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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

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

AP News: A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths and disappearances

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

LA Times: L.A.’s first legal 3-D-printed house is here. It was built by students in just 15 months

AP News: India suspends visa services in Canada and rift widens over killing of Canadian citizen

LA Times: Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law

LA Times: Feds award $1 billion to plant trees, combat extreme heat, including $100 million for California

Courthouse News Service: Judge orders Phoenix to clear homeless encampment by November

Courthouse News Service: Oldest prehistoric wooden structure discovered in Zambia

Courthouse News Service: House spars over bill to relax marijuana use restrictions for federal employees

LA Times: He told on ‘badge bending’ and was fired. Now, former Vallejo cop will get nearly $1 million

LA Times: California orders bottled water company to stop ‘unauthorized’ piping from springs

KTLA: Man stole over $1.7 million from SoCal banks in check fraud scheme

KRON: Thieves steal from customers at pilates studio in SF’s Marina District

KTLA: $218K in stolen retail merchandise found in backyard of L.A. home

KTLA: Hollywood writers, studios nearing agreement to end strike: Report

KRON: Bay Area air quality worse than officials predicted

KRCR: Overcrowding forces heartbreaking return to euthanasia at Trinity County Animal Shelter

KRCR: 'Night and day difference.' Redding deli owner starts own security company to combat transient crime

KRCR: Assemblymember Jim Wood grants over $1.4 million to build a senior community in McKinleyville

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Joint UC Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College housing project receives grant funding

Press Democrat: Healdsburg police arrest trio accused of trying to sell fake jewelry, Apple products

SFGate: 'Pretty clever': How to build a DIY air purifier as smoke hangs over SF Bay Area

SFGate: UC Berkeley may rebrand, update school’s longtime nickname

San Jose Mercury News: Santa Clara County to search for alternatives to using tear gas, pepper spray in jails on mentally ill inmates

San Jose Mercury News: Public health officials dispel claims that San Jose woman caught a flesh-eating bacterial infection leading to quadruple amputation

KCRA: 10-year-old girl shot in Stockton, police say

East Bay Times: $10,000 Depression-era bill sells for $480,000