Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
Smithsonian Magazine: Inert Cold War-Era Missile Discovered in a Washington Man’s Garage
The Guardian: EPA again OKs use of toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease
Sacramento Bee: 12-year-old stuck on oceanfront cliff rescued by helicopter, SF officials say
Sacramento Bee: Homeless people cleared by city of Sacramento ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio movie shoot
LA Times: Love them or loathe them, pinyon-juniper woodlands are a growing biofuel battleground
AP News: 200-foot radio station tower stolen without a trace in Alabama, silencing small town’s voice
AP News: Trump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he’d ‘encourage’ Russia to do what it wanted
The Oregonian: Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging name change for California’s former Hastings law school
NBC News: Mexican drug cartel targets six Native American reservations in Montana
KTLA: California couple pleads guilty for role in deadly El Dorado Fire gender reveal disaster
East Bay Times: Bay Area mayors join move to walk back Prop 47 and crack down on thefts and drugs
SF Chronicle: East Bay park worker stabbed to death — discovered by wife when he didn’t return from shift
KRCR: Oregon reports human plague case linked to infected pet cat
KRCR: Hoopa Valley Tribal Council votes to commence removal of Chairman Joe Davis amid dissent
East Bay Times: Is it still worth it for California homeowners to invest in solar panels? Experts weigh in
Oregon Public Broadcasting: $50K award offered for information about 3 dead gray wolves in Southern Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Bob Moore, founder of an Oregon-based "Bob's Red Mill, dies at 94
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland State plans to become destination school for Indigenous doctorate students
East Bay Times: Can a $6.4 billion mental health ballot measure solve California homelessness?
San Jose Mercury News: Two years, 6,800 miles: Woman makes coast-to-coast hiking history
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
The Guardian: Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste
NY Times: Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.
NY Times: ‘Shame on Us’: How Maine Struggles to Handle Troubled Youth
Washington Post: How the deal that made Musk the world’s richest person could unravel
The Guardian: ‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show
The Oregonian: Oregon Zoo releases seven critically endangered condors back to nature in California (VIDEO)
The Oregonian: It’s almost time to spring forward. When does daylight saving time end?
The Guardian: Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO predicts
The Guardian: Sit, stay and be a good boy: 21 rules for dogs and their humans
The Guardian: Vets urged to cut pesticide flea treatments amid river pollution fears
The Guardian: Three killed and nine hurt in hanger collapse at Idaho airport
The Guardian: Stolen Jackie Robinson statue will be replaced after more than $160,000 donated
Courthouse News Service: Feds settle with eBay for $59 million over unauthorized sales of pill presses
Politico: ‘A recipe for violence’: Election officials on edge for ruling from Georgia judge
Courthouse News Service: Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says
LA Times: Column: Biden’s Western solar plan sounds scary. But it’s better than climate change
LA Times: An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts
Sacramento Bee: Chair found next to hole on frozen lake leads to ice fisherman’s body, Oregon cops say
Sacramento Bee: Newsom backs 3 dam removals on California rivers. Here’s where salmon may soon swim freely
Sacramento Bee: Can California police take your Ring doorbell footage? A new policy changes the rules
Press Democrat: Viral video shows climber's near-fall as she ascends 150-foot-tall Yosemite rock
KRCR: Teen girl admits to midday stabbing in Chico, aids victims before arrest
LA Times: This social service hotline you’ve never heard of could help pinpoint California’s next big crisis
LA Times: Opinion: Do you love avocados? Do you know what that’s doing to Mexico?
KTLA: Taggers graffiti 27 stories of skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Wallowa County residents organize to oppose Dollar General store
Oregon Public Broadcasting: What Oregon’s drug crisis looks like on the streets of Portland: Overdoses every day
Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge toll would hit $10 under proposed increases
Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area to receive $190 million in new federal homelessness funding
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