Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Aug. 25
The Guardian: Norway’s border guards on front line in battle against ‘cocaine tsunami’
NY Times : Soaring Insurance Costs Could ‘End’ Affordable Housing, Developers Warn
NY Times : Dashed Hopes and Big Breaks: What It’s Like to Work on Cold Cases
NY Times : There Are a Bazillion Possible Starbucks Orders — and It’s Killing the Company
Washington Post: Endangered lynx makes its first appearance in Vermont in years
Washington Post: Bored? Scientists say mindless scrolling through online videos makes it worse
The Guardian: Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
The Hill: Election deniers in key states are newly-empowered in 2024
The Hill: Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
The Hill: Unusual La Niña may be forming in the Atlantic: ‘almost unprecedented’
The Guardian: ‘Sip, return, repeat’: Petaluma tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system
Washington Post: Why scientists are trying to reengineer the cow’s stomach
The Guardian: FBI informant’s book predicts far-right violence: ‘we should be afraid’
The Guardian: ‘Dirt bike culture is Black culture’: the organization fighting to legalize the sport
The Guardian: Shohei Ohtani becomes fastest to baseball’s 40-40 club with walk-off grand slam
The Guardian: Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
KIRO: Nearly 4 in 10 WA parents with kids under 12 have quit, been fired due to disruptions in child care
KIRO: Sea-Tac Airport, Port of Seattle hit with suspected cyberattack
KOMO News: This MLB player will play on 2 teams in 1 game, making history
KPTV: 15,000 runners finish Hood to Coast in Seaside
The Oregonian: The US Postal Service wants to cut costs by $3 billion a year. Here’s what could change
Reuters: Mudslide in Thailand's Phuket kills 13, including 2 Russians, official says
Reuters: Netanyahu in dispute with Israeli negotiators over ceasefire conditions, source says
BBC: Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation
BBC: Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
BBC: Cities on high alert as Brazil wildfires kill two
BBC: 'Very demure, very mindful' - are we missing the joke of viral trend?
Courthouse News Service: In fight over wetland development, Mexico City residents turn to international court
Courthouse News Service: Judge grants preliminary approval for $13.9 million settlement in California gas price-fixing scheme
Courthouse News Service: Red states sue to block spousal citizenship program
Courthouse News Service: Neolithic builders were far from primitive, new research suggests
KTLA: TSA facial recognition device prompts woman’s arrest at airport
KTLA: UCSB is the 2025 top party school in America, study says
KTLA: Police warn public of fake QR codes found on Redondo Beach parking meters
LA Times: Opinion: Reform CEQA instead of punching holes in it
LA Times: Three people drown in Central Valley, as drowning deaths rise across California and the country
LA Times: Humboldt officials accuse San Francisco of busing the city’s homeless problems north
Sacramento Bee: ‘A cathedral for everyone’: Take a peek inside Sacramento’s 135-year-old Catholic church
Sacramento Bee: California tribes are urging the rejection of this Bay Area casino project proposal. Here’s why
KCRA: Overweight truck falls through historic covered bridge in Maine, leaves gaping hole
KCRA: Woman recalls moment a mountain lion entered her senior community home in Colfax
KCRA: Sudden SAT test cancelations across California cause concern
SF Gate: Western Pond Turtle spotted in Muir Woods for the first time in 30 years
City of Arcata Meetings: Writer praises Humboldt's Swimmer's Delight Campground
CBS News : North Bay News Koi Nation slams Gov. Newsom's call to nix new North Bay casino
CBS News : U.S. Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength as it approaches Hawaii
CBS News : As gray wolves divide conservationists and ranchers, a mediator tries to tame all sides
KRCR: Habitat for Humanity dedicates 20th home in Paradise since 2018 Camp Fire
KRCR: 50-day investigation leads to arrest in connection to Thompson Fire in Oroville