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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Washington Post: Fentanyl has taken a record toll on the Army. Families demand answers.

Washington Post: Helicopter ‘mishap’ in Syria injures 22 U.S. service members

The Hill: Why are there so many parrots in Los Angeles?

The Hill: Don’t bring firewood to campsites: Here’s why

The Hill: Acid poured on slides at Massachusetts park, children report injuries

The Hill: How Biden’s big investments spurred a factory boom

The Hill: Inflation falls to lowest rate since March 2021

BBC: New book 50 Pies: 50 States celebrates pies across America

The Guardian: Bernie Sanders: America is facing a mental health crisis

The Guardian: Visitors warned away from Texas beach after thousands of dead fish wash up

The Guardian: ‘Things not going well’: plan to return cheetahs to India under fire after six die within months

The Guardian: From window boxes to farms, UK’s rewilding gurus bring out their bible

The Guardian: Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt

Yahoo News: Hundreds of tribal members, mostly Navajo, living on Phoenix streets amid fake sober home crackdown

Yahoo News: This Western WA tribe is becoming a leader in clean energy sustainability. Here’s how

Willamette Weekly: Cops Bust Psilocybin Grow Operation in Northeast Portland Mansion

The Oregonian: Hillsboro diesel repair shop owner accused of disabling pollution controls on more than 200 vehicles

KPIX: 1 dead, 6 wounded in deadly mass shooting at Antioch birthday party

The Oregonian: Mendelssohn’s bar is demystifying classical music with cocktails and Operaoke

The Oregonian: Avid angler assaulted by Portland security guard after false shoplifting accusation, lawsuit claims

LA Times: Worried about your catalytic converter getting stolen? Los Angeles police have new technology to combat that

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Photos: Joni Mitchell at the Gorge

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon law protects state’s wetlands over Supreme Court ruling

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Jury finds PacifiCorp owes more than $73 million for causing 2020 Oregon wildfires

KRON: California Gov. Newsom spars with Fox News host Hannity over Biden, immigration and the economy

LA Times: On the brink of homelessness, she won the Medi-Cal lottery

LA Times: Rural towns lure California’s remote workers with cash, child care and other relocation perks

LA Times: Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame

Courthouse News Service: Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed

Courthouse News Service: Youth-led climate change trial, the first of its kind, opens in Montana

Press Democrat: PD Editorial: To make an informed judgment on Trump, read the indictment

Cal Matters: California’s budget whiplash: From a record-setting surplus to a massive shortfall in one year

AP News: Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon volcano

AP News: Pat Sajak announces ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement, says upcoming season will be his last after 41 years

KTLA: Americans warned not to mail checks if possible as cases of check fraud spike dramatically

KTLA: Target stores in at least five states receive bomb threats over Pride items

Press Democrat: 3 injured in crash during Santa Rosa classic car cruise

KRCR: Italian pro angler lands possible world record catfish measuring over 9 feet long

KRCR: Deputies investigating homicide in Carlotta

AP News: 10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say

KRCR: Southern Humboldt Wildland Fire Academy trains firefighters in Native American burning practices

KRCR: Red Bluff teen sentenced to 13 years in prison for stabbing homeless woman

Marin Independent Journal: Marin homeowners rattled as insurers bail over fire risks

Marin Independent Journal: Marin grand jury calls on county to build microgrids

Marin Independent Journal: Novato firm’s fraud prompts 2nd lawsuit against Umpqua Bank

San Jose Mercury: $10,000 to move into a new apartment? Bill would give California renters a break on high security deposits

East Bay Times: Two carjacking suspects dead in San Leandro crash after trying to outrace Alameda County sheriff’s deputies

SFGate: Newsom Urged To Adopt Homeless Accountability Plan As California Budget Deadline Looms

SFGate: ‘I hope that they feel this blackout’: Reddit revolts against its CEO

SFGate: California Coastal Commission penalizes Malibu homeowners for obscuring access to ‘hidden’ beach