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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, July 30, 2023

The Atlantic: American Family Life Should Not Be This Volatile

The Atlantic: America Is Drowning in Packages

Muncie Star Press: One man killed, 17 wounded in shooting in Indiana

CBS News : Severe storm brings flooding, high winds, leaving trail of damage through Massachusetts

Fox News: 80-mph winds rip through Washington, DC, causing significant damage across metro

NY Times: 2 Dead and 2 Hurt in Midair Collision at Wisconsin Air Show

Chicago Tribune: 1 woman dead, 8 other women injured after mass shooting in Chicago

: Bolivia and Peru's Lake Titicaca suffers from low water levels

KTLA: Evacuations ordered as wildfire near Temecula grows to over 2,200 acres

KOMO : Wildfire burning in parts of Okanogan County and Canada estimated at 8,000 acres

CNN: American nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti

Washington Post: The quest to produce less trash

Washington Post: Study: Older dementia patients go to ER twice as often as other seniors

NY Times : A Federal Food Safety Case Reveals Latest New York City Rat Horror Story

NY Times : The English Countryside Is a Place of Profound Inequality

NY Times : The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

The Hill: Democrats balk at Alito assertion that Congress has ‘no authority’ over Supreme Court

The Hill: 4 dead, others injured in Wisconsin after two separate aircraft crashes

Washington Post: Trump PAC has spent more than $40 million on legal costs this year for himself, others

The Guardian: Family of US woman who died from ingesting kratom wins $11m damages

The Guardian: Say hello to longlife tech that can challenge our throwaway culture

NPR: These scientists explain the power of music to spark awe

NPR: As NYC limits access to migrants and asylum seekers, many are left homeless

The Guardian: Opinion: US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

The Guardian: ‘Ripe for political violence’: US election officials are quitting at an alarming rate

The Guardian: Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US air force communications – report

BBC: Watch: Farmer plants massive sunflower field in surprise gift for wife

BBC: Canada wildfire: Firefighter dies tackling British Columbia blaze

LA Times: California has new weapons to battle summer blackouts: Battery storage, power from record rain

LA Times: Riverside County fire breaks containment, surging to 2,206 acres near evacuated homes

LA Times: Wolverine mystery: Researchers scour California high country, but rare creature remains elusive

LA Times: L.A. looks to tighten rules for single-family homes in part of Santa Monica Mountains

AP News: Free food fridges take off in parts of Europe in eco-friendly bid to fight waste

AP News: Anchorage homeless face cold and bears. A plan to offer one-way airfare out reveals a bigger crisis

AP News: 8 dogs died from extreme heat in the Midwest during unairconditioned drive

LA Times: Tensions flare as California GOP gives Trump a boost by overhauling state primary rules

KTLA: Alaska mayor wants to send homeless people to L.A.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek approves billions to be spent on housing crisis

KRCR: Youngster claims Tennessee state record for largest catch of cutthroat trout

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Final residents clear out of large Bend homeless encampments

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Low steelhead numbers prompt closure of North Umpqua River to fishing

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Looking at what comes next for Portland’s toppled historic monuments

KRCR: Officials: Emergency action taken to shut down Seattle encampment that exploded is 'extremely rare'

KRCR: Illegal cooking fire erupts in North Redding, two people hospitalized

KRCR: Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department to host 63rd Annual Wild Blackberry Festival Today

San Jose Mercury News: Pacifica: Generations of surfers catch waves at Kahuna Kapuna amateur surf event

KTVU: Regional NAACP requests state of emergency declaration over ongoing violence in Oakland

KRON: Pier 45 performer’s van, equipment stolen in Antioch

KRON: 14 people involved in fight in San Rafael street

East Bay Times: ‘Ridiculous:’ Snake Burglar admits to 54 felonies, walks out of California jail