Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, June 27
The Guardian: California dad who drove family off cliff sentenced to mental health care instead of trial
Smithsonian Magazine: Extreme Wildfires Became Twice as Frequent and Intense in 20 Years, Study Finds
Smithsonian Magazine: Honeybees Can Sniff Out Lung Cancer, Scientists Suggest
AP News: California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
AP News: Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
The Guardian: BP imposes hiring freeze and halts new offshore wind projects
The Hill: New York City Public Schools looks to ban cellphones
The Hill: McConnell breaks with Trump on vilification of Biden
AP News: Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
BBC: Big stakes and high tension as Biden-Trump debate looms
BBC: Music festival noise blamed for gazelle deaths in Spain
AP News: In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
BBC: Farmers 'at war' with countryside crime gangs
BBC: Five charged with juror bribe plot in Minneapolis Covid fraud trial
KOMO : Driver dead and 3 injured in stabbing, shooting inside stolen BMW on NB I-5 in Federal Way
Modesto Bee: Sonora OKs a dozen apartments atop storefronts. Modesto also is trying this housing option
KPTV: Portland graffiti vandal ID’d based on YouTube video
OPB: The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
Press Democrat: DNA lab error in Rohnert Park killing prompts mistrial. Inaccuracy could upend hundreds of other cases
Oregon Public Broadcasting: The Pacific Northwest’s most active (undersea) volcano is getting a little frisky
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Central Oregon evacuees take shelter from Darlene 3 fire
LA Times: California recalls cannabis vape many months after it was told of contamination
Petaluma Argus: Mobile home residents won a fight over rent hikes in Petaluma. Then the park owners struck back
LA Times: Fresno police chief resigns after investigation into alleged affair with officer’s wife
LA Times: L.A. County juvenile halls are so violent that many officers are skipping work
KTLA: Man targeted by follow-home robbers who led pursuit across Southern California
KTLA: Another hidden camera discovered outside Southern California home
SF Gate: 'Oh, God, I'm going to get hit': Woman hit by plane in Sutter County can't believe she wasn't hurt
KCRA: VIDEO: Sinkhole swallows part of an Illinois soccer field after underground mine collapses
KCRA: Sacramento native selected in first round of NBA draft
KRCR: Low-priced Chinese EVs in Mexico pose severe threat to US auto industry, experts warn
KRCR: Redding police arrest two in undercover human trafficking operation targeting juveniles
KRCR: California hotshot crews head to Alaska to boost wildfire fighting efforts
Marin Independent Journal: Marin County supervisors pass short-term rental fee program
SF Gate: Costco's bold new plan for the California housing crisis
Orange Co. Register: Spark from tractor clearing grass ignited Corona fire, authorities say
San Diego Union Tribune: Even after staffing cuts, San Diego Unified adopts budget with $114 million deficit
San Diego Union Tribune: Pandas will head to San Diego after a ‘farewell ceremony’ in China
East Bay Times: Police now say 14 people shot at Oakland sideshow near Lake Merritt last week
East Bay Times: Bay Area voters to decide on $20 billion affordable housing bond in November
KRON: VIDEO: Alameda Fire rescues teenager stuck in mud underwater
KRON: San Francisco Harley-Davidson dealership closes after over 100 years
SF Gate: 75 tons of illegal fireworks seized in largest bust in California history
SFGate: A giant, mysterious fish rattles surfers at busy Santa Cruz beach
SF Chronicle: Charts show most detailed data on how California’s population is changing by county
Tuesday, June 25
Washington Post: Gray whales in the Pacific Northwest are getting shorter, study says
Washington Post: Why a pet’s death can hurt worse than losing a human loved one
BBC: Floods break through US dam causing major damage
The Guardian: ‘Please come and see me because I’ll be dead soon’: how Michael Sheen got sucked into a forever chemicals exposé
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