Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023
NY Times: Why Were Nearly 100 Bears Shot by the State of Alaska?
KTLA: Those $1,000 diet drugs cost less than $100 abroad
News Nation: FBI: California police officers collected crime scene ‘trophies’
The Almanac: Caltrain to pilot the nation's first electric-battery powered train
Washington Post: British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires
Washington Post: Taliban bringing water to Afghanistan’s parched plains via massive canal
Washington Post: Forget independence. Teach your kids interdependence instead.
AP News: One dead, 8 hurt in shooting at outdoor gathering in Philadelphia 2 days after killing on same block
AP News: Virginia hemp businesses start to see inspections and fines under new law
AP News: Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
AP News: California’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change and wildfires threaten desert species
AP News: Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California
AP News: Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
The Guardian: Photos: What children’s bedrooms look like around the world
NPR: Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, is moving indoors
The Guardian: ‘Like a physical version of blackface’: actors with dwarfism hit out at Hollywood
The Guardian: Canary Islands: thousands more flee their homes as ‘out of ‘control’ wildfires rage
NPR: Small Kansas paper raided by police has a history of hard-hitting reporting
The Guardian: Hurricane Hilary downgraded amid warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flooding
The Guardian: ‘Coral are going to die’: Maui wildfires take toxic toll on marine ecology
The Guardian: Mountain treelines are rising due to climate crisis, study finds
The Guardian: Canada wildfires: thousands told to flee in British Columbia, as drone-flying tourists criticised
The Guardian: Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon
The Oregonian: OPINION: Kotek’s misguided fight with Oregon environmentalists
KRON: In lawsuit, Roblox accused of facilitating child gambling
Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
Del Norte Triplicate: New Research: Novel technique for sniffing out toxic algae blooms
LA Times: Man found dead in driveway of home in fire-evacuated community in Siskiyou County
LA Times: Brita water filter company accused of false advertising
LA Times: Solar panels: Should you buy them? Rent them? Pass?
KABC: Hurricane Hilary live updates: Southern California preparing for heavy rain, severe flooding
LA Times: As Hurricane Hilary approaches, Palm Springs braces for direct impact
KTLA: Store owner allegedly killed over hanging Pride flag in Lake Arrowhead
SFGate: Los Angeles County to close all parks as Hurricane Hilary bears down on California
SF Chronicle: New Maui fire controversy: Witnesses say firefighters let Lahaina blaze restart and spread
SF Chronicle: Wildfire threatens the Trinity Alps Resort
SF Chronicle: State of emergency in California amid fears of catastrophic flooding
SFGate: California's last tropical storm hit in 1939. Here's what happened.
SFGate: Home insurers pull out of Calif. as wildfire risks rise
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
Military News: Air Force Won't Disclose Causes of 17 Deaths at Tinker Air Force Base This Year
Washington Post: National park hikers are dying from falls
NY Times: Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theater is going strong and, at 89, so is he
Washington Post: Uncured bacon really isn’t a better alternative. It’s still bacon.
CBS : Random drug testing for 7th to 12th graders raising eyebrows in Nebraska
Washington Post: Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people
Washington Post: Opinion Marijuana keeps growing more dangerous. The FDA needs to step in.
NY Times: New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track
Washington Post: Here’s where water is running out in the world — and why
Washington Post: The toxic aftermath of the Maui fires could last for years
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