Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024
SF Chronicle: ‘Everyone comes back’: This is the most ‘Californian’ city in the Bay Area
Washington Post: Mystery of disappearing ospreys might have controversial explanation
NY Times : 40 Percent of Americans Have Obesity. It’s Time to Define What That Means.
Washington Post: Opinion: Millions of kids are poisoned by lead every year. We have a plan to save them.
Washington Post: Why ‘chaos wheat’ may be the future of bread
The Oregonian: Behemoth Chinook salmon caught in Oregon’s Chetco River estuary
the Atlantic: Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
AP News: Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Guardian: Supreme court’s Chevron decision adds ambiguity to cannabis law: ‘It’s a mess'
The Guardian: More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows
Smithsonian Magazine: How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes
Smithsonian Magazine: Low Water Levels Reveal Sunken Nazi Ships Full of Unexploded Munitions in the Danube River
The Hill: Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris
The Hill: Opinion: They are rigging the US election, and we’re letting them get away with it
The Guardian: Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations
Seattle Times: Gaetz attended drug-fueled parties with call girls at Florida lobbyist’s home, witnesses say
Politico: Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot
The Guardian: US navy apologizes for razing of Native Alaska community in late 1800s
BBC: The unlikely country that may have invented surfing
BBC: Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting
The Guardian: Israeli military shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank raid
BBC: Trump rejects second TV debate as 'too late'
BBC: At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine explosion
AP News: Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas
AP News: Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist
MSN News: Sacramento and Humboldt-shot Leonardo DiCaprio feature film has a name and a 2025 release date
KCRA: California digital ID: How to add your driver's license to Apple Wallet
LA Times: Pilot program offers Long Beach homeowners up to $250,000 in low-interest loans to build ADUs
Sacramento Bee: 12-year-old boy shot and killed in south Sacramento residential neighborhood, police say
LA Times: Public or private? A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River
LA Times: Patt Morrison: Where have all the orange groves gone?
LA Times: Newsom signs California bill to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids
Oregon Public Broadcasting: State agencies pledge action on Eastern Oregon nitrates crisis — eventually
Oregon Public Broadcasting: US Forest Service puts seasonal hiring on hold, affecting hundreds of temporary Northwest jobs
Oregon Public Broadcasting: A candidate for Deschutes County sheriff deceived Oregon law enforcement for decades, court records claim
KTLA: 50 juveniles ransack 7-Eleven in Los Angeles
KTLA: Where do Southern California’s 3 major wildfires stand now?
KTLA: 70-year-old killed by electric scooter in hit-and-run in Koreatown
East Bay Times: Contra Costa County-made wine has a new appellation — here’s what to know
East Bay Times: 2 California men charged in $230 million cryptocurrency theft following FBI raid of Miami mansion
East Bay Times: Boy abducted in Oakland in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast
KRCR: Chico State breaks ground on University Farm
SF Chronicle: Does California’s tallest mountain have a poop problem?
SF Gate: An SF pot brand hustled its way into the biggest sponsorship in college sports
AP News: Mass shooting kills 4, wounds many in nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama
AP News: More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
KRON: Trump vows to ‘save vaping’ despite previous support for ban
KRON: 132 SF Symphony members go on strike 90 minutes before concert
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
North Bay Biz Journal: West Marin housing report calls for 1,000 workforce dwellings