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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Ducks’ departure from Pac-12 has some Oregon lawmakers ready to act

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Multnomah County braces for triple-digit heat wave

SFGate: The monster bike route connecting San Francisco and Oakland

KTLA: 20 cameras installed at L.A. County park due to crime

SFGate: California Water Agency Under Investigation For Discriminating Against Tribes, People Of Color

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area realty agents frustrated after cyber attack hobbles MLS

Marin Independent Journal: Point Reyes National Seashore hires new hostel operator, ousts longtime nonprofit

KRCR: Traffic stop leads to DUI arrest and massive marijuana bust on SR-99 in Chico

KRCR: Bail denied for Redding mother in shocking toddler murder case

KRCR: Record-breaking $68.5 million illegal cannabis bust in Siskiyou County

KRCR: Pair of Redding trails earn induction into national hall of fame

SFGate: A sailboat is stuck on a Bay Area beach. It may be destroyed.

KRON: Inspectors find bed bugs at several Las Vegas Strip hotels

SF Chronicle: Bay Area dentist arrested for allegedly using hidden camera in bathroom

SF Chronicle: Far from Lahaina, Maui’s Upcountry residents deal with a tragic wildfire of their own

SF Chronicle: New wolf pack in California’s southern Sierra surprises wildlife officials

SF Chronicle: Maui death toll hits 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history

Press Democrat: Santa Rosa advances new camping rules amid concerns about effectiveness of local housing efforts

Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023

East Bay Times: For an ailing Dianne Feinstein, a fight over the family fortune

Washington Post: It’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South America By Ian Livingston

The Atlantic: An Unsettling Hint at How Much Fraud Could Exist in Science

NPR: The FBI says an Oregon man built a cinder block prison in his garage, but his victim escaped

NPR: Texas Medicaid drops 82% of its enrollees since April

The Hill: Barr calls Trump indictment ‘tip of the iceberg’ in Jack Smith’s case

The Hill: Ozempic, Mounjaro manufacturers sued over risk of stomach paralysis

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Shakespeare Festival says season will be completed after successful fundraising

Oregon Public Broadcasting: A giant Oregon wildfire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change

The Guardian: Louisiana’s death row inmates make rare mass petition for commutation

AP News: Deep-red Arizona county rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections

The Guardian: ‘Cop City’: civil rights groups urge US to investigate surveillance of protesters

The Guardian: Greenpeace protesters drape giant oil-black fabric over prime minister's mansion

AP News: Waves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds

BBC: Canada PM Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie separate

KTLA: All National Parks will be free to enter on Friday

KTLA: Water warnings issued for 11 Los Angeles County beaches

AP News: Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 92,000 vehicles and tell owners to park them outside due to fire risk

KRCR: Anderson police express frustration as Shasta County Jail releases child abuse suspect within an hour

KRCR: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's remarkable recovery five years after the Carr Fire

BBC: Donald Trump due in court to face election 2020 charges

KRCR: Firefighters stop 6 acre fire near Redding Drag Strip on Wednesday, caused undetermined

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael evicts homeless campers amid crime spike

Marin Independent Journal: Novato wildfire buffer project gets underway

East Bay Times: Rocky Island Oyster Co. is coming to Oakland with whole crabs and dollar oysters

East Bay Times: Wells Fargo accused of new fake-accounts scam in racketeering, identity-fraud lawsuit

KRON: Alleged Lake Tahoe foot fondler identified, arrested in NorCal

KRON: 5 men charged with orchestrating $1.1M heist of San Ramon jewelry store

East Bay Times: Oakland’s Angus Cloud faced ‘severe drug addiction,’ grief and a prior overdose before his death, ex-manager, others say

East Bay Times: Man treated for heat illness after getting lost and driving off-road in Death Valley

SF Chronicle: California approves Oakland request for CHP officers and license plate readers

SFGate: Adidas brings in $437 million from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups