Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
The Guardian: More than 100 killed and 64 missing as flooding and landslides hit Nepal
The Guardian: This winding LA highway is notoriously treacherous. Extreme weather is making it worse
Reuters: At least 22 reported dead as storm John dissipates over Mexico
Reuters: Kris Kristofferson, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 88
Reuters: Helene kills at least 90, homes and memories washed away
Reuters: US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union
Washington Post: California governor vetoes controversial AI bill in a win for Big Tech
Washington Post: NC: In decades, their home never flooded. Then in a flash, they were homeless.
The Guardian: Archaeologists use AI to discover 303 unknown geoglyphs near Nazca Lines
The Oregonian: Multnomah Falls access impacted by yearlong historic highway closure
The Oregonian: Hundreds march through Portland to raise awareness about addiction and celebrate recovery
Politico: California is first state to banish Froot Loops from school cafeterias
OPB: How ‘invisible fences’ can make Oregon rangelands more resilient against wildfires
Rogue Valley Times: UPDATE: Feds postpone first-ever offshore wind energy auction planned for Southern Oregon Coast
Courthouse News Service: ‘This hypocrisy has to stop’: Progress — and a long road ahead — to national cannabis clemency
The Guardian: Catholic Belgian university ‘deplores’ comments by Pope Francis moments after speech
AP News: Earthquake registering 4.2 magnitude hits California south of San Francisco
The Guardian: Hospital gets $421m ‘landmark’ verdict after insurer found to underpay claims
AP News: Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
AP News: Asheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
Press Democrat: Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it
KRON: Electric vehicles can now legally power homes in California. Here’s how
East Bay Times: More than 100 dead from floods, landslides in Nepal
LA Times: Newsom signs bill to expel six food dyes from California public schools
LA Times: What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president
SF Gate: Man who escaped Plumas County Jail is considered violent, sheriff says
SF Gate: A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California's wine country
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
Smithsonian Magazine: Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s Deserts
Miami Herald: Editorial Board: Florida’s bracing for a major hurricane. This is why we need NOAA, not Project 2025
BBC: Hurricane Helene strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' category four as it nears Florida
Washington Post: Hurricane Helene reaches Category 4 as it tracks toward Florida
SF Gate: Celebration, trepidation mix during the reopening of historic Capitola wharf
SF Gate: Joshua trees being chopped down in droves for solar and other development
NPR: You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery
Rolling Stone: These Moms Smoked Weed Legally. Then Their Kids Were Taken Away
The Guardian: ‘A true friend of Turkey’: Eric Adams bribery indictment reveals years of flights and favors
The Guardian: World’s first AI art museum to explore ‘creative potential of machines’ in LA
The Guardian: Five injured after man throws explosive device into California courthouse
The Guardian: California bears make themselves at home as humans build closer to nature
The Guardian: The experts: therapists on 19 ways to have much happier, healthier relationships
The Guardian: Nobody Wants This review – Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s joyous romcom is as funny as When Harry Met Sally
The Guardian: Strike looms at busiest US ports as 45,000 workers prepare to walk off job
The Guardian: Trump voter turnout program now largely run by Elon Musk-backed group
NBC News: Two abandoned mansions owned by a Hollywood producer are covered in graffiti
Reuters: World's first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
NBC News: EPA must review risks of risks of fluoride in drinking water to children, judge rules
NPR: A zoo in Finland is returning pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
NPR: An intensifying Helene approaches Florida as southeastern states brace for impact