Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
KTLA: Over $100 million worth of marijuana discovered in Southern California drug bust
East Bay Times: Sideshows: The tire-spinning, rubber-burning Bay Area phenomenon that some hate and some love
Press Democrat: Healdsburg Senior Living’s legal settlement shows dark side of corporate ownership
SF Gate: Proposed Trinidad Rancheria hotel divides Northern California community
Hakai Magazine: Caviar Pizzas, New Money, and the Death of an Ancient Fish
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024
The Guardian: Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says
NY Times : Paul Krugman - My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Washington Post: Supreme Court seems likely to narrow environmental reviews for projects
the Atlantic: America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old
the Atlantic: America Can’t Break Its Wellness Habit
the Atlantic: The Trump Family’s Many Entanglements
Smithsonian Magazine: A Trove of Gold Coins Stolen From 300-Year-Old Florida Shipwrecks Has Been Recovered by Investigators
The Hill: McDonald’s customer who spotted Luigi Mangione details encounter
The Hill: Supreme Court appears likely to curb environmental law after arguments
SF Gate: Celebrity mansions under evacuation orders as Franklin Fire in Malibu spreads
The Guardian: US teacher loses job after bathroom ban led to children urinating on themselves
The Guardian: Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts
NY Times : Kennedy’s War on Corn Syrup Brings a Health Crusade to Trump Country
NY Times : How Being an Influencer Became a New American Dream
Reuters: China's exports slow sharply, imports shrink ahead of Trump tariffs
AP News: What to look for in Supreme Court arguments over environmental regulation of Utah oil railway plan
The Guardian: Cotton-and-squid-bone sponge can soak up 99.9% of microplastics, scientists say
BBC: Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
BBC: Coffee price surges to highest on record
BBC: Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet heads to auction
The Guardian: Dog’s return only adds to mystery of Canadian man missing in wilderness
The Guardian: Family of suspect in health CEO’s killing reported him missing after back surgery
Sacramento Bee: So much for the American Dream. Most Californians don’t believe it exists, survey says
LA Times: Former Commerce, Baldwin Park officials plead guilty in sprawling cannabis bribery scheme
Oregon Public Broadcasting: University of Washington study finds big risks, little protections for whales from ship strikes worldwide
Sacramento Bee: These are the most unsafe hospitals in California, report says. See if yours made the list
KRCR: San Diego school district weighs building 1K affordable housing units to boost employee retention
KTLA: Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
KRCR: AT&T provided 115 new laptops to Yurok Tribe students
KTLA: House flipping scam in Southern California cons victims out of $17 million
KRON: Tree crashes into Berkeley home overnight during high winds
KTLA: LIVE UPDATES: Wildfire in Malibu explodes to 2,200 acres; evacuations ordered
SF Gate: A wildfire in Malibu prompts evacuations as it burns near Pepperdine University
SF Gate: 'MAGA-nificent 7': Republicans fill every seat on California city council
KRON: Recreational Dungeness crab fishery cleared of toxic health threat
SF Chronicle: Musicians rally to defend San Francisco’s Internet Archive against $621 million lawsuit
SF Chronicle: 5.8-magnitude Nevada earthquake could have been triggered by big California quake
East Bay Times: 5-year-old California girl killed by family’s dogs in backyard attack
SF Chronicle: S.F. club converted tennis courts to pickleball courts. Now it’s getting sued
SF Gate: 2 men killed each other outside Bay Area bowling alley, police say
East Bay Times: Marin County property mistakenly sold at tax auction for $6,600
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024
Arcata High Students: Arcata High Poll — Do You Shop Organic?
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024
BBC: Inside the UK's 'secret' £10m medicinal cannabis factory
BBC: Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
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