Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023
Courthouse News Service: California staring at $58 billion shortfall in next two years
Courthouse News Service: US prison deaths soared in 2020, new study finds
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Razor clam harvesting now open on Oregon’s central coast
The Oregonian: Despite tribal objections, work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project
AP News: Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy
San Diego Union Tribune: Mexico’s minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day
AP News: Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions
KRCR: Christmas tree syndrome could trigger your allergies or asthma
LA Times: Proposal for new water district sparks fear of Northern California ‘water grab’
LA Times: Blue Shield of California customer data stolen in cyberattack
LA Times: ‘It’s hard to stomach’: These shelters are euthanizing more dogs despite promises to save them
KTLA: Here’s where to find California’s oldest general store
KTLA: 2 California cities among top 10 most expensive in the world, new data shows
KTLA: Authorities apprehend suspect in homeless murders; suspect linked to other homicide
SF Chronicle: California officials warn of potentially low water supplies next year
East Bay Times: New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months
East Bay Times: Top California politicians are condemning video of Oakland council meeting on Gaza. Is it fair?
Press Democrat: Woodworkers show their craft at Museum of Sonoma County show in Santa Rosa
Press Democrat: 250,000 birds to be killed at 2 Petaluma poultry farms after avian flu detected
SF Chronicle: Some of the Bay Area’s best jams come from this under-the-radar maker
SF Chronicle: 3 teens arrested, ‘ghost gun’ recovered in Santa Rosa — police blame gang violence
SF Chronicle: ‘Highly pathogenic’ avian flu confirmed in North Bay — 250,000 birds reported euthanized
SFGate: 'Skies were mostly clear': Northern lights captured near Las Vegas
SF Chronicle: Photo: Ultra-rare animal spotted at Point Reyes National Seashore
SF Chronicle: ‘Mass casualty attack’ thwarted at Elon Musk’s Tesla event, police say
SFGate: 'It's a dream': San Francisco's newest park is getting rave reviews
Marin Independent Journal: Marin supervisors approve $200K for coastal housing effort
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
SFGate: 'A pretty rare sight': Man encounters ghostly white animal on Bay Area hiking trail
KPTV: Oregon troopers rescue 25 abandoned dogs from stolen U-Haul; 2 arrested
Courthouse News Service: Federal judge blocks Montana TikTok ban
Smithsonian Magazine: Why Wildfires Are Burning Hotter and Longer
Vice: People Are Having Seizures After Drinking Shots of ‘Gas Station Heroin’: FDA
The Guardian: Scores of dead pilot whales found on Tasmanian beach in ‘confronting scenes’
NPR: This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time
NPR: A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures
NPR: Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers
The Atlantic: Ammon Bundy Has Disappeared
NY Times: Rare Giant Rat Is Photographed Alive for First Time
Seattle Times: Inside the effort to truck sockeye salmon past Lake Washingto
Washington Post: Opinion: The Trump dictatorship
Washington Post: How to become an air marshal, the most secretive job in the sky
NY Times: Pickup or Lunar Lander? Tesla’s Cybertruck Enters a Crowded Market.
Washington Post: Editorial: Half a century later, Kissinger’s legacy is still up for debate
NY Times: How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
Courthouse News Service: Ohio Supreme Court suspends attorney for flinging ‘feces-filled Pringles can’ from his car
Courthouse News Service: Salvation Army rehab center participants ask Seventh Circuit to revive forced labor claims
Courthouse News Service: Danes wrangle with creeping numbers of pill-addicted teenagers
Courthouse News Service: Astronomers discover new six-planet solar system in rare harmony
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Can little actions bring big joy? Researchers find ‘micro-acts’ can boost well-being
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