Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
The Guardian: ‘You want to talk about a world of lies?’ Teaching philosophy in prison
The Guardian: Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests
KTLA: California’s ‘most beautiful garden’ can be found in Santa Barbara County, study says
KTLA: Dozens of cargo containers spill into Port of Long Beach
The Atlantic: Trump’s Crypto Dealings Now Have the Perfect Cover
The Atlantic: The Deeper Crime Problem That the National Guard Can’t Solve
The Hill: Salmonella linked to home-delivery meals sold in 10 states: CDC
SF Chronicle: Report: ‘The Wizard of Oz at Sphere’ taking in up to $2 million a day, could top $1 billion
NY Times : We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
BBC: Your lungs hold secrets about your health as you age – here's a simple test to check them
BBC: Protect Arctic from 'dangerous' climate engineering, scientists warn
NPR: Trump's Medicaid cuts will hit some children's hospitals
NPR: Here's what happens when private equity buys homes in your neighborhood
Reuters: Ethiopia opens Africa's largest hydroelectric dam to Egyptian protest
NPR: The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
Politico: Republicans size up Newsom’s ‘28 odds
The Guardian: ‘Mass psychogenic illness’ plausible cause of toxic substance alert at Heathrow, says scientist
Indian Country Today: Environmental advocates blast House budget for providing $50 million in support of Copperwood Mine
AP News: Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
NY Times : We analyzed thousands of videos by MAHA influencers. Here is what we found.
Pro Publica: The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
Washington Post: Firefighters guard California sequoias as wildfire threatens ancient trees
Washington Post: The minuscule mollusks that are wreaking massive damage in the West
BBC: Nepal's parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
Politico: Johnson says he didn’t use ‘right terminology’ in calling Trump an Epstein ‘informant‘
The Hill: Democrats accuse Treasury of creating new business tax loopholes
NY Times : Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll
NY Times : Why Your Pets Should Never Ride Loose in the Car
AP News: Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs
AP News: Founder of a California-based porn empire sentenced to 27 years in federal prison
AP News: Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills at least 24 people collecting their pensions
The Guardian: ‘People say my music helps them heal’: Canada’s First Nations musicians revitalise the powwow
ABC News: New Zealand police investigate how a man hid his 3 children in a forest for years
NY Times : Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters
The Guardian: ‘Entire neighborhoods will have to move’: growth collides with rising seas in Charleston
The Guardian: Bucolic battlefield: a California seashore says goodbye to dairy farms – and hopes to heal
The Guardian: California firefighters race to protect ancient sequoia trees as wildfire spreads
The Guardian: Survivor’s island: coyotes seen paddling across deep San Francisco Bay waters
The Guardian: He crossed 26 miles in a kayak made from mushrooms – and lived to tell the tale
The Guardian: US immigration officers ramp up sweeps in LA after raid restrictions are lifted
AP News: US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
The Guardian: Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds
BBC: White House denies Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic
The Hill: Israel strikes Hamas senior leadership in Qatar
The Oregonian: Ex-Alaska pilot sentenced to probation for trying to cut engines, says he regrets harm he caused
The Hill: Pressure mounts on GOP leaders to extend ObamaCare subsidies
The Hill: High schoolers’ reading, math scores drop to lowest level in decades
The Oregonian: Willamette Valley golf putter company sells for $200 million
The Oregonian: ‘Like nothing I’ve seen’: Discovering the otherworldly geology of Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands
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