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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

ABC News: Parents protest NY plan to house migrants in school gyms

NBC: 12-Year-Old Charged With Murder, Accused of Killing Sonic Employee

ABC News: Seeing green: 'It's like the wild west,' some call for NC to regulate hemp-derived THC

Washington Post: The CDC takes a step toward virus-free air in schools and offices

Washington Post: On the hunt for Yellowstone’s bison

BBC: The secret 'Fight Club'-style race between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

BBC: Watch scientists' joy as rare platypus is released back into the wild

BBC: Two Congressional staffers attacked with baseball bat

Washington Post: Eyes on the poor: Cameras, facial recognition watch over public housing

The Guardian: Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says

CNN: Man arrested after stealing 5-ton military vehicle and leading police on highway chase in Maryland

CNN: Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air or a footprint on the beach. Here’s what that could mean

The Guardian: Living in the Alaska rainforest with 1,000 bears: ‘Not the easiest place to be homeless’

AP News: Pakistani police say tribal clashes over coal mine rights killed 15 in remote northwest region

The Guardian: Mormon church has $100bn ‘clandestine hedge fund’, says whistleblower

KOMO: Washington lawmakers reach deal on drug policy, avoid automatic decriminalization

KOMO: Mail theft spiking in Western Washington; more mail carriers hurt on the job

The Guardian: Oceans have been absorbing the world’s extra heat. But there’s a huge payback

Politico: A crucial climate technology provokes fears in oil country

The Oregonian: 8 dead of overdoses in Portland since Friday; police warn of ‘dangerous batch of drugs’

The Oregonian: Riptide off Oregon coast likely took the life of Beaverton teen

AP News: New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say

AP News: Home Depot, after years of explosive growth, cuts its outlook as Americans cool spending on homes

AP News: A lonely nation: Has the notion of the ‘American way’ promoted isolation across history?

The Guardian: The women wearing ‘subway T-shirts’ over outfits to avoid creepy stares

The Guardian: Could handbags be the haute couture solution to Florida’s python problem?

The Guardian: ‘They found hell’: innocent foreigners caught in El Salvador’s mass arrests

Politico: At least 3 killed, others wounded in New Mexico shooting

The Guardian: ‘I can’t afford groceries’: why one-third of US college students don’t have enough to eat

The Hill: Durham report slams FBI’s Trump-Russia probe

The Hill: 61 percent of GOP primary voters back Trump in new poll

LA Times: ‘White pride’ banner displayed for second time over 101 Freeway in San Luis Obispo County

LA Times: L.A. dispensaries openly sell ‘magic mushrooms’ as state weighs decriminalization

LA Times: Editorial: California needs a lot more solar. Why not put panels along highways and parking lots?

San Jose Mercury News: U.S. scientists discover genetic variant that protects against Alzheimer’s disease symptoms

San Jose Mercury News: Huge Sierra snowpack throws frozen wrench into campers’ plans

KCRA: After 2 men swept away, Placer County officials urge people to avoid river swimming

KTLA: Are you legally allowed to collect rainwater in California?

KTLA: Stop using non-sugar sweeteners for weight loss, WHO says

KTLA: FDA says dogs allowed in outdoor dining areas if restaurants permit it

East Bay Times: Searching for coronavirus, Marin County wastewater tests detect ‘tranq’ drug

KRCR: Almond crop to fall short yet again, according to USDA's forecast

KRON: USDA proposal would limit chocolate milk in schools

SF Chronicle: The Pacific Northwest is crazy hot. Here’s how weather there will impact the Bay Area today

SFGate: Inside the SF building that could be a model for office-to-housing conversions

SFGate: California hiker airlifted to hospital after getting bitten by a rattlesnake

East Bay Times: Landmark East Bay Claremont hotel is bought for more than $160 million

Sunday, May 14, 2023

AP News: 3 members of California family killed, 6 others hurt in crash on interstate east of Los Angeles

AP News: Off-grid solar brings light, time and income to remotest villages

BBC: Zibo barbecue: Millions bring sudden fame to industrial Chinese city