Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
Oregon Public Broadcasting: As Eugene’s emergency room closes, the fire department plans to step up
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds — mostly from out of state
The Oregonian: US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
NY Times: Airlines Race Toward a Future of Powering Their Jets With Corn
The Guardian: Death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US
The Guardian: ‘You’re only as sick as your secrets’: New Orleans clergy abuse bankruptcy is uniquely acrimonious
The Oregonian: Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems open to argument that could upend regulatory agencies
The Guardian: Next generation of billionaires collect more wealth from inheritance than work, says UBS
The Guardian: Pence’s son reportedly convinced him to stand up to Trump over January 6
Washington Post: You can take your dog to movies and bars. But does he want to go?
Washington Post: Rare lobster found in Maine is two genders and two colors
The Guardian: New Yorkers feel betrayed as police radio dispatches end: ‘You’d hear about nine shootings a day’
Huffington Post: 2 Republicans In Arizona Indicted After Trying To Delay Election Results
Politico: India implicated in New York assassination plot, prosecutors say
Politico: The oil baron running the climate talks — and the US envoy who’s had his back
CNN: New billionaire heirs overtake self-made ones as $5.2 trillion wealth transfer begins
CNN: US Coast Guard leaders long concealed a critical report about racism, hazing and sexual misconduct
The Guardian: The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK
The Guardian: ‘No work and no olives’: harvest rots as West Bank farmers cut off from trees
The Guardian: Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65
BBC: Russian court bans 'LGBT movement'
The Guardian: Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem shooting which killed three
BBC: Three killed in Jerusalem shooting hours after Gaza ceasefire renewed
AP News: Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas at homecoming at Bangkok airport
LA Times: L.A. County says hate crimes surged in 2022, with nearly 75% of them violent
AP News: Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
The Hill: Half of adults in new poll support Israel’s action in Gaza, 45 percent disapprove
LA Times: A California dry farmer’s juicy apples show how agriculture can be done with less water
AP News: Biden administration proposes biggest changes to lead pipe rules in more than three decades
LA Times: As teen suicide spikes, school policies may be making things worse
LA Times: Palestinians face beatings, fires and drones from Israeli settlers in West Bank
AP News: Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive, under fire, takes over climate talks
LA Times: How tonight’s Newsom-DeSantis faceoff offers major upsides for both governors
AP News: Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
AP News: Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
KTLA: Loved ones mourn Hollywood exec killed at home by homeless woman
KTLA: Serial shrubbery thief busted with $8K in stolen greenery
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento’s Mexican restaurants are considering switching to electric cooking. Here’s why
Sacramento Bee: California could get rare glimpse of northern lights this week. Here’s how to watch
Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis are set to battle each other on live TV. Here’s how to watch
Yahoo News: This is the 'drunkest' city in California, study shows
KRCR: Manhunt over: Oregon homicide suspect arrested in Redding
KRCR: Northbound I-5 reopens north of Yreka after crash with hazardous material spill
SF Chronicle: Bank of America to close more than two dozen Bay Area branches
SF Chronicle: A man died ‘surfing’ outside a San Francisco Muni train. Should the city be held liable?
East Bay Times: Ex-California cop gets 27 years for kidnapping, other crimes committed while working as bail bondsman
SFGate: How bad is shoplifting in San Francisco compared to LA, NYC? New study provides insights.
East Bay Times: EVs less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks, Consumer Reports says
SF Chronicle: More S.F. homeless people would be put on buses out of the city under new proposal
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