Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024
BBC: Killing of insurance CEO reveals simmering anger at US health system
BBC: End of Assad rule will reshape region's balance of power
LA Times: 10 injured when motorcycle officer crashes into crowd at Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade
KTLA: Burglars dressed as gardeners targeting San Bernardino County homes
KTLA: LA Galaxy hold off New York Red Bulls to win their record 6th MLS Cup championship
KRCR: Shasta-Trinity Forest plans 1,065-acre prescribed burn near Shasta Lake starting Dec. 8
East Bay Times: Contra Costa County adopts gender-neutral pronouns as movement grows in Bay Area
East Bay Times: California’s Dungeness crab season delayed again — until Dec. 31 at the earliest
East Bay Times: Oakland braces for possible layoffs to clear nearly $130 million deficit
KRON: ICE is looking for a new detention center in Blue California. The state probably can’t stop it
SF Chronicle: State Farm to raise California car insurance rates by double digits for second year in a row
SF Chronicle: After costly upgrades and a Chronicle article, California homeowner gets his insurance back
SF Chronicle: The Bay Area tsunami warning just revealed my family isn’t prepared for an emergency. We’re not alone
SF Chronicle: California high school students are getting a jump start on college with ‘dual enrollment’
SF Gate: Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
SF Gate: Traffic chaos caused by 30K pounds of melted chocolate on Bay Area highway
East Bay Times: East Bay gang member with 4 active warrants drove around town with ‘catch me if you can Fremont PD’ boldly spray painted on his car
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
KPIX: Politics U.S. government to close Dublin women's prison after years of inmate abuse
BBC: How citizen scientists are uncovering the secret lives of blue whales
BBC: Moment earthquake hits California and damages store
LA Times: Santa Clara County hospitals illegally dumped fentanyl, human tissue, patient data, prosecutors say
SF Chronicle: Tsunami warning canceled for California after big quake but officials stress ‘not a false alarm’
KRON: Woman tied to tree at gunpoint in Monterey Co.: sheriff
The Hill: Trump nominates financial software giant’s CEO to lead Social Security Administration
NPR: Supreme Court seems ready to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors
NPR: Montana lawmakers cross the aisle to block a trans bathroom ban in the state capitol
BBC: Video: Seaweed underwear making a difference to women
BBC: Selling sex for gold in the Amazon's illegal mines
BBC: Canada man jumps on polar bear to defend wife from attack
BBC: Bullets used in killing of US insurance boss had words carved on them, investigators say
NY Times : How the Messy Process of Milking Cows Can Spread Bird Flu
NY Times : How One of the World’s Richest Men Is Avoiding $8 Billion in Taxes
Politico: Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs
Japan Times: When undersea cables break, a wireless world’s vulnerability is exposed
The Guardian: A moment that changed me: I felt alone in my misery – but catching a fish gave me hope
The Guardian: Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network
The Guardian: Mexico announces record drug seizure one week after Trump threatens tariffs
Washington Post: Closing asset loophole can raise $100 billion in taxes, Treasury now says
Reuters: 'Large number' of Americans' metadata stolen by Chinese hackers, senior official says
Reuters: The world’s hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway.
AP News: Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility
Washington Post: Milk chocolate or dark? The answer could affect your risk of diabetes.
Washington Post: Americans lose billions to scams, then get taxed on stolen money
The Atlantic: Bedbugs Could Be More Horrifying Than You Think
The Atlantic: America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason
The Atlantic: Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like OxyContin
Smithsonian Magazine: Hidden Entrance to a Mysterious Ancient Temple Found Tucked Away in an Egyptian Cliff Face
AP News: As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
KPTV: How Oregonians are coping with increasing parental stress, isolation
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