Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
SF Chronicle: A human blockade and a punch to the face: APEC protest turns violent in downtown S.F.
SF Chronicle: Massive Northern California retail theft bust nets $350,000 in stolen goods
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
Jerusalem Post: WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital
News Express: Alaska city issues 'snow emergency' after two days of snowfall as four die in blizzard
Market Watch: Moody’s cuts outlook on U.S. credit rating to negative from stable
BBC: Man grabs Greta Thunberg's microphone after pro-Palestinian chants at climate rally
Business Insider: Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings
Washington Post: Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream
LA Times: The price of olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees in the Mediterranean
NPR: Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here's why
Politico: DEFENSE 5 killed as U.S. military aircraft crashes into Mediterranean
NY Times: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
Gizmodo: Hiker Rescued After Following Google Maps On a 'Dangerous,' Non-Existent Trail
NY Times: The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land for the Common Good
NY Times: Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China
NY Times: Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
The Guardian: ‘Why did I get it?’: Australian research into early onset Parkinson’s hopes to give patients answers
Washington Post: Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm
The Guardian: EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature
The Guardian: The death of Jezebel is the end of an era of feminism. We’re worse off without it
Washington Post: Acorn by acorn, volunteers gather seeds to help save forests
The Guardian: Across the globe, compassion for migrants has given way to cruel, performative politics
BBC: Fentanyl-laced envelopes sent to US election officials
Seattle Times: The Pacific Northwest trees shaped by generations of people
BBC: Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concerns
BBC: International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong
The Oregonian: North Plains’ plan to double in size thrusts tiny community into Oregon’s eternal land debate
The Oregonian: PacifiCorp wants state to protect it from future wildfire lawsuits. Past victims are disgusted
The Oregonian: Minidoka area wind farm threatens to overshadow past for Japanese Americans
AP News: Police arrest Los Angeles man in connection with dismembered body, missing wife and in-laws
The Guardian: Alabama town grieves mayor who killed himself after far-right blog outed him
AP News: Biden’s movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security
AP News: There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu
Courthouse News Service: Shooting range argues Second Amendment includes protections for its business
LA Times: Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails
SF Chronicle: Winter storm is headed to California next week. Here’s what to expect
KTLA: These California cities have seen the largest population declines
KTLA: Riverside grandfather shot and killed on front lawn
Fresno Bee: Four people, including mother and son, charged in connection with killing of Fresno rapper
Press Democrat: Why a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy made $465,000 in 2022
East Bay Times: MLB owners will vote this week on Oakland A’s bid to move to Las Vegas; here’s what’s happened and what’s next
East Bay Times: Despite privacy concerns, Morgan Hill embraces web of 50 surveillance cameras snapping license plates
KRON: VIDEO: Man robbed at gunpoint in Tiburon after using ATM
SF Chronicle: Opinion: California’s insurance market is a ticking time bomb. All of us are at risk of being caught in the blast
SF Chronicle: ‘Land use soap opera’: Battle between S.F. company and guerrilla gardeners takes dramatic turn
SF Chronicle: San Francisco city commissioner jailed, accused of sexual assault
SF Chronicle: Fire closes major highway in Los Angeles; emergency declared