Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023
The Guardian: California drug trafficking ring hid cocaine in car parts and instant noodles
Politico: Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest
AP News: The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
Newsweek: Bizarre Plastic Rocks Now Found Across Five Continents
The Oregonian: Wolves will be reintroduced to Colorado as soon as Monday
The Guardian: ‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users
NBC News: How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott divided Democrats on immigration with migrant busing
NPR: Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hospitalized with broken hip
The Guardian: ‘I get to tell my story’: incarcerated journalists are making podcasts, going viral and and winning awards
NPR: More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says
The Guardian: Trump tells rally immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’
The Oregonian: Feds award $600M for new Interstate Bridge connecting Oregon and Washington
KOMO: Human trafficking ring in Tennessee busted, a dozen people rescued
KPTV: ‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted in Grants Pass for murder shot, killed by police
KOMO: Carbon monoxide poisoning confirmed in Evergreen College student's death
AP News: Electric vehicles owners and solar rooftops find mutual attraction
BBC: Sheep dogs protect turkeys in Somerset
AP News: Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
The Oregonian: Feds will take more time to review deal that would combine Fred Meyer, Safeway and Albertsons
LA Times: California energy officials vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations
AP News: US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
San Diego Union Tribune: Fake badges sold by a San Diego County tribal police chief gave ‘VIPs’ cop privileges
LA Times: Column: These California memoirs will get you thinking about writing your own
LA Times: Road rage shooting in Lancaster leaves 4-year-old dead
LA Times: California prepares to transform sewage into pure drinking water under new rules
Courthouse News Service: Federal judge rules against absentee state senators in Oregon
KTLA: California workers who smoke weed will have new protections in 2024
KTLA: Rose Bowl ‘superfan’ has attended every game since 1946
Courthouse News Service: Sacramento city councilmember faces federal charges for false immigration documents, Covid-19 relief fraud
Courthouse News Service: Kratom’s overdose potential at issue in smuggling case
Courthouse News Service: Environmentalists distrust Norway’s plan to explore for seabed minerals
KCRA: 3 shot in Stockton, including a 5-year-old boy, police say
San Jose Mercury News: Palo Alto High grad loses Senate staffer job after allegedly filming sex tape in Senate hearing room
San Jose Mercury News: Coastal Commission slams a group of Santa Cruz County homeowners with $4.7 million in penalties
Press Democrat: Sebastopol designer uses homegrown wool to create functional art Jessica Switzer Green creates and sells heirloom blankets and othe
KRCR: Redding's Police Chief says 'Quality of Life Sweep' was a success, 64 arrests made
KRCR: Chico set to enjoy new water park: $6 million grant fuels CARD's aquatic center development
Press Democrat: Napa County opens 1st bicycle skills course as area’s off-road cycling reputation grows
SFGate: Kualoa Ranch eyes Hawaii's 'Stairway to Heaven' as potential attraction
SFGate: Changes announced for huge SF mall-to-housing project
KRON: Heavy rain forecasted for the Bay coming Monday
SF Chronicle: Critics seek ‘immediate’ halt to 20-foot Virgin Mary statue at Shasta ski area
SF Chronicle: From fine dining to fast food, Bay Area chefs are switching to this new ingredient
SF Chronicle: Suspects ram vehicle, overturn it, then rob victim at gunpoint in Oakland
SF Chronicle: Bay Area to get new hiking trail in scenic, little-explored wilderness
East Bay Times: Up to 4 inches of rain could douse parts of Bay Area. Here’s when it starts
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023
LA Times: California embraces emergency rules to protect countertop workers from incurable silicosis
The Guardian: ‘Weapons of mass migration’: how states exploit the failure of migration policies
Reuters: Irish town says 'enough is enough' as hotels fill with asylum seekers
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