Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time: A Test Told Me I’m Basically Made of Plastic. You Probably Are Too
The Guardian: ‘Indefensible’: UK prisoner jailed for 23 months killed himself after being held for 17 years
KOIN: Drug crisis devastates small-town Oregon
KOIN: ‘Mega-rare’ bird spotted at Oregon’s Hug Point is first sighting in U.S. history
The Guardian: An Unholy Traffic: how the slave trade continued through the US civil war
Newsweek: My Homeless Brother's Real Problem Wasn't a Lack of Oregon Shelters
NY Times: Denied a Second Chance at a Normal Senior Year
NY Times: As He Exits Congress, An Oregon Democrat Wants His Party to Embrace Pot Legalization
NY Times: A Wealth Shift That Could Leave Some Younger Americans Behind
NY Times: How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
NY Times: How One Reaction to a Mural Tore a New England Town Apart
Washington Post: How cleaning product chemicals called ‘quats’ may affect the brain
Seattle Times: What an Indigenous media group hopes to accomplish with millions of MacKenzie Scott's dollars
ABC News: Pro-Palestinian protesters remain on University of Pennsylvania's campus despite warnings to disband
NBC News: Police raid encampments, arrest over 100 people during protests at Northeastern University
NBC: Midwest emerges from a night of tornadoes, storms, begins to assess destruction
Cal Matters: California wants to reform ticket sales for live events. Billion-dollar sports teams are fighting back
Reuters: As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk
Reuters: Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
BBC: Brewing giant Heineken fells orchard to sell land
BBC: Campus protests: Hundreds arrested at universities across US as Gaza demonstrations continue
Washington Post: Colin Jost’s funniest jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner
NPR: Trump VP contender Kristi Noem responds to backlash over story about killing her dog
NPR: A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops
The Guardian: Alaska has a plan to save its salmon but some Native leaders are wary
The Guardian: Gold pocket watch of richest man on Titanic fetches record-breaking £1.2m
AP News: In northeastern Argentina, yerba mate is more than the national drink, it’s a way of life
AP News: Alaska’s Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
Smithsonian Magazine: How A.I. Is Revolutionizing Marine Conservation
Washington Post: Why the U.S. struggles to replace millions of lead pipes
The Guardian: She was told her babies were dead. Instead they were sold abroad. What happened when she met them 40 years on?
The Guardian: ‘Stormy weather’: Biden skewers Trump at White House correspondents’ dinner
Washington Post: Finding space for wind farms might be easier than we thought
KPTV: Man accused of pouring bleach into Oregon hatchery tank, killing nearly 18K young salmon
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon company EarthCruiser goes out of business as demand for outdoor vans softens
KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt Senate questions President's leadership following protests
Courthouse News Service: Iowa athletes caught in gambling sting claim unlawful tracking
Sacramento Bee: ‘This could be pretty big.’ California Garlic Festival moving to Merced County this summer
Courthouse News Service: Back in plaid at the Kern County Scottish Games and Gathering
LA Times: Glendale teachers surprised to find their taxes already filed — fraudulently
KRCR: Five men arrested after human trafficking investigation by Redding police
KRCR: Pair of Jeeps fail to cross Thomes Creek; helicopter rescue required
LA Times: Riverside County deputy, 14 others arrested in drug trafficking bust
LA Times: UC rejects calls for Israel-related divestment, boycott driving pro-Palestinian protests
LA Times: 13 days that rocked USC: How a derailed commencement brought ‘complete disaster’
Sacramento Bee: Officers help mom deliver baby on porch as it snows — then learn she’s having triplets
KTLA: UCLA taking hands-off approach to pro-Palestinian encampment
KTLA: Utah couple accidentally ships pet cat to Southern California in Amazon return package
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