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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023

The Guardian: A North Carolina town’s historic play ends redface and hires Native actors

Washington Post: Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.

Washington Post: See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions

AP News: Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river

The Guardian: Mudslide in north-western Chinese city leaves 21 dead and six missing

The Guardian: US court move to reassess Sackler deal ‘opens window’ for victims’ families

The Guardian: Police raid local Kansas newspaper office and homes of reporters

The Guardian: It’s the ‘Swiss army knife of the sea’. But can kelp survive rising marine heat?

AP News: Rising flood risks threaten many water and sewage treatment plants across the US

AP News: 4 people dead and 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania

The Guardian: How rabid capitalism helped sink USA’s Women’s World Cup campaign

The Guardian: Carbon-capture gold rush an ‘insult’ to locals in emissions-hit Louisiana

The Guardian: Oklahoma sued for funding US’s first ‘state-sponsored’ religious charter school

LA Times: California Politics: Feinstein’s legacy at Lake Tahoe

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Police sweep downtown Portland drug markets, seizing 14,000 fentanyl pills, 1.8 pounds of powder

The Oregonian: Willamette River toxic algae bloom grows near downtown Portland; swimming discouraged

Oregon Public Broadcasting: State funding has helped Josephine County combat illegal cannabis, says sheriff

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Whimsical giant troll sculptures take shape in Oregon and Washington

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Ducks’ departure from Pac-12 has some Oregon lawmakers ready to act

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Multnomah County braces for triple-digit heat wave

SFGate: The monster bike route connecting San Francisco and Oakland

KTLA: 20 cameras installed at L.A. County park due to crime

SFGate: California Water Agency Under Investigation For Discriminating Against Tribes, People Of Color

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area realty agents frustrated after cyber attack hobbles MLS

Marin Independent Journal: Point Reyes National Seashore hires new hostel operator, ousts longtime nonprofit

KRCR: Traffic stop leads to DUI arrest and massive marijuana bust on SR-99 in Chico

KRCR: Bail denied for Redding mother in shocking toddler murder case

KRCR: Record-breaking $68.5 million illegal cannabis bust in Siskiyou County

KRCR: Pair of Redding trails earn induction into national hall of fame

SFGate: A sailboat is stuck on a Bay Area beach. It may be destroyed.

KRON: Inspectors find bed bugs at several Las Vegas Strip hotels

SF Chronicle: Bay Area dentist arrested for allegedly using hidden camera in bathroom

SF Chronicle: Far from Lahaina, Maui’s Upcountry residents deal with a tragic wildfire of their own

SF Chronicle: New wolf pack in California’s southern Sierra surprises wildlife officials

SF Chronicle: Maui death toll hits 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history

Press Democrat: Santa Rosa advances new camping rules amid concerns about effectiveness of local housing efforts

Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023

East Bay Times: For an ailing Dianne Feinstein, a fight over the family fortune

Washington Post: It’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South America By Ian Livingston

The Atlantic: An Unsettling Hint at How Much Fraud Could Exist in Science

NPR: The FBI says an Oregon man built a cinder block prison in his garage, but his victim escaped

NPR: Texas Medicaid drops 82% of its enrollees since April

The Hill: Barr calls Trump indictment ‘tip of the iceberg’ in Jack Smith’s case

The Hill: Ozempic, Mounjaro manufacturers sued over risk of stomach paralysis

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Shakespeare Festival says season will be completed after successful fundraising

Oregon Public Broadcasting: A giant Oregon wildfire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change

The Guardian: Louisiana’s death row inmates make rare mass petition for commutation

AP News: Deep-red Arizona county rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections

The Guardian: ‘Cop City’: civil rights groups urge US to investigate surveillance of protesters

The Guardian: Greenpeace protesters drape giant oil-black fabric over prime minister's mansion

AP News: Waves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds