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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

NY Times: Can’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone.

NY Times: How the Narcotrafficking Industry Seized Power in Ecuador

NY Times: As Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore, Ukraine Builds a Case of Ecocide Against Russia

Idaho Statesman: Wait, what was found on the banks of the Salmon River? How did this fish get to Idaho?

Yahoo News: Tennessee hostage situation ends with brothers killed, 4 officers and victim wounded

NY Times: Nobody Knows Why the New Weight Loss Drugs Work

Courthouse News Service: Mexican scientists refute US, Canadian claims of genetically modified corn’s safety

Courthouse News Service: Water wars: Mexico conference denounces plunder of resources from Indigenous communities

The Atlantic: Photos: Brown Bears Fishing at Alaska’s Brooks Falls

The Atlantic: The Sriracha Shortage Is a Very Bad Sign

AP News: Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale

The Hill: Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind

The Hill: Opinion: Latin America’s dictators are steering a new wave of migrants toward the US

BBC: Gotthard: World's longest rail tunnel shut for months after freight crash

BBC: Canada wildfire: Race to evacuate city as blaze approaches

The Guardian: Maui wildfires expose rift over island’s tourism: ‘We’re more vulnerable than anyone admits’

The Guardian: Climber arrested in Paris after jumping from Eiffel Tower with parachute

The Guardian: Wish you weren’t here! How tourists are ruining the world’s greatest destinations

The Guardian: ‘Out of reach’: median home price in Los Angeles nears $1m

SF Chronicle: Pacific Crest Trail closes in far Northern California as fires rage

The Guardian: Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group

AP News: Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires

LA Times: Why Detroit, America’s poorest city, doesn’t have an L.A.-sized homeless problem

AP News: An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court’s approval

Vox: Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink.

AP News: Air evacuations are to begin for people in the path of wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories

AP News: California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

LA Times: Opinion: This idea could save California billions of gallons of water while generating clean energy

KCRA: How a California home-hardening company is helping people with defensible space

KCRA: Evacuation orders, warnings for Nevada County wildfire to remain in place for now

LA Times: Video shows Merced County sheriff’s deputy repeatedly kicking DUI suspect in the head

The Oregonian: Willamette from Cathedral Park to Ross Island unsafe due to algae, OHA says

Oregon Public Broadcasting: New York Times considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl

The Oregonian: Evacuations ordered near Oregon-California border after wildfire races through Klamath National Forest

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Central Oregon overcome with wildfire smoke, unhealthy air conditions

LA Times: It’s been 83 years since a tropical storm hit Southern California. Hilary may change that

LA Times: Column: Americans have forgotten how to behave. And it’s time to stop blaming the pandemic

Press Democrat: Napa Farm Bureau says county decision on Le Colline Vineyard sets ‘very dangerous precedent’

KTLA: Flash mob robbers ransack luxury clothing store in Los Angeles

KTLA: More than 1,200 odor complaints lodged against Santa Clarita Valley landfill

Press Democrat: Former Graton man mauled by Sheriff’s K-9 wins $1.35 million settlement from Sonoma County

Press Democrat: Las Vegas is the most popular destination for relocating California homebuyers, study says

Lake County News: Sheriff’s office investigates deaths of men found near Middletown

KRON: Search underway for 5 suspected carjackers in Alameda County

KRON: Starbucks no longer offering disposable cups at these North Bay locations

East Bay Times: Stanford and Cal still in limbo: Five thoughts as they desperately seek ACC or Big Ten invites

East Bay Times: Hawaii works to pause land transactions in area of deadly Maui wildfires.

SF Chronicle: A black bear has been climbing Half Dome, Yosemite rangers say

East Bay Times: Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze

SF Chronicle: Dianne Feinstein’s bombshell new lawsuit alleges financial abuse over husband’s estate