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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

CNN: Baltimore police confirm multiple victims in an active shooter situation at Morgan State University

Washington Post: High court to weigh whether disability activists can sue hotels after online searches

NY Times: In Shipping, a Push to Slash Emissions by Harnessing the Wind

NY Times: Jailed by the Thousands, Without Charges, to Act as Witnesses

NY Times: McCarthy’s Extraordinary Downfall Reflects an Ungovernable G.O.P.

KPIX: President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris among scheduled speakers at Feinstein memorial

KRON: Do not attempt to stop car thieves, Oakland police tell residents

KRON: Two arrested for murder and torture after 2-year-old drowns in Rodeo bathtub

Las Vegas Sun: Cases affected by California county’s illegal use of jail informants jumps to 57, new analysis finds

AP News: US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

Klamath Herald and News: Klamath Tribes reject damages compensation offer for Swan Lake Hydro Project

Denver Post: Everything you need to know about the solar eclipse at Mesa Verde National Park

Denver Post: Instances of drivers behaving badly in Colorado backcountry are on the rise, outdoor officials say

NY Daily News: Stevie Nicks’ $55 Barbie doll sells out first day of release

East Bay Times: At least 21 dead in bus crash outside Venice

East Bay Times: Walnut Creek: Would-be burglars crash Land Rover through Louis Vuitton store

The Hill: Arizona governor revokes Saudi-owned alfalfa farm lease, announces nonrenewal of others

Politico: Judge in fraud trial imposes gag order after Trump attacks judge’s aide

Politico: Canada’s Parliament elects first Black speaker

SF Chronicle: A seafood shack opens in Wine Country from the owners of a top Sonoma restaurant

SF Chronicle: Starbucks to close seven downtown S.F. locations, citing ‘several factors’

The Hill: How barring medical debt from credit scores could impact borrowers

NY Times : The Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young Children

Washington Post: Hitler’s birth house will become a police station to keep neo-Nazis away

Washington Post: America’s life expectancy crisis An epidemic of chronic illness is killing Americans in their prime

The Atlantic: The Greatest Invention in the History of Humanity: Gynecology

Smithsonian Magazine: Ex-Secret Service Agent’s Account of JFK’s Assassination Could Cast Doubt on ‘Lone Gunman’ Theory

AP News: Brazil’s government starts expelling non-Indigenous people from two native territories in the Amazon

KCRA: These California counties are now accepting CARE Act petitions for mental health issues

KTLA: 12 cities take L.A. County’s no-bail policy to court

The Guardian: Trans hospital patients in England to be banned from female- and male-only wards

CBS News : U.N. approves sending international force to Haiti to help quell gang violence

CBS News : U.S. Bear attacks and injures 73-year-old woman in Montana as husband takes action to rescue her

USA Today: Defense Department official charged with promoting, facilitating dog fighting ring

NY Times : Without a College Degree, Life in America Is Staggeringly Shorter

The Guardian: US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network

Military Times: Trump insulted vets in private, former Chief of Staff Kelly confirms

NBC News: Inside a New York City hospital on the front lines of the migrant crisis

The Guardian: Sweden used to pride itself on moderation – until US-style culture wars poisoned our politics

CNN: Tensions flare between Chicago and White House over migrant crisis

Washington Post: Shampoos and soaps are mostly water. Here’s why you should buy them without it.

The Guardian: ‘Only the rich can bear this heat’: how Dhaka is battling extreme weather

The Guardian: ‘We are alive and we are here’: Chile’s lost tribe celebrates long-awaited recognition

AP News: Mexico’s president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba

BBC: Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog in Canada

The Guardian: FBI interviewed individuals who accuse Amy Coney Barrett faith group of abuse

AP News: Two earthquakes strike Nepal, sending tremors through the region

AP News: Colorado man arrested on suspicion of killing a mother black bear and two cubs

ABC News: 9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested

AP News: Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency