Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, July 11
Action News: Banning gas powered engines in California
The Guardian: US House approves bill to ban non-citizens from voting in federal elections
The Guardian: How Clarence Thomas has provided a list of legal targets to ultra-right groups
The Guardian: Outrage in China over use of unwashed fuel tankers to transport cooking oil
The Guardian: BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds
KCRA: Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm
KCRA: California company is leading the way in eco-friendly firefighting
KRCR: Redding police arrest 63 in major sweep, capture fugitive at local dog park
KRCR: Evacuation orders issued in Humboldt County for Point Fire, East of Garberville
KRCR: Redding Rancheria's new casino project approved, CEO anticipates lawsuits
LA Times: L.A. County battery recycler on the verge of becoming California’s next Superfund site
LA Times: Yosemite visitors trash park with toilet paper. ‘Just wrong and shameful’
AP News: Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals
AP News: IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers
LA Times: U.S. film and TV production down 40% from peak TV levels, report says
KTLA: California fast food franchisees are responding to $20 minimum wage by cutting hours
KTLA: 6 foreign nationals in Southern California charged in massive ATM ‘skimming’ scam
Courthouse News Service: California Supreme Court reverses Public Utilities Commission on water surcharges
Courthouse News Service: California settles price-fixing claims against fuel traders for $50 million
Courthouse News Service: California Coastal Commission approves zoning change for development near old landfill in Huntington Beach
SF Gate: Palm Springs breaks all-time record high temperature
KTVU: Teen girl saved after being kidnapped at BART station
East Bay Times: Smash-and-grab robbers take $500,000 in items from Berkeley jewelry store
East Bay Times: Bay Area beekeepers plead guilty to misdemeanor in employee death
KRON: Bomb planted behind San Jose business, suspect arrested
KRON: Three killed in shooting at Alameda home, other victims injured
SF Gate: 'Extreme' night conditions fueling 26,000-acre Lake Fire near Solvang
SF Gate: UCSF to take ownership of 2 historic SF hospitals in $100M acquisition
Cal Matters: California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions
Tuesday, July 9
East Bay Times: Another arson blaze reported on UC Berkeley campus
Smithsonian Magazine: Meet Vivian Maier, the Reclusive Nanny Who Secretly Became One of the Best Street Photographers of the 20th Century
KTLA: Yosemite National Park says this gross behavior has become ‘too familiar’
ABC News: Man fatally shot by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park allegedly threatened mass shooting
ABC News: Marshal guarding Supreme Court justice's home shoots 18-year-old who tried to carjack him
BBC: US officials uncover alleged Russian ‘bot farm’
KQED: Incarcerated Women Plead for Help After Central Valley Prison Death Amid Extreme Heat
NPR: He created Oculus headsets as a teenager. Now he makes AI weapons for Ukraine
The Hill: Russia orders arrest of Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya
The Guardian: The $150,000 dog: meet the Svalinn – the gentle beast who can rip out an attacker’s throat
The Guardian: More heat deaths reported in Oregon as US heatwave continues to roast region
BBC: A new chance to hike Europe's ancient salt route
BBC: New York bridge gets stuck open after getting too hot
BBC: Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack
BBC: How Canada became a car theft capital of the world
Reuters: Exclusive: Fed may tweak rule that could save biggest US banks billions
Washington Post: In a first, federal regulators ban messaging app from hosting minors
The Guardian: The debate about the degree to which forests and fungi communicate raises the painful question of confirmation bias
The Guardian: Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’
AP News: Arizona congressional delegation introduces $5 billion tribal water rights legislation
San Diego Union Tribune: San Diego’s proposed warehouse shelter would be one of the largest nationwide. How do the others work?