Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023
KRCR: Search underway for missing 11-year-old girl in Crescent City, officials seek public's help
KRCR: Rising salmonella cases in Shasta County prompt holiday food safety reminders
Marin Independent Journal: Larkspur-Corte Madera School District faces bigotry outbreak
KRON: Thieves break in Hayward auto dealership, $100K worth of cars stolen
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023
BBC: Dominican Republic: At least 21 dead after storm brings torrential rain
Axios: Indian students fuel international enrollment at American colleges
KPTV: Hundreds to be laid off in Salem-Keizer School District: Superintendent
The Oregonian: Judge dismisses tribes’ claims that lithium mine is being built illegally near sacred site
Press Democrat: PG&E formalizes plan to eliminate Lake Pillsbury in Mendocino National Forest in landmark move
Marin Independent Journal: New Point Reyes water pollution data add pressure on ranches
Courthouse News Service: North Dakota lawmakers diluted the Native American vote, judge finds
Courthouse News Service: Falling inflation keeps the party on Wall Street rolling
KRON: California State scientists strike, demand equal pay
AP News: In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt
AP News: The FDA is screening US cinnamon imports after more kids are sickened by lead-tainted applesauce
LA Times: PG&E bills will go up by more than $32 per month next year
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
The Guardian: Joe Manchin warns second Trump term will ‘destroy democracy in America’
AP News: Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
The Guardian: Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures
AP News: Thousands of California scientists strike over stalled contract talks
AP News: Finland to close 4 border crossing points after accusing Russia of organizing flow of migrants
The Guardian: Xi Jinping suggests China will send new pandas to US as ‘envoys of friendship’
Politico: Why Republicans Are on the Verge of Fistfights
The Guardian: Two arrested and US storage facility emptied of $1bn in ‘massive amounts of knock-off designer goods
Politico: Congress’ dysfunction is making flying riskier, aviation panel says
Popular Mechanics: A Stunning Discovery Proves That Vikings Reached the Americas Before Columbus
Axios: Recycled Toyota Prius batteries will power future electric cars
Axios: Walking has plummeted across America
Courthouse News Service: Feds to review operating plans of aging Southern California oil rigs
The Oregonian: Judge OKs Forest Service plan to remove wild horses in eastern Oregon
Courthouse News Service: Environmental groups call for ban on water for fracking in Mexico
The Oregonian: Oregon’s first electric garbage truck hits Portland streets
The Oregonian: Meet Oregon’s cranberry capital, where you can find cranberry anything
AP News: Video shows North Carolina officer repeatedly striking a pinned woman during her arrest
BBC: Why surfers are flocking to Scotland
BBC: BBC goes inside Al-Shifa hospital with the Israeli army
AP News: Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
AP News: $1B worth of knockoffs taken by authorities in New York in largest US counterfeit goods seizure
Lake County News: Thompson, others introduce bill to disarm cartels by stopping trafficking of American guns across southern border
LA Times: L.A. backs 4% cap on rent increases for stabilized units starting in February
AP News: Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that
LA Times: Babies are losing their lives to a preventable illness (syphilis). Her job is stopping it
LA Times: ‘Black to the land’ farm leans into African American heritage to fight climate change
LA Times: 13 people died during the San Bernardino blizzard. Only one was ruled storm-related
LA Times: ‘You can smell the pollution’: 10 Freeway closure brings traffic, fumes, anger for residents
KTLA: L.A. Sheriff speaks out after 4 suspected deputy suicides in 24 hours
The Hill: Trump’s violent talk shows signs of taking over Congress
The Hill: Trump signals he’s out for revenge in second term
The Hill: Greene calls GOP colleague a p‑‑‑‑
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