Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
SFGate: Atmospheric river forecast to bring rain to Northern California
The Guardian: McCarthy says hard-right Republicans ‘want to burn whole place down’
LA Times: Amazon executives accused by FTC of helping deceive Prime users
CNBC: Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp
Action News: Feather Ranch subdivision to bring over a hundred single homes to Oroville
The Atlantic: Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather
NY Times : Navigating a Perilous Mountain Pass After a Devastating Earthquake
Politico: Former Clinton impeachment prosecutor sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading
NY Times : Anheuser-Busch Says It Has Stopped Amputating Tails of Budweiser Clydesdales
NY Times : The Summer of 2023 Was California’s Coolest in More Than a Decade
Politico: ‘I can’t believe we’re talking about polio in 2023’
NPR: Parents, are you overindulging your kid? This 4-question test can help you find out
NPR: Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
Siskiyou Daily News: Historic 1895 house in Yreka is ready for guests after a refresh
The Atlantic: Airlines make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes
Washington Post: D.C. Little League has been cheating for years, lawsuit alleges
NY Times : Renovating With "Mass Timber Construction" for Sustainability
NY Times : U.S. Wants to Keep Migrants Away From the Border by Moving It South
The Guardian: Biden uses executive power to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps
The Hill: Trump blasts ‘nasty’ Megyn Kelly after interview
The Hill: Senate Republicans press Schumer to reverse relaxed dress code
The Hill: Book bans jumped by 33 percent last year: report
Washington Post: Biden’s new Climate Corps will train thousands of young people
BC TV: 4 wildfire fighters killed in collision on B.C. highway
Washington Post: Opinion One simple fix for our broken policing system: Hiring more women
Popular Science: How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.
Washington Post: Take care of your teeth and gums. Oral health can affect your brain.
Popular Science: The world’s first 3D-printed vegan salmon is hitting European store shelves
The Guardian: Galápagos Islands tightens biosecurity as avian flu threatens unique species
The Guardian: Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6
Washington Post: Zelensky to visit White House, Congress and Pentagon on whirlwind day
Texas Public Radio: Eagle Pass issues disaster declaration as more than 4,000 migrants cross over two days
NBC News: California is engaged in the world’s largest dam removal project in hopes of letting nature rebound
The Guardian: Europe is beating its addiction to plastics. Why is the US so far behind?
AP News: First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
AP News: Did your kids buy gear in Fortnite without asking you? The FTC says you could get a refund
BBC: South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe
BBC: Child fentanyl death: Police seek husband of NYC nursery owner
The Guardian: ‘Why are 500,000 people watching paint dry?’ The man behind YouTube’s DIY sensation
The Guardian: US autoworkers to expand strikes amid contract stalemate: ‘We’re not messing around’
KPTV: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad sees thefts, break-in over past couple of weeks
The Oregonian: When to trim rhododendrons and azaleas? Should we wait for spring? Ask an Extension expert
The Oregonian: 10 fires in 4 hours around Portland; investigators suspect ‘serial arsonist’
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon is at the forefront of psilocybin’s future, but the host fungi’s past is still mysterious
Courthouse News Service: Kaiser Permanente union workers vote to strike, joining national labor movements
AP News: First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million
AP News: The US is allowing nearly 500,000 Venezuelans in the country to work legally
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