Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, April 29
Washington Post: Ice all but disappeared from this Alaskan island. It changed everything.
Washington Post: Common chemicals in plastic linked to over 350,000 deaths from heart disease
Reuters: Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink
KQED: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Growing Up at His Parents’ Grocery Store in San Jose
KQED: Former Antioch Cop Testifies About Selling Illegal Steroids to Fellow Law Enforcement
Reuters: UPS cuts 20,000 jobs, GM delays investor call as Trump's tariffs create corporate chaos
Smithsonian Magazine: Google Is Training a New A.I. Model to Decode Dolphin Chatter—and Potentially Talk Back
The Guardian: Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained by immigration officials
AP News: Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled
Grist: Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated peoples
Grist: A siege on science: How Trump is undoing an American legacy
BBC: What your earwax can reveal about your health
The Hill: Starter homes top $1M in 233 cities: Zillow
The Guardian: I used to run Israel’s security agency – now I’m sounding the alarm about our extremist government
BBC: 'Meadowscaping': The people turning their lawns into meadows
BBC: Video: Lemur mom has ingenious idea to save newborn from ticks
BBC: Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum
BBC: Four dead after car crashes through after-school camp in Illinois
The Guardian: Making a dog’s dinner: vets and canine experts on the most eco and affordable ways to feed your pooch
The Guardian: US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier as ship reportedly swerves Houthi fire
BBC: Spain and Portugal rule out cyber-attack as cause of power cut, as travel chaos continues
BBC: White House launches attack on 'hostile' Amazon over tariffs while marking Trump’s 100 days
OPB: DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
The Hill: Elon Musk is wrong: If we don’t go to the moon, China will take it from us
The Hill: 41 percent afraid about remainder of Trump second term: Survey
The Guardian: Angry Florida voters hold ‘empty chair’ town halls for absent Republicans
The Guardian: ‘They disappear them’: families of the detained liken Trump’s US to Latin American dictatorships
The Guardian: US trade deficit surges; Amazon accused of ‘hostile and political’ act for displaying tariff costs
Courthouse News Service: Judge questions rationale for targeting of Jenner Block law firm by Trump
Courthouse News Service: Oregon conservationists fight to keep cattle out of sage grouse study areas
Courthouse News Service: Cattle: Hundreds of ongoing screwworm cases in Mexico alarm US
The Hill: Trump’s budget: Senior care will shrink even as America’s older population grows
Ukiah Daily Journal: Construction begins on $144 mil courthouse; largest civic project ever in Mendocino County
The Hill: Trump’s federal return-to-office orders are massively backfiring
The Hill: FCC commissioner: Trump on a mission to ‘censor and control’ media
The Oregonian: How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law
The Oregonian: Trump administration will no longer track gender in national homelessness count
The Oregonian: 2 young runners die just after finishing Oregon half marathons this month
AP News: Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
AP News: Speedboat goes airborne, spins in air while trying to break a speed record in Arizona
AP News: Canada’s Liberals celebrate a stunning win and the populist challenger loses his seat
CBS San Diego: Woman accused of killing CAL FIRE captain appears in court in wheelchair
Sacramento Bee: What are California’s most polluted cities? See worst offenders for air quality
KRCR: Trump administration cuts funding to CASA, sparking nationwide concern
KRCR: Promising signs for 2026 after California closes commercial salmon season for the year
Sacramento Bee: Why did Elon Musk spend nearly $1 million to help elect David Valadao?
KRCR: Man arraigned in Chico for allegedly attempting to snatch 3-year-old from mother's arms
KRCR: Tribal Chairman reacts to Trump's choice to reverse Indigenous People's Day
CBS Bay Area: Warming rivers threaten fly fishing industry in California, across country
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