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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024

Courthouse News Service: How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to the US border

The Guardian: ‘You can’t even wash your hands’: is a global industrial hub responsible for the destruction of Mexico’s Atoyac River?

NPR: An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook

NPR: Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse

The Guardian: Opinion polls have Harris and Trump locked in a tight race. ‘Gambling polls’ say otherwise

OPB: Dozens report feeling 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off southern Oregon coast

The Guardian: Firefighters were elated after a federal bill provided them support for cancer. Then came ‘a slap in the face’

The Guardian: ‘A large part of my life’: a former Banksy associate sells his archive

BBC: Why Canada wants more overseas tourists to visit

BBC: Video: Repairing Scotland's historic 'Harry Potter' bridge

BBC: Trail of destruction after Spanish floods

OPB: When winter comes, so can the blues, but Northwest scientists have found a colorful remedy

OPB: Portland police say ballot box arsonist has ‘wealth of experience’ with welding, metal fabrication

Courthouse News Service: Judge mutes Giuliani’s mic during chaotic e-hearing in sexual harassment case

Courthouse News Service: LA County sues Coke, Pepsi over plastic packaging

KRCR: Officials search for bodies after Spain's flood of the century claims nearly 100 lives

KTLA: 7 deputies at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles rushed to hospital

KTLA: MTA bus set on fire as fans celebrate World Series win in Los Angeles

KTLA: Los Angeles Dodgers win 2024 World Series; beat Yankees 7-6 in Game 5

East Bay Times: Dead person pulled from surf at Davenport beach

KCRA: CARB executive doesn't think upcoming vote will increase gas costs for Californians

KCRA: Potential levee failure in San Joaquin County prompts emergency response, officials say

KRCR: Mother and son arrested for cocaine trafficking in Redding

KRCR: Redding parents in court over toddler's death

KRCR: PG&E warns of 'vampire' appliances draining energy this season

Merced Sun Star: Milk plant in Los Banos to shut down after nearly 100 years of making dairy products

Marin Independent Journal: Tiburon boy used gun to steal e-bike, police allege

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael commission signs off on Northgate mall and housing project

North Bay Biz Journal: Will Cloverdale warm up to planned 266-acre development?

KRON: 2 children among 3 dead after going over Niagara Falls

KTVU: 12 cited in Yuba City unlicensed contractor sting

SF Gate: Tiburon teen threatened to kill 2 juveniles on Marin bike path, police say

SF Chronicle: Redding parents killed their child, buried her in park, police say

KTVU: Over 80 arrested in San Francisco during hotel workers' demonstration Wednesday

SF Gate: SF tech company Dropbox slashes 528 workers after CEO called last layoff 'brutal'

SF Gate: New Calif. neighborhood taking shape will have more than 15,000 homes

SF Chronicle: USAA to hike insurance rates by double-digits for 265,000 California homeowners

SF Chronicle: ‘Put this junk behind us’: Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses Kamala Harris

East Bay Times: Marine arrested in connection with sexual assault at Sunnyvale recruiting center

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

The Guardian: ‘Fits a cot perfectly’: tiny space for rent in Silicon Valley exposes dire rental market

SF Chronicle: Deadly bat fungus confirmed in five Northern California counties

Environmental Working Group: California finds toxic pesticides in nearly 80 percent of air samples

CNN: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impacts, researchers say

NY Times : Free Electricity, Anyone? Britain Tries New Tricks to Green Its Grid.

Washington Post: Meet the ‘super users’ who tap AI to get ahead at work

the Atlantic: The Farmers Subletting Their Fields to Birds

Reuters: US Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction poses test for beleaguered industry

The Guardian: ‘Danger in my back yard’: residents in a wildfire-prone California town eye more Yosemite tourism with unease

The Guardian: Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages

The Guardian: ‘Carved on bodies and souls’: survivor tells of Russia’s use of male sexual torture in Ukraine