Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
The Hill: Kinzinger says family disowned him over loss of Hannity’s trust
The Guardian: Dekotora: the decorated trucks of Japan – a photo essay
AP News: Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
The Guardian: ‘Hamas has created additional demand’: Wall Street eyes big profits from war
Yahoo News: She was told her grandfather had saved a Black man. Then she dug up the ugly truth
AP News: Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC
The Guardian: China’s billionaires looking to move their cash, and themselves, out
Washington Post: House GOP demands IRS budget cuts along with Israel aid
Washington Post: An apocalyptic dust plume killed off the dinosaurs, study says
Washington Post: Opinion: The closer you look, the more Netanyahu resembles Trump
Washington Post: A falcon lost his ability to fly. Now the bird is an artist in Vermont.
Washington Post: Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest growing form of education
The Guardian: Calls in Spain to stop selling ‘sexy nurse’ Halloween costumes
The Guardian: US students file complaints against six universities over fossil fuel investments
The Guardian: Synchronized swimming prepares for its newest addition: men
The Oregonian: Portland man crowned UK crossword puzzle champion with ‘totally misleading’ clue
KRCR: Shasta County supervisors debate hefty 65% pay raise proposal at Halloween meeting
KRCR: California Faculty Association votes to authorize strike if CSU does not meet workers' demands
KOMO : San Antonio's dog bite crisis: Over 3,000 cases reported, pit bull look-alikes top the list
Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘Killing salmon to lose money’: A costly, questionable plan on the Willamette
KOMO : Federal Way man carjacked at gunpoint in home driveway, surveillance video shows
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland will begin enforcing camping ban in two weeks
The Guardian: Rescuers free humpback whale ‘hog-tied’ to 300lb crab pot in Alaska
The Guardian: Everything from our sleep to our hormones relies on the dark. So why are we so intent on destroying it?
The Guardian: Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair
The Guardian: Israel targets Hamas tunnels amid hopes more aid will reach civilians in Gaza
The Atlantic: Private Equity: The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy
The Atlantic: The Solar-Panel Backlash Is Here
The Guardian: Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022
AP News: Freedom Under Fire: 5 takeaways from AP’s series on rising tension between guns and American liberty
AP News: Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA’s help
BBC: US Army warned Maine suspect too 'erratic' to have gun
BBC: Fukushima: US buys Japan seafood to counter China ban
BBC: 2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does not bid
AP News: Deadly explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world
AP News: Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas
AP News: In America, the right to own guns fuels violence that increasingly overshadows other rights
Modesto Bee: National forests are hiring in California. See the pay for fire, recreation and other jobs
SLO Tribune: 4 fires scorch SLO County in a single day — bringing evacuations and closures
LA Times: 9th Circuit stays ruling against California assault weapons ban, pending appeal
LA Times: Californians with past-due water bills can get help with payments. Here’s how
KTLA: House Republicans attempt to block funding for California High-Speed Rail
KTLA: Wildfires torch structures in Riverside County; thousands evacuated
Press Democrat: Fire at Petaluma feed company causes estimated $6 million damage
LA Times: Thinking of moving out of California to work remotely? Beware the hidden costs
Hartford Courant: Dollar General is paying a $1 million fine for violating a law you’ve probably never heard of
Marin Independent Journal: Review: Bay Area rock legend delivers brilliant concert with symphony orchestra
Marin Independent Journal: Lagunitas Creek salmon habitat project gets $4.6M grant
Marin Independent Journal: Federal judge blocks California law banning gun shows at county fairs
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