Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Nov. 14
Press Democrat: Sonoma County cycling advocate Phil Heiman dies in freak pre-race incident
BBC: Experts hopeful as US drug overdose deaths fall below 100,000
NBC News: Scottish animal charity calls for fireworks ban after baby red panda dies from noise stress
NBC News: 10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, causing arrest of his mother
Politico: Azerbaijan craters its own climate conference
The Guardian: Federal court upholds Indiana ban on transgender healthcare treatment for children
BBC: The mountaineers and hikers collecting data in extreme environments that scientists can't reach
NPR: Experts testify before lawmakers that the U.S. is running secret UAP programs
NPR: These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides
BBC: Video: How giant rats in mini vests help sniff out crime
BBC: Giant wall of dust sweeps across central California
CBS News : Local News 4 arrested in California for allegedly staging bear attacks to receive insurance payouts
Politico: Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
Courthouse News Service: Phoenix OKs 27,000 new trees to increase shade, reduce heat
OPB: Oregon judge finds city of Lake Oswego can’t restrict access to lake
OPB: ‘Those yells live inside of me’: Portland’s Yelling Choir turns raw emotion into harmony
KQED: Glowing and Swimming Sea Slugs Newly Discovered in the Deep Sea
KQED: How the Black Panthers Shaped U.S. Schools
OPB: Students learn archaeology by digging and cataloging artifacts at former Black Oregon logging town
LA Times: UC wants to enroll 3,600 more Californians next year, but funding shortfalls threaten plan
Politico: California Palm Springs strikes tentative $27M deal on landmark reparations settlement
KTLA: Man, 36, allegedly stones beloved Southern California bird to death
KTLA: Bear that attacked luxury car was actually man in costume, insurance investigators say
AP News: 2 dead, neighborhood damaged in Kentucky factory explosion
AP News: Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
LA Times: Los Angeles set to build facility to transform wastewater into clean drinking water
East Bay Times: 3 dead, California cop wounded in double homicide and ensuing shootout
MSN News: S.F. Muni faces ‘terrifying’ cuts, possible cable car closures due to deficit
AP News: 1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target
AP News: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
KRON: ‘It’s absolutely insane.’ Bob Lee’s family reacts to Nima Momeni’s testimony
East Bay Times: Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve
SF Gate: Exhaustive search for missing Oregon boy, 5, ends in tragedy
KRON: Oakland airport ordered to stop using new ‘San Francisco Bay’ name
SF Gate: Hawaii landowner chooses to donate sacred spot rather than develop it
SF Gate: California's ban on new motorhome sales could start in weeks
SF Gate: Historic print shop of Berkeley's visual pioneer hits market
Marin Independent Journal: Point Reyes park litigants want residents excluded from talks
East Bay Times: Republicans win 218 U.S. House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
KRON: Oakland just went nearly 7 weeks without a homicide
Tuesday, Nov. 12
NY Times : The Horse He Could Not Train Changed His Life
NY Times : Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews
NY Times : Trump’s Demand to Skirt Senate Confirmations Tests His Push for Power
CNN: FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire
The Hill: Trump picks Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
NBC News: Federal judge blocks Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law in public schools
NBC News: Oregon officials search for 5-year-old who went missing from Coos Bay over the weekend
NBC News: Millions at risk of losing health insurance after Trump's victory
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