Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024
ap: Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
LA Times: Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds
LA Times: Firefighters faced low water pressure when battling Mountain fire. Here’s what happened
LA Times: Three shot dead, home set afire in Antelope Valley
North Bay Biz Journal: Faherty launches first Sonoma County store in Healdsburg, fueling local shopping debate
Press Democrat: Sebastopol Named One of the Most Zen Cities in America
SF Gate: How to get a California redwood grove named after you
SF Gate: ‘It’s really dire’: How California betrayed its pioneering pot farmers
KTLA: L.A. street gangs tied to Mexican cartels exposed in sprawling bust
KTLA: Group of Riverside County teens exposes alleged child predator
KRON: SJSU volleyball captain demands removal of transgender athlete
East Bay Times: First known U.S. case of new type of mpox found in San Mateo County
East Bay Times: These Bay Area counties will launch mental health ‘CARE’ courts. Can they help solve homelessness?
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
NY Times : No More Rat Buffets: What to Know About New York City’s New Trash Rules
Press Democrat: This large, fast-breeding rodent could become $1 billion problem for North Bay
Press Democrat: Sonoma County cycling advocate Phil Heiman dies in freak pre-race incident
BBC: Experts hopeful as US drug overdose deaths fall below 100,000
NBC News: Scottish animal charity calls for fireworks ban after baby red panda dies from noise stress
NBC News: 10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, causing arrest of his mother
Politico: Azerbaijan craters its own climate conference
The Guardian: Federal court upholds Indiana ban on transgender healthcare treatment for children
BBC: The mountaineers and hikers collecting data in extreme environments that scientists can't reach
NPR: Experts testify before lawmakers that the U.S. is running secret UAP programs
NPR: These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides
BBC: Video: How giant rats in mini vests help sniff out crime
BBC: Giant wall of dust sweeps across central California
CBS News : Local News 4 arrested in California for allegedly staging bear attacks to receive insurance payouts
Politico: Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
Courthouse News Service: Phoenix OKs 27,000 new trees to increase shade, reduce heat
OPB: Oregon judge finds city of Lake Oswego can’t restrict access to lake
OPB: ‘Those yells live inside of me’: Portland’s Yelling Choir turns raw emotion into harmony
KQED: Glowing and Swimming Sea Slugs Newly Discovered in the Deep Sea
KQED: How the Black Panthers Shaped U.S. Schools
OPB: Students learn archaeology by digging and cataloging artifacts at former Black Oregon logging town
LA Times: UC wants to enroll 3,600 more Californians next year, but funding shortfalls threaten plan
Politico: California Palm Springs strikes tentative $27M deal on landmark reparations settlement
KTLA: Man, 36, allegedly stones beloved Southern California bird to death
KTLA: Bear that attacked luxury car was actually man in costume, insurance investigators say
AP News: 2 dead, neighborhood damaged in Kentucky factory explosion
AP News: Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
LA Times: Los Angeles set to build facility to transform wastewater into clean drinking water
East Bay Times: 3 dead, California cop wounded in double homicide and ensuing shootout
MSN News: S.F. Muni faces ‘terrifying’ cuts, possible cable car closures due to deficit
AP News: 1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target
AP News: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
KRON: ‘It’s absolutely insane.’ Bob Lee’s family reacts to Nima Momeni’s testimony
East Bay Times: Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve
SF Gate: Exhaustive search for missing Oregon boy, 5, ends in tragedy
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