Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, June 16, 2024
East Bay Times: Santa Clara County is state leader in using red-flag law to seize guns
SFGate: The Post Fire in SoCal rages as high winds whip up the wildfire
SFGate: Details emerge on Michael Jackson biopic filming at his former California compound
East Bay Times: A mysterious figure is paying $600 to high school boys in Moraga and Orinda to be tied up, tickled and filmed
East Bay Times: Earthquake rattles through Santa Clara Valley and eastern hillsides
The Hill: Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition
Thursday, June 13, 2024
KTLA: Elon Musk wins back his huge Tesla payday in overwhelming shareholder vote
KTLA: California digital health company execs arrested in alleged ADHD drug scheme
NY Times: 171,000 Traveled for Abortions Last Year. See Where They Went.
KOMO News: High bacteria levels close several Seattle-area beaches
KOMO News: Washington state's Makah tribe clears major hurdle toward resuming whale hunts
Washington Post: These young people invest in fitness. What should you spend on exercise?
Washington Post: What your member of Congress expensed under a new, receipt-free program
Washington Post: Drone footage shows just how close sharks get to unaware swimmers, part of a plan to stop attacks
NY Times: Our Desire for Inexpensive Food Is Putting Us in Danger
NY Times: In Unanimous Decision, Justices Maintain Broad Access to Abortion Pill
CBS Arizona: Dozens of people reported getting sick while hiking Havasupai Falls
AP News: Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants
AP News: Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest
CBS News : Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains now being tracked in U.S., CDC says
Business Insider: Clarence Thomas raised him 'as a son.' Now he's facing 25-plus years on weapons and drug charges.
Business Insider: A real-estate investor accused of running an Airbnb was fined $180,000. He says his tenant is to blame for renting it out.
Politico: New poll goes deep on Kamala Harris’ liabilities and strengths as a potential president
Politico: California’s largest water agency to consider firing general manager
Politico: Florida pot doctors warn about potential chaos after recreational marijuana legalization
The Hill: Historic redlining in California cities linked to disparities in urban wildlife presence: Study
The Hill: The FBI is infiltrating protests. Congress wants to sic it on students.
The Guardian: Rare cancers, full-body rashes, death: did fracking make their kids sick?
AP News: Ukrainian winemakers visit California’s Napa Valley to learn how to heal war-ravaged vineyards
NPR: A jet missing since 1971 has been found at the bottom of Vermont's Lake Champlain
NPR: A jury says Chiquita should pay millions over paramilitary killings in Colombia
The Guardian: Broken toilets, bed bugs and rats: US firefighters are in a housing crisis
AP News: 3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
AP News: Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada
Smithsonian Magazine: African Elephants May Call Each Other by Name
Smithsonian Magazine: See the Rare, 2,000-Pound Hoodwinker Sunfish That Washed Ashore in Oregon
BBC: Six swing states set to decide the US election
BBC: Wild horses return to Kazakh plain after centuries
BBC: Native Americans see omen in Yellowstone's rare white bison
The Guardian: Florida sees rare flash flood emergency with more heavy rain ahead: ‘We are in trouble’
National Geographic: It's hard to reconnect with old friends. Science may have a solution.
National Geographic: What is kratom? The truth behind the popular—and controversial—supplement
Courthouse News Service: California Forever’s plan to build city from scratch qualifies for November ballot
KCRA: Governor Newsom doubles deployment at border to fight fentanyl smuggling
The Oregonian: ‘Very loving, caring dog’ travels 4 miles to save Oregon owner after car crash
Courthouse News Service: Off-road vehicles in coastal marten habitats prompt lawsuit against US Forest Service
Courthouse News Service: Irrigators clash with US government and Yurok Tribe over Klamath water rights at Ninth Circuit
Fox Seattle: Costco recalls Tillamook cheese products due to plastic contamination
Courthouse News Service: Ojibwe members ask appeals court to confirm Minnesota reservation still exists
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