Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023
Washington Post: The Smithsonian’s ‘bone doctor’ scavenged thousands of body parts
The Oregonian: Lane County residents ordered to evacuate as wildfires advance
The Guardian: Third politician in a month killed in Ecuador
Washington Post: Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What it means, what happens next
AP News: California aims to introduce more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish as planet heats up
The Guardian: Two US tourists found sleeping in Paris’s Eiffel Tower after hopping barrier
AP News: A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher’s home
Oregon Public Broadcasting: More than half of Oregon in drought during wildfires, heat waves
The Guardian: ‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
AP News: Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry
AP News: Massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 35 and injures scores more
The Guardian: ‘You have to sacrifice your life’: the drug runners of Colombia’s rainforests
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Frontline workers in Portland’s homelessness crisis struggling to make ends meet
Oregon Public Broadcasting: This small town in Oregon embraces green energy after fossil fuel disaster
The Guardian: US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran
The Guardian: ‘He was petrified’: Australian surfer drifts at sea for 37 hours after boat capsizes off Indonesia
KTLA: Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn’t bolstered: analysis
LA Times: Exploitation, retaliation, alarming conditions: Inside the crisis at West Coast mushroom farms
LA Times: Editorial: Leasing permanent housing for homeless people is faster than building it
LA Times: Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims
LA Times: A reporter kept a diary of her plastic use. It was ‘soul crushing’
KRCR: Multiple dogs dead after flash flooding hits DC doggy daycare
KRON: West Nile Virus found in multiple Bay Area counties
KRON: Texas sues Planned Parenthood, wants millions of dollars repaid
KRCR: Humboldt businesses organize local fundraiser for Maui wildfire relief
KRCR: Redding business owners kickstart statewide protest against controversial shoplifting bill
Press Democrat: Airbnb for dog parks: Sonoma County residents are renting out their backyards as private dog parks with Sniffspot
North Bay Biz Journal: North Bay MLS real estate listings outage could last days longer
East Bay Times: Sextortion plot led teen to suicide. 2 Nigerians arrive in U.S. to face charges
East Bay Times: Oakland Airport expansion is a threat to climate change goals, environmental coalition warns
East Bay Times: FBI-led task force targeting major Bay Area fentanyl operation underway
East Bay Times: Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case
SF Chronicle: Valley fever: Why the fungal disease is spreading into Northern California
SF Chronicle: Private clean-needle program in Santa Cruz County illegally approved, court says
SF Chronicle: These three new blocks of housing are among S.F.’s best. They’re for the formerly homeless
SF Chronicle: Court sides with Kellogg and Kashi in lawsuits over cereal nutrition labels
SF Chronicle: S.F.’s top-paid employee makes $640K. Here’s what every city worker gets paid
SFGate: Tahoe man rescues self after losing GPS tracker in Calif. national park
Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023
Washington Post: Fear of crime has led Americans to fortify their homes. For a security systems salesman, it’s troubling.
NY Times : Gen Z Can’t Afford the Rent
NY Times : A Former Weed Dealer Built the ‘Budega’ Brand. Then Copycats Moved In.
The Hill: Comer says Kushner ‘crossed the line of ethics’ with Saudi deal
The Hill: NASA is sending humans to an asteroid: SpaceX will get them there
NY Times : David Sedaris: Me Walk Pretty One Day
NY Times : After New York City Shark Attack, Drones Buzz Over Unfazed Beachgoers
NPR: How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi
NPR: Caring for people with fentanyl addiction often means treating terrible wounds
NY Times : The Clean Energy Future Is Roiling Both Friends and Foes
Washington Post: A salmon harvest feeds D.C.’s hungry and models eco-friendly fish farming
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