Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Guardian: ‘I was lying on the ground beside a wall of cops’: student photographers’ best images of the campus protests
BBC: Arrests at Columbia of Gaza protesters after NYPD raid
BBC: Police rip down barricades as they break down Gaza protest in LA
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Here’s this year’s list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
BBC: Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban
AP News: Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse
Press Democrat: Avelo Airlines celebrates new milestone at Sonoma County airport
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal agency announces next steps for Southern Oregon offshore wind energy
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal cannabis reclassification could bring pharmaceutical companies to Oregon’s marijuana industry
KPTV: Portland police say they are working to de-escalate occupation of PSU library
The Oregonian: Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills in Native Youth Olympics
MSN News: Crowdfunding and suitcases full of cash: How Gazans are paying to escape war
Marin Independent Journal: Marin dam expansion proposals rile ranchers
KPIX: Bay Area scientists use game-changing technology to help birds amid climate change
KPIX: New California law will ban restaurant surcharges on customer bills
LA Times: Four UCLA student journalists attacked by pro-Israel counterprotesters on campus
San Jose Mercury News: Cal Poly Humboldt closure still enforced after crackdown on protesters
MSN News: California begins demolition of 173-foot Iron Gate dam as part of nation’s largest removal project
LA Times: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument expanding by more than 100,000 acres
LA Times: As court overturns a lot-splitting law, SB 9, one early adopter asks why
LA Times: Massive police operation breaches UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment, makes arrests
Denver Post: “A big deal”: What the feds’ move to reclassify marijuana means for Colorado cannabis
SFGate: MLB star Shohei Ohtani building massive mansion on Hawaii's Big Island
East Bay Times: Swimmers disqualified from NCS Finals due to coach's error
SF Chronicle: Thousands of homeowners in wealthy Orinda are set to lose insurance: ‘No good options’
SFGate: Cheese competition gets ugly when Berkeley vegan company is disqualified
SFGate: Drunken tourist kicked bison in Yellowstone National Park, officials say
SFGate: 'Winter is not over yet': Late-season storm poised to slam California this weekend
KRON: State Farm to cancel policies as thousands of homeowners struggle to find insurance
KRON: Bay Area protest updates: Protesters expected to shut down Port of Oakland
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
KRCR: Cleanup and recovery at Cal Poly Humboldt after Pro-Palestine protest; 32 arrests
The Hill: Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content
SFGate: Biden sends massive cash windfall to Calif. pot industry
The Hill: White House moving to reschedule marijuana
NBC News: Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
LA Times: U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
San Jose Mercury News: The CZU fire burned 911 homes. A huge new project aims to reduce the risk of the next one.
San Jose Mercury News: Can millionaires save nature? Stanford gift tells tale of Tompkins conservation fight
KQED: SFSU Pro-Palestinian Encampment Established as Students Rally for Divestment
Yahoo News: Stagecoach: The wildest moments from Guy Fieri's cooking demo with Paul Cauthen, Jelly Roll
Yahoo News: Stagecoach and Coachella fans leave behind tons of camping gear, clothes, food. Here's what happens to it
Reuters: Walmart to shut all health clinics in US over lack of profitability
Smithsonian Magazine: Original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise Model Resurfaces Decades After It Went Missing
The Guardian: I spent 22 years as a problem drinker. Here are 10 things I’ve learned since I quit
the Atlantic: Will Americans Ever Get Sick of Cheap Junk?
Washington Post: The problem with food pouches for toddlers
NPR: Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court
Politico: Donald Trump held in contempt for violating gag order in New York trial
NY Times : Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental Health in Young People
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