Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024
BBC: Heroism attributed to CEO murder suspect is alarming - Mayorkas
The Guardian: ‘Never underestimate what neighbors can do for neighbors:’ the small town that teamed up to take in two families
The Atlantic: The Walmart Effect: Making Communities Poorer
BBC: Researchers study impact of singing on wellbeing
BBC: The US town where it's the law to own a gun
Courthouse News Service: House Ethics finds ‘substantial’ evidence Gaetz had sex with minor, used illicit drugs
The Guardian: ‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding
Smithsonian Magazine: Some Whales Live Much Longer Than Previously Thought, a Discovery That Could Change How We Protect Them
Courthouse News Service: Texas AG sues NCAA over transgender athletes in women’s sports
The Guardian: The teen who gave away 21,600 pairs of shoes and set a record: ‘I’m doing this because it makes me feel good’
Action News Now: Unsolved Mystery: Man disappeared during visit to Mt. Shasta
AP News: What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
AP News: How one village became the Christmas capital of Washington state
The Guardian: Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, one of world’s most active volcanoes, erupts
The Guardian: ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show
The Oregonian: Humans arrived in Americas earlier than previously thought, co-existed with mastodons, researchers believe
KOIN: Oregon State Police arrest hunters for allegedly using thermal imaging for poaching
KOIN: Interstate 5 wildlife crossing gets greenlight with $33M federal grant
Oregon Public Broadcasting: 'Landmark' Owyhee protection bill passes U.S. Senate
KRCR: Arcata roundabout sparks community debate, alleged mistreatment of construction workers
KRCR: Route 36 closed west of Grizzly Creek due to active slide, reopening time unknown
SF Gate: California rescue teams say iPhone's advanced features keep saving lives
KTLA: ‘It’s a felony?’ Shoplifting suspects discuss new California law in back of patrol car
LA Times: One man dead and another missing as California reels from storm’s crushing waves
Sacramento Bee: SMUD’s plan for 500,000 Sacramento County solar panels is taking heat from environmentalists
East Bay Times: Accomplished, thrill-seeking surfers test themselves as massive swell blasts Central Coast
SF Gate: 'Truly remarkable': A native California species is booming off the coast of San Francisco
East Bay Times: Flu surges in US as vaccinations lag, and here’s where COVID, RSV infections are climbing
KTVU: Man dies after waves trap him under debris in Watsonville
KTVU: 3 fall into ocean after Santa Cruz Wharf partially collapses, floats away
KPIX: 1 dead, 2 missing as Northern California coastline hit by large waves
Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024
AP News: Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
AP News: 174 Colorado skiers and snowboarders rescued after a lift cracks
BBC: A dam ignited rare Tibetan protests. They ended in beatings and arrests, BBC finds
San Jose Mercury News: Addicts trafficked cross country to California by ‘army of fraudsters,’ new lawsuit alleges
Reuters: California will put secession back on the map
Reuters: A fentanyl antidote is saving lives. But it isn’t ending the fentanyl crisis
Smithsonian Magazine: The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2024
The Atlantic: The California Job-Killer That Wasn’t
The Atlantic: A Mysterious Health Wave Is Breaking Out Across the U.S.
NY Times : Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County
NY Times : Black Student Enrollment at Harvard Law Drops by More Than Half
NY Times : Antibiotics Can Mess With Your Gut. These Foods Can Help.
NY Times : Popular Arthritis Drug for Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, F.D.A. Says
AP News: Hopi Tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
CBS News : An owl came down a family's chimney and perched on their Christmas tree: See the video
CNN: Pharmacy benefit manager reform fails to make the cut in federal funding package
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