Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, July 23, 2023
SF Chronicle: Fresno may get the world’s largest Costco
SF Chronicle: What addiction does to people’s brains — and how to help them
SF Chronicle: Battle over Feinstein’s Stinson Beach home holds lessons for handing down real estate
East Bay Times: Are major changes coming to California electric bill? 5 things to know
East Bay Times: Anchor Brewing will consider potential offer from employees wanting to purchase the 127-year-old brewery
Thursday, July 20, 2023
AP News: See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale
AP News: Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?
AP News: Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports teams
NPR: Tribes and dairy farmers made a model renewable energy program. It’s about to get even better
Action News Shasta: 2 injured by "pack of pit bulls" in Chico
Washington Post: Rich lode of EV metals could boost Taliban and its new Chinese partners
Washington Post: The outrage over Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town,’ explained
Washington Post: Afghanistan may have $1 trillion worth of electric-vehicle metals. U.S. rivals are angling to exploit them.
BBC: Crash kills pilot of helicopter fighting Canada wildfires
BBC: NFL fines outgoing DC Commanders owner $60m
BBC: Drones are showing us sharks like never before
BBC: Chip giant delays Arizona production in blow to Biden
BBC: Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Why Pacific Northwest small towns are fighting to save their local newspapers
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Flat Fire along Rogue River is spreading quickly in Southern Oregon, growing to more than 15,000 acres
The Oregonian: Firefighters make progress on Oregon wildfires and Washington paper-mill blaze
The Oregonian: DA didn’t review commutation request for Oregon man now linked to deaths of 4 women
Anchorage Daily News: City of worms that can live 200 years discovered on seafloor off Alaska Peninsula
Fresno Bee: It’s official: Foster’s Freeze in Fresno since ’76 closing to make way for Starbucks
LA Times: He was making a documentary about police brutality. Then the LAPD tased him in his home
LA Times: E. coli hammers town of Burney, sending patients to ER and shutting down restaurants
USA Today: FedNow explained: Understand the Fed's instant system service launching Wednesday
The Guardian: Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
The Guardian: Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke
NY Times: A New Job for Electric Vehicles: Powering Homes During Blackouts
SF Chronicle: Dead & Company’s final S.F. concerts pumped $31 million into local economy
NY Times: Saying Goodbye to the Dead. (Again.)
East Bay Times: A small business was wrecked in raid by LAPD SWAT team, but city won’t pay for damage
East Bay Times: Bay Area air advisory issued as smoke from Oregon fires drifts toward region
Courthouse News Service: Alaska volcano’s weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud
Courthouse News Service: FEMA vows to revoke funding for Oregon logging road following lawsuit
Courthouse News Service: Espresso linked to fighting diseases like Alzheimer’s
Courthouse News Service: Federal wildland firefighters inch toward permanent pay hike
NY Times: Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, a Private Equity Firm.
The Atlantic: UCSF Study: The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis
The Atlantic: The dos and don’ts of hydrating in a heat wave
The Atlantic: EVs Are Sending Toxic Tire Particles Into the Water, Soil, and Air
The Atlantic: What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs
Washington Post: Rising number of overdose deaths involve mix of opioids with cocaine, meth
Washington Post: This national park is so wild, it has no roads. Now some want to mine outside its gates.
Washington Post: Seniors are migrating to states that face America’s most extreme heat
NY Times: This Fossil Is a Freeze-Frame of a Mammal Fighting a Dinosaur
NY Times: The Most Common Eating Disorder in the U.S. Is Also the Least Understood
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