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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023

Gizmodo: Hiker Rescued After Following Google Maps On a 'Dangerous,' Non-Existent Trail

NY Times: The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land for the Common Good

NY Times: Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China

NY Times: Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African.

NY Times: Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

The Guardian: ‘Why did I get it?’: Australian research into early onset Parkinson’s hopes to give patients answers

Washington Post: Why companies are racing to build the world’s biggest bug farm

The Guardian: EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature

The Guardian: The death of Jezebel is the end of an era of feminism. We’re worse off without it

Washington Post: Acorn by acorn, volunteers gather seeds to help save forests

The Guardian: Across the globe, compassion for migrants has given way to cruel, performative politics

BBC: Fentanyl-laced envelopes sent to US election officials

Seattle Times: The Pacific Northwest trees shaped by generations of people

BBC: Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concerns

BBC: International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

The Oregonian: North Plains’ plan to double in size thrusts tiny community into Oregon’s eternal land debate

The Oregonian: PacifiCorp wants state to protect it from future wildfire lawsuits. Past victims are disgusted

The Oregonian: Minidoka area wind farm threatens to overshadow past for Japanese Americans

AP News: Police arrest Los Angeles man in connection with dismembered body, missing wife and in-laws

The Guardian: Alabama town grieves mayor who killed himself after far-right blog outed him

AP News: Biden’s movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

LA Times: Cal State East Bay offers cannabis online training certification programs, and registration is still open

AP News: There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu

Courthouse News Service: Shooting range argues Second Amendment includes protections for its business

LA Times: Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails

SF Chronicle: Winter storm is headed to California next week. Here’s what to expect

LA Times: Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?

KTLA: These California cities have seen the largest population declines

KTLA: Riverside grandfather shot and killed on front lawn

Fresno Bee: Four people, including mother and son, charged in connection with killing of Fresno rapper

Press Democrat: Why a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy made $465,000 in 2022

East Bay Times: MLB owners will vote this week on Oakland A’s bid to move to Las Vegas; here’s what’s happened and what’s next

East Bay Times: Despite privacy concerns, Morgan Hill embraces web of 50 surveillance cameras snapping license plates

KRON: VIDEO: Man robbed at gunpoint in Tiburon after using ATM

SF Chronicle: Opinion: California’s insurance market is a ticking time bomb. All of us are at risk of being caught in the blast

SF Chronicle: ‘Land use soap opera’: Battle between S.F. company and guerrilla gardeners takes dramatic turn

SF Chronicle: San Francisco city commissioner jailed, accused of sexual assault

SF Chronicle: Fire closes major highway in Los Angeles; emergency declared

SFGate: Antioch To Consider Approving Cottage Communities

SFGate: Man dies while fishing after being swept into the ocean at Point Reyes

KATU: Investigation: The hidden homeless in rural Oregon

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023

The Guardian: Microplastic-eating plankton may be worsening crisis in oceans, say scientists

The Oregonian: Mount St. Helens records 400 earthquakes deep within, signaling ‘recharging’ but nothing of concern

LA Times: Why are the world’s biggest musicians playing casinos in the Inland Empire?

AP News: Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender Catholics to be baptized

LA Times: Opinion: Sitting down all day is killing us. The cure is surprisingly simple — and difficult

LA Times: A father and son shot, dismembered and burned. This is the dark side of California cannabis

KTLA: Death of Jewish protester has shaken his Southern California synagogue

KTLA: Man found with over $8 million worth of fentanyl pills in Southern California

KTLA: Fights break out between pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian supporters outside Los Angeles movie screening