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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

The Guardian: Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals

NY Post: Jewish, Muslim duo to jointly run first licensed pot shop on Staten Island

Reuters: Qatar, France broker deal to get aid, medication to civilians, hostages in Gaza

ABC News: A little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power

KPTV: Couple trapped by falling trees chops their way out of home with axe in Lake Oswego

KPTV: Family of 5 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at SE Portland apartments

KPTV: Nebraska homeowner brings horses inside house to get them out of sub-zero temperatures

The Guardian: ‘Like a horror movie’: the deadly 1994 earthquake that changed California

The Guardian: US supreme court won’t hear case over bathrooms for transgender students

The Guardian: Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug

The Guardian: Senate to debate Bernie Sanders’ measure requiring Gaza human rights report as condition for Israel aid – live

KCRA: 100% fruit juice linked to weight gain in children and adults, study finds

NY Times: The Crochet Coral Reef Keeps Spawning, Hyperbolically

Politico: A big Chinese delegation unnerves U.S. diplomats in Davos

NY Times : Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Benefit, Study Finds

NPR: It's so cold, Teslas are struggling to charge in Chicago

Washington Post: At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging.

AP News: As opioids devastate tribes in Washington state, tribal leaders push for added funding

AP News: Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China

BBC: They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard

BBC: Spectacular arches and caves as iceberg decays

The Guardian: Murder, drought and peyote: the deadly struggle for Mexico’s water

The Guardian: Grieving mother falls victim to Amazon one-time password ‘scam’

The Guardian: ‘The last thing I wanted’: cesarean rates in Puerto Rico soar amid health crisis

The Oregonian: ‘Never seen anything like this’: Scores of Portland-area residents displaced after trees crash through homes

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Struggling with oversaturation, Oregon’s cannabis industry calls for new restrictions

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Thousands of Oregonians remain without power, with ice storm forecast Tuesday

KRON: North Bay cyclist dies after hitting downed tree

LA Times: We don’t know how to behave in the office anymore, bosses say. The solution? Charm school

East Bay Times: Miss Colorado makes history as first active service member to be crowned Miss America

SFGate: Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says

SFGate: Tahoe snowboarder has nerve-wracking bear encounter on the slopes

KRCR: Exclusive peek into newly completed $175 million Shasta County Courthouse

SF Chronicle: Exclusive: Historic S.F. Humboldt Bank tower could become housing and a ‘poster child’ for conversions

SF Chronicle: Two injured as massive tree crushes four cars in Golden Gate Park

SF Chronicle: She was viciously attacked by a dog at an S.F. beach. Here’s why the city couldn’t do anything about it

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

KTLA: Man trapped under Jeep on remote off-roading trail near Cajon Pass

San Jose Mercury News: Photos: South Bay volunteer sewing circle makes gifts for needy

San Jose Mercury News: Pacifica: Father, son rescued from ocean near Sharp Park Golf Course

Seattle Times: Video: The right to fish, Boldt decision and WA salmon recovery

Politico: Los Angeles Times endorses Schiff for California Senate seat

The Guardian: A fossil fuel plant is leaving Louisiana families with ‘barely enough water for your toothbrush’

The Guardian: Don’t laugh: boomers still rule the world – for now

NY Times: Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

NY Times: The Whale Who Went AWOL

Washington Post: Which proteins contain the most microplastics?

Washington Post: Drug traffickers using Galapagos Islands as gas station

Washington Post: He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.

The Guardian: Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’

KATU: Nearly 100,000 people left without power in Portland metro area during wind storm