Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 9, 2024
NY Times: The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death Valley
NY Times: Where 3 Dead Tourists Were Found Fast, Thousands Remain Missing
NY Times: Turning Point or Breaking Point? Biden’s Pause on Weapons Tests Ties to Israel.
Courthouse News Service: Medical company that owns dozens of US hospitals files for bankruptcy
Courthouse News Service: LA Dodgers translator pleads guilty to stealing nearly $17 million from star Shohei Ohtani
Washington Post: Orphaned children: Feds document reverberating losses from drug overdoses
Courthouse News Service: California water utilities ask state’s top court to reverse elimination of surcharges
The Guardian: ‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege
The Guardian: Family of bears cools off in California pool: ‘They can take a dip whenever’
the Atlantic: The Great Honeybee Fallacy
Smithsonian Magazine: Chicago Museum Unveils the ‘Most Important Fossil Ever Discovered’: the Feathered Dinosaur Archaeopteryx
The Hill: Utah named best state in new rankings
The Hill: Mounting delays cast doubt on future Trump trials
NBC News: 4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic
BBC: Miss Teen USA resigns days after Miss USA departure
The Guardian: Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
The Guardian: Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage
NY Times: Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal
NBC News: Cruise ship sails into New York City port with 44-foot dead whale across its bow
BBC: Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention
AP News: Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10 people
AP News: Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor’s hearing is canceled
AP News: We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?
AP News: Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
BBC: Mexico surfer deaths: Man charged confessed to girlfriend, court told
BBC: Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
AP News: Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
The Oregonian: Oregon prisoner who received compassionate release during COVID-19 returned to life of crime within days
The Oregonian: Large-scale Oregon chicken farm on hold after state pulls approval
Oregon Public Broadcasting: The TwinRay mystery: A spiritual group in Ashland raises eyebrows and worries
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland unanimously passes new regulations for camping on public property
LA Times: Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling out of Southern California ports
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz RV parking law heads to Coastal Commission
Sacramento Bee: Man accused of abducting, raping 13-year-olds at Airbnb had plans for OnlyFans, feds say
KTLA: 14 RVs burned in fire at popular Southern California dealership
KTLA: Suspect dies after crashing stolen Lamborghini while fleeing police
KTLA: Orange County Marathon winner stripped of title
LA Times: ‘Are you a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
LA Times: At ‘L.A. Progressive Shooters,’ a gun space for people sick of American gun culture
KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt clarifies 'misinformation and rumors' about events of April 22
KRCR: Northstate property manager responds to state bill that could end pet bans for renters
KCRA: 'Zombie deer' disease detected in California for the first time
East Bay Times: Pete McCloskey, former South Bay congressman, combat veteran and environmental leader, dies at 96
SFGate: The fight to save SF's only Black woman-owned dispensary
KCRA: Sacramento woman accused of assaulting her 2-year-old child while on flight to Seattle
East Bay Times: Three co-workers spent day off burglarizing cars at Oakland airport, police say
SFGate: Class Action Suit Targets Widespread Mining, Sale Of Student Data Without Consent
KRON: Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
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