Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, July 27
East Bay Times: Sunnyvale: Five robbery suspects arrested after jewelry store heist
East Bay Times: Disc golf courses multiply around the Bay Area as the sport rises from the fringe
East Bay Times: San Jose man free after long fight against gang case and century-long prison sentence
Marin Independent Journal: Largest campground at Yosemite National Park to reopen after $26 million renovation
CBS News Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose join nationwide protests against federal spending cuts to Medicaid, social programs
SF Gate: Fuel spill near Olympic National Park could threaten Pacific salmon recovery
SF Gate: In deep blue California, 5 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter due to Trump law
KRON: Argument leads to 71-year-old critically injured in shooting: Pleasanton PD
Press Democrat: Developer of buzzy Edge Esmeralda event aims to bring 600-plus homes to Cloverdale, create ‘Chautauqua of the West’
SF Gate: Man drowns in Russian River after jumping from rope swing
Thursday, July 24
The Hill: Supreme Court halts ruling that limits Voting Rights Act enforcement
BBC: The precious 'white gold' fuel buried in the Earth
BBC: Pro-Palestinian convict to be freed by France after 41 years
CBS News Sacramento: 38 dogs rescued from extreme neglect in Northern California home, 2 arrests made
Action News Now: Appeals court says California law requiring background checks for ammunition is unconstitutional
Action News Shasta: Shasta County jury finds Timothy Taylor guilty on 60 felony counts
SF Gate: Explosive new details emerge on Northern California-shot Leo DiCaprio film
The Guardian: France to recognise Palestinian state at UN general assembly, Macron says
The Guardian: Rapper GloRilla arrested on marijuana charges after police respond to burglary call
Senator Mike McGuire: Ex-marine convicted of killing three people in Spain released to US in prisoner swap
NY Times : A Professor’s Hunt for the Rarest Chinese Typewriter
KQED: What’s Going on With the Muir Woods Exhibit Removal?
KQED: Alameda County Officials Will Dedicate Nearly $1B to Homelessness in Untapped Sales Tax Revenue
The Guardian: I travelled the globe to document how humans became addicted to faking the natural world. Here’s what I found
Politico: The state where immigration raids are becoming a problem for Republicans
Reuters: Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in heatwave-struck Turkey and Cyprus
Reuters: Thai fighter jet bombs Cambodian targets as border battle escalates
Reuters: Trump tariffs wreaking havoc in Brazil's citrus belt
Reuters: Boom fades for US clean energy as Trump guts subsidies
Phys.Org: Orlando Bloom tried to 'clean' his blood to get rid of microplastics—here's what the science says
The Hill: Suspect accused of ambushing 3 Ohio officers had ‘arsenal of weapons,’ officials say
The Hill: GOP dysfunction over Epstein leaves Senate Republicans angry with House
The Atlantic: El Salvador: No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive
The Guardian: Earth’s underground networks of fungi need urgent protection, say researchers
The Guardian: Why are Ukrainians angry with Zelenskyy? Because even during wartime, some red lines must not be crossed
The Guardian: Insurance claims from LA fires could ‘fully exhaust’ $21bn state fund
The Guardian: White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California
High Country News: Inside Colorado’s famous resort for Black Americans
High Country News: In Wyoming, forestry work is female
AP News: Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
The Guardian: Trump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores ‘clearcut’ science, expert says
The Atlantic: The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark
Indian Country Today: On the Navajo Nation, the list of mystery wells continues to grow
The Guardian: Hamas sends ceasefire proposal to Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza
The Guardian: Ghislaine Maxwell to meet with justice department official about Jeffrey Epstein case – live
The Atlantic: Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade
OPB: Trump deflects from questions about Epstein probe with accusations about Obama
OPB: A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark
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