Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, March 10, 2024
SF Chronicle: Two dead following boating accident in San Joaquin County
LA Times: 5 firefighters hospitalized after blaze at unpermitted cannabis operation in downtown L.A.
LA Times: Storied presses print L.A. Times for the last time as production moves to Riverside
SF Chronicle: Overhaul of faulty Monterey County levee is finally underway — but flood risks remain
SFGate: Landslides are changing Calif.'s coastline. 100 years ago, one swallowed a city.
East Bay Times: California has 2nd-smallest wage gap between women and men in US
East Bay Times: Amid Lily Gladstone’s historic moment, why is Sacheen Littlefeather back in the news?
East Bay Times: Police testify slain Union City children, 11 and 14, were gang members, targeted amid rivalry with Hayward Norteños
East Bay Times: Editorial: California should reject AT&T bid to shed landlines
Marin Independent Journal: East Bay filmmaker Sean Wang, and his grandmothers, eye Oscar glory
Thursday, March 7, 2024
KRON: Armed robber leaves Martinez store clerk with jar of marijuana
East Bay Times: What could be next for Rep. Katie Porter after Senate loss?
East Bay Times: ‘I will be hunted the rest of my life’: Founder of notorious California skinhead gang recounts his life of crime from the witness stand
The Guardian: Carved up and sold off: developers plan a ‘new Miami’ in Argentina’s nature-rich wetlands
The Guardian: Left to rot: how a prisoner cleaned up Panama’s dirtiest jail – and its inmates
BBC: Video: 'Stampede' of kangaroos invades Melbourne golf course
The Atlantic: The Science Behind Ozempic Was Wrong
Politico: Attack on ship in the Middle East causes first fatalities in assaults on commercial freighters
The Hill: Porter doubles down on claims California Senate race was ‘rigged by billionaires’ after loss
The Atlantic: The U.S. Health System’s Single Point of Failure: Cybercriminals
The Hill: Maine mass shooter had traumatic brain injury, scan shows
LA Times: Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors, fueling debate on aid to poor and addicted
Washington Post: Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into behavior as White House physician
Washington Post: Amid explosive demand among tech sector, America is running out of power
LA Times: New IRS Direct File program now available in California
The Oregonian: Famous V-J Day ‘Kiss’ photo stays after VA head reverses memo banning it for showing ‘non-consensual act’
The Oregonian: Accused of stealing $15.98 from Fred Meyer, an Oregon leader loses her $151,320 job, faces censure
The Guardian: Kentucky senate passes bill granting right to collect child support for fetuses
Smithsonian Magazine: Before Beyonce and Taylor Swift Ran the World, There Was Joan Baez
Smithsonian Magazine: Very Rare Yellow-Billed Loon Visits the Las Vegas Strip, Hangs Out in the Bellagio Fountains
BBC: Hamas officials leave Gaza truce talks without deal
The Guardian: ‘He had no idea he was being sent to a war zone’: the Indian and Nepalese men on frontlines in Ukraine
LA Times: Men cleared of murder after 2 decades; ex-detective with ‘absolute belief’ worked to free them
The Guardian: Gray whale sighted off New England 200 years after species’ Atlantic extinction
The Guardian: ‘Hey, I grew that’: the Native American school that’s decolonizing foodways
LA Times: Police allege cyclist in ‘national parks’ shirt broke equipment that detects wildfires
BBC: Robot ships: Huge remote controlled vessels are setting sail
NBC News: Sailor Cole Brauer makes history as the first American woman to race solo around the world
BBC: More climate records fall in world's warmest February
The Guardian: Eyebrows raised as Viktor Orbán to visit Donald Trump in Florida
AP News: Fact Focus: Claims Biden administration is secretly flying migrants into the country are unfounded
AP News: Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
AP News: Ground cinnamon sold at discount stores is tainted with lead, FDA warns
The Guardian: AI likely to increase energy use and accelerate climate misinformation – report
Sacramento Bee: Thieves are using Wi-Fi jammers to break into people’s homes, California cops warn
Sacramento Bee: CHP officer helps mom through birth on I-80 in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: This Woodland Chinese restaurant is said to be the oldest in the US. It has new-found fame
Oregon Public Broadcasting: This is a big year for forests in Oregon. Here’s what you need to know
KTLA: Huntington Beach voters pass ban on Pride, other flags
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