Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
KTLA: New car tech frustrates owners at record rate, says J.D. Power
KTLA: 3 U.S. Marines among 4 dead in fiery single-car crash on 5 Freeway in Downey
KRON: 3rd tourist from California dies on vacation in Hawaii
SFGate: Alienlike creature filmed swimming through Oakland's Lake Merritt
SFGate: 20 illegal cannabis grows shut down in East Bay, officials say
SFGate: The story behind the old Birkenstock building off Highway 101
SFGate: 'Major Heat Risk' expected to impact Northern California
SFGate: How a Stanford professor became one of the world’s top wellness podcasters
Press Democrat: Sebastopol’s Lamperti pulls off three-peat at USA Cycling championships
Press Democrat: 2nd Santa Rosa teen in 2 weeks killed by gun violence
SF Chronicle: Pacific Crest Trail ‘angels’ are swooping in to save hikers from the deep Sierra snow
SF Chronicle: Indigenous healing center to open where a famed S.F. alternative arts warehouse once stood
SF Chronicle: Five arrested in marijuana dispensary burglary in Napa
SF Chronicle: Cal/OSHA fines two Half Moon Bay farms where mass shooter killed 7
Marin Independent Journal: $3,500 in Legos stolen from San Mateo mall. Here’s how police caught up with the suspects
Marin Independent Journal: Novato resident offers city $30M for mobile home park
Marin Independent Journal: Toll hike proposal includes Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Sunday, June 25, 2023
NY Times: The Legal Foundation of Women’s Sports Is Under Fire
Politico: California strikes huge deal unlocking billions for health care
USA Today: 3 dead, multiple others injured after 2 shootings in Kansas City, Missouri
Yahoo News: Drug abuse is soaring in Sao Paulo's downtown. Users, residents and shop owners are all suffering
AP News: Packages from China are surging into the United States. Some say $800 duty-free limit was a mistake
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael ‘builder’s remedy’ housing plans rile Dominican neighbors
Marin Independent Journal: Marin forums planned on sea otter reintroduction
Vice: A White Nationalist Took MDMA For a Drug Study and Renounced His Racist Views
AlJazeera: Qatar sovereign wealth fund buys stake in NBA, NHL, WNBA: Reports
NPR: Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find
NPR: This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?
The Guardian: New Jersey man flies 23m miles with lifetime United pass ‘like a sultan’
Canadian Broadcasting Co: Grasshoppers threaten to devour Alberta crops following extreme heat Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn
Canadian Broadcasting Co: Six Nations Polytechnic celebrates largest Indigenous languages graduating class
Tampa Bay Times: America's 50 worst charities rake in nearly $1 billion for corporate fundraisers
Washington Post: ‘Lobster Lady’ turns 103, has been hauling traps for 95 years
Daily Beast: Humboldt's Own: A Car Bomb Nearly Killed Eco-Activist Judi Bari—and Yet the Feds Blamed Her
Huffington Post: No, You Don't Have To Give Your Doctor Your Social Security Number
Washington Post: Real-life Forrest Gump: A student’s 3,000-mile run across the country
Washington Post: Microdosing psychedelics has benefits, users say. Science isn’t convinced.
Washington Post: Lawns are a time and water suck. Build a meadow instead.
Smithsonian Magazine: New Study Identifies Mysterious Boats Painted in Australian Cave
The Atlantic: Spring Skipped the Pacific Northwest This Year
The Guardian: Disbelief and anger among Greek shipwreck victims’ relatives as millions spent on Titan rescue effort
Seattle Times: Costco is cracking down on rising membership card ‘sharing’
The Guardian: ‘Don’t stop us now’: tribute acts protest against Facebook ban
The Oregonian: The country’s first nonalcoholic distillery and tasting room is coming to Hood River
The Guardian: Ready to soar: inside a dramatic eco home in Mexico
The Oregonian: Oregon’s self-serve gas ban voted out by lawmakers after decades
The Oregonian: Families of 2 Seattle women killed in Gorge campground shooting hire lawyer to investigate
The Oregonian: Oregon offers chipmakers more than $500 million, hoping for billions in return
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