Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, July 23
SF Gate: Details from the kidnapping of USFS biologists in Siskiyou County
SF Gate: Rock Fire reaches 8,000 acres with little containment in Eastern Sierra
SF Gate: Protest at C&H Sugar factory turns violent after 2 people reportedly hit by drivers
East Bay Times: Covered California rates to jump nearly 10% as thousands struggle to afford coverage
KRON: CHP recovers a whopping $76 million in stolen goods
Marin Independent Journal: Dominican University hit with accreditation ‘warning’
AP News: Judge questions difference between Hegseth’s testosterone policy and transgender care for troops
SF Gate: Woman dies in Trinity River after life vest tangles on branch
SF Gate: 3-year-old drowns in Calif. reservoir during 'nightmare' family camping trip
Tuesday, July 14
NY Times : A Methodic Way to Keep the Vegetables Coming
SF Gate: Elephant Fire jumps to over 12,300 acres, second largest in Calif. this year
SF Gate: 1 dead and 2 missing from pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco
CNBC: E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M from Trump in sex abuse, defamation case: Court filing
NY Times : Agitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests
Washington Post: ‘It’s an opioid’: My patients are becoming addicted to this ‘supplement’
Courthouse News Service: Lindsey Graham's sister picked to take over Senate seat
The Atlantic: Winners of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year
The Guardian: With New York Times subpoenas, Trump is brazenly escalating his attacks on the press
The Guardian: California faces highest shark numbers in years as great whites head north
The Guardian: A journey down one of the last wild rivers in the American west: ‘The bullseye will always be on its back’
AP News: Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
The Guardian: Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking – video
The Atlantic: America’s Homegrown-Parasite Problem
The Guardian: ‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds
OPB: Portland man faces mountain of 50,000 tires dumped on land he just bought
Oregon Public Broadcasting: A Canadian company wants to open North America’s largest nickel mine in Southern Oregon
KTLA: The foods most likely to carry diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora (and which are safe)
KCRA: Sacramento will inspect resident's waste bins to be in compliance with state law
CBS : U.S. cyclospora outbreak sickens thousands, but California cases remain within normal range
CBS : Judge rebukes Trump and DOJ over IRS lawsuit, refers lawyer for disciplinary proceedings
The Oregonian: Affordable housing bill becomes law, what it means for homebuyers now and in the future
The Oregonian: PDX traveler arrested after allegedly checking 30 pounds of marijuana
KRCR: UC Davis study finds California wolves rely heavily on cattle, raising rancher concerns
Marin Independent Journal: Federal government pauses construction on ICE detention facility near Gilroy
SF Gate: California's dairy industry panics over August recycling deadline
Thursday, July 9
KRCR: Company warns 5,000 goats could leave Northstate over state wage clause
BBC: Bangladesh made huge progress on measles now reports 120,000 cases
BBC: Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
NY Times : In Israel, Rahm Emanuel Calls for End of Unconditional U.S. Support
Lookout Santa Cruz: Watsonville approves ‘no encampment zones’ along sloughs, levee and downtown plaza
NY Times : We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn’t Know to Ask
NY Times : Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers
The Atlantic: A New Generation of Moms Who Get High on Weed
The Guardian: US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set Pfas limits in food
The Guardian: ‘Here I can live a good life’: inside the Syrian commune where men are banned
The Atlantic: Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War
The Atlantic: What if It’s Not the Phones?
Politico: Rahm Emanuel’s Israel Speech Shows Where American Politics Is Headed
The Hill: Second person in four days fatally shot by federal task force member in Memphis
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