Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
KRCR: Romanian men sentenced to over 11 years for international ATM fraud operation in Butte County
SFGate: Gene therapy for sickle cell and thalassemia gets approval in the UK, a world first
Cal Matters: CA hospitals close labor wards, limiting maternity care
SF Chronicle: UC President announces efforts to combat rising racism amid Israel-Hamas war tensions
SFGate: Santa Cruz cannabis business owner arrested after trying to prevent burglary
Marin Independent Journal: Marin Planning Commission advances short-term rental ordinance
Baltimore Sun: A Baltimore paperboy collected an Orioles Babe Ruth baseball card in 1914. Soon, it will be auctioned for millions.
ABC News: Plane forced to return to JFK Airport after horse on board gets loose
Press Democrat: Healdsburg mayor to announce run for Jim Wood’s Assembly seat
Marin Independent Journal: High-stakes poker player, crypto whiz pitch tribes on California sports betting plan
Marin Independent Journal: Tam high school district OKs $517M bond issue for March ballot
KRON: Burglars crash vehicle into Oakland Trader Joe’s store: police
SFGate: Rural SoCal town reportedly terrorized by packs of stray dogs
SFGate: San Francisco tech investment firm fires co-founder for anti-Palestinian posts
SFGate: Calif. pot company collaborates with No. 1 restaurant in the world
SF Chronicle: He thought he’d won big on love and crypto. Instead, he was ‘pig butchered’ for $260K
SF Chronicle: A human blockade and a punch to the face: APEC protest turns violent in downtown S.F.
SF Chronicle: Massive Northern California retail theft bust nets $350,000 in stolen goods
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
Jerusalem Post: WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital
News Express: Alaska city issues 'snow emergency' after two days of snowfall as four die in blizzard
Market Watch: Moody’s cuts outlook on U.S. credit rating to negative from stable
BBC: Man grabs Greta Thunberg's microphone after pro-Palestinian chants at climate rally
Business Insider: Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings
Washington Post: Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream
LA Times: The price of olive oil soars, and thieves go after century-old trees in the Mediterranean
NPR: Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here's why
Politico: DEFENSE 5 killed as U.S. military aircraft crashes into Mediterranean
NY Times: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
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: 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
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