Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
Fresno Bee: In a record year for Fresno County agriculture, there’s a new crop in the top spot
LA Times: California bans controversial ‘excited delirium’ diagnosis
LA Times: They pick up dates in freezing ice baths — and prefer it to flirting in bars
LA Times: Spiders, spiders everywhere? Tarantula mating season starts early amid threats to arachnids
LA Times: Created in California: Packaging pleasure, one sex toy at a time
KCRA: Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in connection with his mother’s death, source says
KCRA: 2 Southern California men missing after Aftershock Festival in Sacramento
KTLA: Police impersonator arrested, accused of conducting illegal traffic stops in SGV
KCRA: California announces funding for small homes to combat homelessness. Here's where they'll be
KCRA: There remains no set date for Sacramento tiny homes Gov. Newsom promised
KRCR: Placer County man recovers stolen tools and helps nab suspect with $10,000 worth of stolen goods
KTLA: Tensions high across SoCal college campuses amid Israel-Hamas war
KRCR: 13-year-old Redding girl missing for over a week, police ask public for help
KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt police investigating hate crime against Jewish Student Union
East Bay Times: Site of huge Bay Area housing project is seized in loan foreclosure
East Bay Times: Mary Lou Retton’s lack of insurance raises questions as crowdfunding passes $330,000
KRON: Governor signs bill to prevent vehicles from blocking driver view at crosswalks
AP News: An Oklahoma judge could be removed from office for sending more than 500 texts during a murder trial
AP News: IRS says Microsoft may owe more than $29 billion in back taxes; Microsoft disagrees
AP News: California governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains
US News: After Delays, California Unveils First Site of State Tiny Home Project to Relieve Homelessness
US News: Newsom Signs Laws to Fast-Track Housing on Churches’ Lands, Streamline Housing Permitting Process
SFGate: $50,000 in purses stolen from Gucci store at Bay Area mall, police say
SFGate: Treasured Haight-Ashbury clothing and costume store closing after four decades
KSRO: Ticket Sold In SoCal Wins Powerball Jackpot Of $1.73 Billion
KSRO: Section of Joe Rodota Trail to close as Caltrans removes 60-person homeless encampment
SF Chronicle: Bay Area scam warning: Fake construction workers damage homes, demand money for repairs
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023
SF Chronicle: Analysts say California’s soaring gas prices will decrease by $1 a gallon — sooner than you might think
Press Democrat: 25 unsolved and unforgettable North Coast cold cases and where each stands now
Washington Post: Utah neighborhood trades orange and black for hot pink this ‘Barbieween’
The Guardian: Squash goals: Minnesota man’s 2,749lb pumpkin sets world record
The Guardian: Orgy of sugar: how school donations turned my free pantry into a junk-food fever dream
NY Times : If Every Brand Is Funny Online, Is Anything Funny?
Yahoo News: What Happens to Bitcoin After All 21 Million Are Mined?
AP News: Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
NY Times : In Search of Kamala Harris
NY Times : Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department.
The Atlantic: Lou Reed: The Least-Known Rock God
The Atlantic: Hiking Needs New Rules To Protect Wildlife
The Guardian: Why do we make the same mistakes as our parents?
BBC: Measures 'taken to stop bedbugs spreading to London'
BBC: Supernova festival: How massacre unfolded from verified video and social media
The Guardian: Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000
Washington Post: Opinion: The lesson from the Hamas attack: The U.S. should recognize a Palestinian state
The Guardian: ‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say
The Guardian: Addiction to ultra-processed food affects 14% of adults, global study shows
The Guardian: ‘Something is going to happen’: Jerry Seinfeld hints at reunion of his hit 90s sitcom
WGN: Walgreens employees across the US stage walkout over working conditions
Washington Post: Half of Americans can’t install solar panels. Here’s how they can plug into the sun.
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