Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 1
AP News: Cha-ching! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls
The Guardian: RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’
The Guardian: Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research
Tuesday, April 29
CNN: Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds
NY Times : A New Study Raises Alarms About Plastics and Heart Disease. Here’s What to Know.
NPR: The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
US News: Opinion: History Will Record Who Stood Up – And Who Rolled Over and Played Dead
US News: New Smart Insoles May Help Spot Early Signs of Dementia and More
NPR: Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and 'revenge porn,' passes. What is it?
AP News: House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump’s deportations and detentions as part of tax bill
BBC: The satellite that will 'weigh' world's 1.5 trillion trees
KTVB: Idaho researchers develop rainbow trout thriving on plant diets
CBS News : Altadena neighbors hire private security after burglaries jump 450%
Fresno Bee: Central Valley families demand Rep. David Valadao oppose $880B Medicaid cuts
Fresno Bee: Border Patrol can’t arrest people without a warrant in Central Valley, judge says
San Diego Union Tribune: Pursuit from Orange County ends in driver suicide at San Diego border
San Diego Union Tribune: San Diego’s grand plan to revamp Mission Bay stalls over impasse with Coastal Commission
CBS Bay Area: Wildfire survivors are finding out they are underinsured after losing their homes
CBS Bay Area: Dozens of states sue over Trump administration's cuts to AmeriCorps
CBS Bay Area: Crime San Jose man pleads guilty to bombing PG&E transformers
NBC News: Visa revocations can now lead to legal status terminations, according to internal memo
NBC News: Florida set to become second state to ban fluoride in public water
Washington Post: USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show
KOMO: Famed Roloff Family Farm from TLC's 'Little People, Big World' listed for sale at $3 million
KOMO: Amazon is now not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listings
KOMO: Starbucks' unveils new 3D printed drive-thru restaurant, coffee giant's first in the US
KOMO: Andre Agassi to make pro pickleball debut alongside Anna Leigh Waters
KOIN: ‘Hazing on steroids’: DA demands 11 high school lacrosse players surrender
The Guardian: Ukraine war briefing: UN slashes humanitarian aid after ‘sharp’ fall in funding
AP News: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate
KQED: Oakland Teachers Are Set to Strike This Week, Union Tells School District
KQED: Trump Administration Considers Immigration Detention on Bay Area Military Base, Records Show
NPR: The fabric giant Joann will close all of its stores by the end of May
NPR: Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks
NPR: Trump aims to 'unleash' local police, but cautions against standing in the way of ICE
Smithsonian Magazine: When a Historian Saw This Haunting Photograph of a Nameless Native Girl, She Decided She Had to Identify Her
The Atlantic: The Polls Are Sending Trump a Message
The Atlantic: The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
BBC: Fire destroys historic US church with ties to MLK
AP News: Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move
AP News: The US government has a new policy for terminating international students’ legal status
The Guardian: Trump fires Doug Emhoff and others from US Holocaust Memorial Council
The Guardian: Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents
SF Gate: Shocking details emerge about Tahoe Super Bowl party that left 4 dead
SF Gate: As a North Bay town's fishing industry withers, it pivots to keep itself afloat
NY Times : Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research
NY Times : Trump Administration Considers Building on Public Land to Ease Housing Crisis
Washington Post: Writing to the future is one of the most powerful climate actions you can take
NY Times : Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
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