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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Washington Post: Moder Feudalism: Think capitalism is terrible? This economist says it’s already dead.

Washington Post: Universal prekindergarten is coming to California — bumpy rollout and all

Seattle Times: Flight attendant’s blunder may have sent Boeing 787 into plunge that left 50 injured

Washington Post: U.S. moves to save imperiled bird of the West by limiting oil drilling

NY Times : These Skiers Are Still Chasing Powder in Their 80s and 90s

Seattle Times: More than $32M coming to WA tribes to adapt to climate change

Fox Business: Automakers tracking drivers, sharing data with car insurance companies

NBC News: Mother of boy found dead in a suitcase in Indiana arrested in Arcadia after nearly 2 years on the run

Washington Post: Georgia could greenlight a mine near one of the South’s last wild places

Washington Post: Opinion: How your in-network health coverage can vanish before you know it

Washington Post: Trump granted clemency to Medicare fraudsters before vowing to cut entitlement program abuse

NY Times : Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here

CNN: The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement

ABC News: 8 tornadoes confirmed by National Weather Service so far across Ohio this week

CNBC: 47% of parents still financially support adult children, study finds. Here’s how much they spend

ABC News: Realtor says change to commissions will add ‘substantial’ cost for homebuyers

Fox News: WATCH: Dozens of migrants breach border wall, take selfies on US side as mass illegal crossings continue

Politico: Supreme Court rules on when public officials’ social media posts are official

The Guardian: Photography: Architectural adventures in the Alps – in pictures

Smithsonian Magazine: In Minnesota, Researchers Are Moving Trees Farther North to Save Forests

Politico: New York mayor, Legal Aid, strike deal on ‘right to shelter’ policy for migrants

The Hill: New RNC chair accidentally says America is better off now than under Trump

Politico: Wales is getting the first Black leader in Europe

NPR: This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means

NPR: Trump says some migrants are 'not people', and warns of 'bloodbath' if he loses

NPR: A Florida man who refused to sell his home to a developer now lives in the shadows

The Guardian: Woman and man injured in suspected crossbow attacks in east London

KPTV: Driver at red light with 3 kids in car hit by gunfire in Gresham

Oregon Public Broadcasting: The world’s largest ‘dark sky sanctuary’ is now in Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Supreme Court considers ‘misleading marketing’ case against Tillamook creamery

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Rail Heritage Center trying to morph from workshop to museum

The Guardian: Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back

AP News: A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds

Sacramento Bee: Man convicted of 5 DUIs drives drunk and kills man crossing street, CA officials say

Yahoo News: Beachfront home listed for $25 million could set a record in California town. See it

Sacramento Bee: Why e-bikes will be allowed on new multi-use trail in California’s Tahoe National Forest

The Guardian: ‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs

LA Times: Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near California water pumps

LA Times: Column: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and iPhones are ruining my kid and yours

LA Times: Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says

Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man rescued in Oregon after taking GPS detour, getting stuck in snow

East Bay Times: Commissioner unveils plan for home insurers to base California rate hikes on catastrophe prediction models

SFGate: One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta County rejecting MAGA politics?

Courthouse News Service: Judge grants final approval to $300 million class action settlement with vaping giant Juul

Courthouse News Service: California’s last nuclear plant gets lifeline amid search for more clean energy

KTLA: Powerful storms, gusty winds destroy homes across Southern California

KRCR: 'We are excited to get to work' Test explosions on Klamath Dam ignite deconstruction

KRCR: Californian man faces 48 wildlife violations for unlawful hunting in Alaska

KRON: Realtor settlement could bring ‘seismic shift’ to housing market

East Bay Times: CHP officers allegedly targeted by wrong-way driver in Davis