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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

The Guardian: ‘We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 older women

BBC: The curious ways your skin shapes your health, not just looks

The Guardian: From sorting fan mail to seeing Abbey Road being made: my life as a teenage Beatles employee

Rolling Stone: ‘Climate Change Agenda Is a Hoax,’ Says Surging GOP Candidate at Debate

The Guardian: Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

Rolling Stone: In His Documentary Trailer, Carlos Santana Doesn’t Just Believe in Magic — He Creates it

The Guardian: CEOs of top 100 ‘low-wage’ US firms earn $601 for every $1 by worker, report finds

The Guardian: Asian Americans have much higher ‘forever chemicals’ levels than other groups, study finds

NPR: Hotter climate means a never-ending fire season for the National Guard

NPR: The viral song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' made its way to the RNC debate stage

NPR: New flame retardants found in breast milk years after similar chemicals were banned

AP News: Maui wildfires renew tensions around water rights in a centuries-old conflict over sacred streams

AP News: China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release

Smithsonian Magazine: Ecuadorean Voters Reject Oil Drilling in the Amazon’s Yasuní National Park

Smithsonian Magazine: Huey P. Newton: The Misunderstood Visionary Behind the Black Panther Party

Courthouse News Service: Dollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve worker safety at the bargain stores

Courthouse News Service: Justice Department announces plan to recover $836M in stolen Covid-19 relief fund

Klamath Herald and News: Crater Lake boat tours finally offered

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Here’s why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an ‘octopus garden off CA coast

Oregon Public Broadcasting: PeaceHealth wants to close Eugene’s only hospital

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon centers begin providing psilocybin to clients

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon now offers psilocybin therapy. Here’s what one of the first patients experienced.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Deschutes County to hire armed guards at homeless camps north of Bend

The Oregonian: Portland parents call for more action over homeless camps near schools

The Oregonian: Oregon voters souring on drug decriminalization law, with many in favor of a complete repeal, new poll finds

The Oregonian: ‘Huge smoke inferno;’ South Salem residents told to evacuate immediately after wildfire breaks out

San Diego Union Tribune: Death of young girl prompts calls for aggressive crackdown on illegal Jet Ski rentals

LA Times: Zero-waste refill stations want you to rethink what a trip to the store looks like

LA Times: Fateful decision in Maui: As firefighters left, blaze began its deadly march unchallenged

LA Times: Ex-cop is suspected gunman in mass shooting at O.C. biker bar, sources say; 4 dead, 6 injured

KCRA: Elk Grove gets first recurring payment from tribe in charge of Sky River Casino

KCRA: Crews battle massive fire at old California Shellfish Company

KTLA: Home prices in California just reached an important mark

KTLA: Thieves ransack Beverly Hills store, escape with nearly $200K worth of wigs

KTLA: Over $1.2 million worth of meth discovered in Ventura County drug bust

Press Democrat: American Canyon development to bring 1,200 housing units online just got bigger

East Bay Times: Shark attack: Fisherman swims to San Mateo County beach after shark bites kayak

East Bay Times: Three wounded in shooting during 50-block chase from Richmond to El Cerrito

East Bay Times: At least 9 shot at Southern California biker bar; 4 confirmed dead

Press Democrat: Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart is attacked in California prison and hospitalized in serious

Press Democrat: Sonoma County health officials look into string of infections after Tough Mudder race

SFGate: Charles Schwab reveals price of shedding SF offices, plans for layoffs

SFGate: Shadowy group that owns 52,000 Bay Area acres may be planning to build a new city

SF Chronicle: Fate of S.F.’s homeless encampment sweep ban is now in the Ninth Circuit’s hands

SF Chronicle: Wednesday was S.F.’s hottest day this year. Warm ocean temperatures are partly to blame

SF Chronicle: Wine power player buys major vineyard in Napa’s most illustrious region ($1 million an acre)

SF Chronicle: Rising COVID cases prompt Bay Area hospital to reinstate mask mandate

KRON: Scientists solve deep-sea ‘Octopus Garden’ mystery off California coast

KRCR: Sword-wielding Hawaiian man assaults Lassen County deputy in dramatic roadside showdown

KRCR: Rural California homeowners struggle as insurance giants back out due to high fire risk