Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
NBC News: Online gambling has fueled an industry boom that threatens public health, commission finds
NBC News: Turd-shaped monument ‘honoring’ Jan. 6 mob installed on National Mall
The Hill: Colleges left helpless as students rule out schools due to state politics
The Guardian: Lionel Messi’s Miami compensation is more than entire payroll of 22 MLS teams
KRON: CA task force seizes over $70M in illegal cannabis since July: Newsom
SF Gate: Bay Area cops are getting a new Siri-type tool for fighting sideshows
SF Gate: California high school teacher allegedly found in student's bedroom arrested
SF Gate: McDonald's says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Offshore wind looked like a sure thing for Oregon — until it wasn’t. What went wrong?
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Amazon plans to power Eastern Oregon data centers with nuclear reactors
The Oregonian: Allegations of boosting pot potency prompts OLCC to mull closing 3 Oregon labs, report says
The Guardian: Patients and employers accuse not-for-profit Indiana hospital of price gouging
The Guardian: Judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban as unconstitutional
The Oregonian: Biden to apologize for federal Indian boarding school policies that removed children from families
East Bay Times: Oakland shooting victim arrested at hospital for allegedly robbing Berkeley bong shop
ABC News: Onions recalled by McDonald's supplier as officials expect E. coli outbreak cases to rise
LA Times: D.A. backs resentencing Menendez brothers, paving possible path to freedom
Politico: GOP-linked firm gathers info on people suing the oil industry. It won’t say why.
Smithsonian Magazine: New York: Walk Through a Full-Scale Replica of the Secret Annex Where Anne Frank’s Family Took Shelter During the Holocaust
Smithsonian Magazine: Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback
Politico: Trump threatened California’s emergency aid. Newsom has a backup plan.
Politico: Poll shows California’s Prop 36 crime initiative poised to pass by large margin
The Hill: McConnell: ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’
NPR: North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
NPR: 'Los Angeles Times' editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement
Courthouse News Service: California appeals court widens scope of win for environmental group that challenged Guenoc Valley project
Reuters: State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows
Reuters: Weight-loss drugs didn't curb health costs within two years
KPTV: Portland puts Union Station up for sale
KPTV: Healthcare workers vote to authorize first doctors’ strike in Oregon history
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit orders new sovereign immunity analysis in ADA cases
BBC: Cod liver oil: A fishy fix that had suprisingly clear health benefits
BBC: Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
AP News: Four memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
BBC: All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
BBC: Customers 'shocked' by hefty Juul settlement payouts
Courthouse News Service: Conservationists demand ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ in national forests
Courthouse News Service: ‘Metering’ of asylum-seekers at border ruled illegal by Ninth Circuit
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit tosses Michael Avenatti’s 14-year sentence for stealing from clients
East Bay Times: Alameda councilmember found intoxicated, hospitalized during League of California Cities conference
US News: Hong Kong Discovers Dinosaur Fossils for the First Time
US News: Walmart Agrees to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle California Lawsuit Over Disposal of Hazardous Waste
LA Times: Thieves are stealing ATMs and robbing taco truck workers in the Valley. Police ask for help
East Bay Times: Grateful Dead scores prestigious music industry honor
AP News: Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
LA Times: Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say
AP News: One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts in case you die
KRCR: Tennessee Attorney General says ICE plan to release migrants in state 'derailed'
SF Chronicle: ‘Game-changer’: UC Berkeley chemists develop powder to suck carbon dioxide from the air
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