Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, May 6
NPR: Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details
AP News: As Trump battles elite colleges, House GOP looks to hike endowment tax by at least tenfold
NY Times : Lego built full-size F1 cars for the Miami GP drivers’ parade: Here’s how they did it
NY Times : The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives
NPR: States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah man arrested for arson after exploding device in cart
KTLA: Building apartments in California costs more than double what it costs in Texas, study finds
KTLA: California beers named best in the world during international competition
KTLA: Driver in fatal hit-and-run was Downey PD officer
CBS San Diego: San Diegans facing steep fines from state's new crosswalk parking law
CBS San Diego: Five charged in Del Mar panga smuggling incident that left three dead
CBS Bay Area: United Airlines jet strikes wing of another aircraft at San Francisco International Airport
CBS Bay Area: Crime San Jose Police officer stabbed during confrontation with armed suspect
Smithsonian Magazine: Invasive Crab With Furry, Mitten-Like Claws Detected for the First Time in the Pacific Northwest
Smithsonian Magazine: Czech hikers Stumble Upon Gold Coins and Treasures That Could Be Worth $340,000
Smithsonian Magazine: Giant Sequoias Are Taking Root in an Unexpected Place: Detroit
Smithsonian Magazine: Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet Cats to Arrive in the United States
CBS News : HealthWatch FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official
CBS News : National Institutes of Health lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute
BBC: India launches air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Reuters: US, Chinese officials to hold ice-breaker meeting in Geneva on Saturday
Reuters: US Supreme Court lets Trump's transgender military ban take effect
The Hill: House Republicans nix controversial Medicaid proposal as plan takes shape
The Hill: Israeli spyware firm NSO ordered to pay Meta, WhatsApp nearly $170M over hacking
Washington Post: From prosperity to austerity: Trump’s tone shifts ahead of tariff impacts
The Guardian: How the climate crisis threatens Indigenous traditions in Canada: ‘It’s not the way it used to be’
The Atlantic: Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’
The Atlantic: Harvard Begins to Confront Its Anti-Semitism Problem
The Guardian: ‘It’s out of control’: the fight against US ‘tip-creep’
The Atlantic: Starlink is Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab
Politico: ‘We definitely are collateral damage’: Tourism industry roiled by Trump’s new world order
Politico: House Republicans plan major SNAP food aid overhaul in Trump megabill
WINK: Florida man and dog killed in rare bear attack, officials confirm
BBC: India seeks to stop auction of jewels linked to Buddha remains
BBC: Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'
AP News: Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
AP News: Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says he met with Trump in Florida
The Hill: Democrats call for investigation into Trump family crypto deal over potential foreign influence
Washington Post: Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks
Seattle Times: South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem
Reuters: Facing tariffs and uncertainty, Canadian firms look past US markets
Reuters: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard
Reuters: Tesla's UK, Germany new car sales at two-year low in April even as EV demand rises
Phys.Org: Nine-year study shows mountain plants won't adapt fast enough to climate change
Phys.Org: Green fireball spotted over western skies. 'Never seen anything quite like this'
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
The Hill: GOP senators draw line against Trump shipping US citizens to foreign prisons
The Hill: Decades of environmental progress are now at risk
The Hill: Opinion: Democrats need to walk the walk and stop stock trading
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