘tip of the iceberg’
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