Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
Oregon Public Broadcasting: PacifiCorp to pay $250 million in timber company settlement for 2020 wildfire
KTLA: Sacramento man finds hundreds of rare vintage baseball cards in deceased father’s closet
Modesto Bee: Overtime law intended to help California farmworkers. New study says it led to less money
Modesto Bee: Tuolumne River fish will get $80 million in habitat improvements from MID, TID and SF
KRCR: Redding inventor's 'Jet Shark' takes a bite out of luxury water sports
Press Democrat: Sonoma Valley’s 1st homeless shelter opens after yearslong effort
Press Democrat: Mobile home park owner threatens closure after Cotati passes regulation to protect senior residents there
San Jose Mercury News: California Realtor groups hit with copycat commission rates lawsuit by Bay Area home seller
KRON: Woman vanishes in Santa Cruz, musician boyfriend uncooperative, police say
East Bay Times: Three arrested on suspicion of $40,000 worth of stolen goods from Bay Area outlet mall
East Bay Times: California votes to ban import and sale of invasive bullfrogs
SFGate: Weather service issues flood advisories for SF Bay Area
SF Chronicle: Oakland leader who supports Israel disinvited from UC Berkeley class
SF Chronicle: Bay Area solar company to cut 350 jobs as demand plummets
SF Chronicle: These Bay Area housing developments are delayed because PG&E can’t get them parts for power
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023
Washington Post: The rise of AI fake news is creating a ‘misinformation superspreader’
NY Times : Women at Fast-Growing Realty Firm Say They Were Drugged and Assaulted
NY Times : 48 Million Americans Live With Addiction. Here’s How to Get Them Help That Works.
NY Times : How Christmas Tree Farms Can Help Wildlife
NY Times : Friendly-Fire Deaths of Hostages May Force Israel to Rethink Gaza Strategy
The Guardian: Three killed while repairing ancient wall at Unesco world heritage site in Tunisia
Washington Post: Why does mold on my walls come back, even after cleaning with bleach?
WHEC: Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold
Washington Post: James Biden’s dealmaking caught on FBI tapes in unrelated bribery probe
Washington Post: Dozens of assisted-living residents died after wandering away unnoticed
KOIN: Ice skaters flood new Portland outdoor rink
The Hill: Are your old coins and bills valuable? Expert explains what to look for
The Hill: Why this $20 bill sold for nearly 20,000 times its value
Politico: ‘Disorganized and confusing’: Lawmakers, industry rip Pentagon plans for drones
The Guardian: California drug trafficking ring hid cocaine in car parts and instant noodles
Politico: Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest
AP News: The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
Newsweek: Bizarre Plastic Rocks Now Found Across Five Continents
The Oregonian: Wolves will be reintroduced to Colorado as soon as Monday
The Guardian: ‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users
NBC News: How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott divided Democrats on immigration with migrant busing
NPR: Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hospitalized with broken hip
The Guardian: ‘I get to tell my story’: incarcerated journalists are making podcasts, going viral and and winning awards
NPR: More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says
The Guardian: Trump tells rally immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’
The Oregonian: Feds award $600M for new Interstate Bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
KOMO: Human trafficking ring in Tennessee busted, a dozen people rescued
KPTV: ‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted in Grants Pass for murder shot, killed by police
KOMO: Carbon monoxide poisoning confirmed in Evergreen College student's death
AP News: Electric vehicles owners and solar rooftops find mutual attraction
BBC: Sheep dogs protect turkeys in Somerset
AP News: Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
The Oregonian: Feds will take more time to review deal that would combine Fred Meyer, Safeway and Albertsons
LA Times: California energy officials vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations
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