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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023

BBC: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashes women's marathon world record in Berlin

The Guardian: A crypto firm sent a disability worker $10m by mistake. Months later she was arrested at an Australian airport

KOMO: Seattle couple escapes suspected staged-crash carjacking. Police warn drivers to be on guard

KOMO: Woman walks away with only minor injuries after car falls from 4th floor of Seattle parking garage

BBC: AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo

BBC: Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot

BBC: Sample of Solar System's most dangerous asteroid streaks back to Earth

The Guardian: ‘Something magical happens’: can you really take kids on a 630-mile hike?

Politico: Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp to be issued in October

The Guardian: Louisiana police accused of ‘unconscionable’ abuse in ‘Brave Cave’

AP News: A Venezuelan man and his pet squirrel made it to the US border. Now he’s preparing to say goodbye

AP News: California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

Smithsonian Magazine: Where Did the QWERTY Keyboard Come From?

The Guardian: New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water

The Guardian: Methuselah arrived in the US in 1938. She’s now the oldest fish in captivity

Courthouse News Service: New Orleans braces for saltwater intrusion into water supply

AP News: Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

AP News: Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

AP News: Toddler and 2 adults fatally shot in Florida during argument over dog sale, authorities say

Oregon Live: Statue honoring Sacajewea unveiled in neighborhood named for her son

Courthouse News Service: Interior Department ordered to remove whale protection measures from oil lease sale

Courthouse News Service: ‘Shrooms go upscale amid psychedelics craze

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Invasive mussel discovery in Idaho puts Pacific Northwest on alert

Oregon Public Broadcasting: No. 10 Oregon slams brakes on Coach Prime’s ‘Cinderella story’ with a 42-6 rout of Colorado

AP News: The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

KRCR: Gunshots at Bridge Bay Marina: SWAT team apprehends armed suspect on houseboat

KRCR: Pearch Fire growth causes shutdown of Highway 96 in Humboldt County

LA Times: Hemet woman fatally stabbed after reportedly confronting people using drugs outside her home

KTLA: Negotiations between Hollywood writers, studios in ‘home stretch’

LA Times: Following L.A.’s footsteps, Alameda County declares state of emergency on homelessness

LA Times: Opinion: California needs new rules as it forces more mentally ill people into treatment

LA Times: How many people work for the Mexican drug cartels? Researchers have an answer

LA Times: California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease

SFGate: Public Input Sought On Environmental Assessment For $600M Casino Project Near Santa Rosa

East Bay Times: Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds

East Bay Times: California Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines

East Bay Times: Berkeley: Woman stabbed to death, others hurt in hillside home attack; suspect arrested

SF Chronicle: Bay Area officials say antisemitic ‘Zoombombing’ is derailing local democracy

SF Chronicle: Yosemite’s longest-serving seasonal ranger is retiring after 59 years. Here are his stories

SF Chronicle: ‘15-minute city’: One of S.F.’s biggest developments finally set to break ground

SFGate: The controversial SF Dream House raffle is ending forever

SFGate: Popular Calif. beach to close for 7 years to protect vulnerable sea lions

SFGate: This Bay Area strip mall may turn into a huge housing development

SFGate: Reno tops list of happiest places to live in America

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

LA Times: California home insurers plan return to fire zones under new deal

Washington Post: California plans big insurance shifts as climate change hits home

The Guardian: More fentanyl found under trapdoor in New York daycare where infant died

The Hill: CDC data shows obesity prevalence more common in a growing number of states

KRON: DUI driver tries to buy more alcohol after crashing into Santa Rosa store

SF Chronicle: 137 arrested in Oakland as part of massive national crackdown