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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The Guardian: Fugitive former aide to ex-Maryland governor dies in confrontation with FBI

The Guardian: Shasta County throws out voting machines – with nothing to replace them

The Guardian: Almost half of human rights defenders killed last year were in Colombia

The Hill: US passport application delays surge amid ‘unprecedented’ demand

The Hill: Energy Dept. to ban sale of some light bulbs: Here’s why

The Oregonian: Oregon congressional members looking to restore land rights to Grand Ronde Tribes

The Hill: Guns and our failing Constitution

The Hill: Trump arraignment may reveal dozens of charges over Daniels payments

Washington Post: Does weed help you sleep?

Baltimore Sun: Sinclair Broadcast Group plans to reorganize business and change name to Sinclair Inc.

Spokane Spokesman-Review: A major Idaho cobalt mine was about to begin production. Its owner just changed course

CNBC: McDonald’s closes corporate offices as it lays off hundreds of workers

Japan Times: Xanax and Adderall access is being blocked by secret drug limits in U.S.

Seattle Times: Broadcast news is at center of fight over noncompete clauses

LA Times: A 9-year-old girl didn’t want her goat slaughtered. Shasta fair officials sent deputies after it

Sacramento Bee: ‘World-famous tile house’ in California will make your head spin. ‘Not a boring room’

Orange Co. Register: Orange County pharmacist sentenced to 15 years for her role in $11 million scheme

KTLA: As home sales have slow in Chico, prospective buyers can buy a home at a cheaper price

LA Times: Which countries send migrants to the U.S. border, and what are they fleeing?

LA Times: Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection after failed mission

LA Times: Under pressure, Board of Supervisors pulls unpopular motion to decrease jail population

LA Times: Hidden expulsions? Schools are removing students, but vague data can mask the reason

KCRA: Face masks no longer required in California hospitals

KCRA: 3 of the 4 people killed in San Joaquin County highway crash were UC Davis students, university says

KCRA: Millions of Californians expected to lose Medi-Cal coverage as pandemic-era protections end

KRCR: Driftwood piles up as Shasta Lake rises

BBC: Dingo 'held child underwater' on Australian island

BBC: Despair at home after India migrants die at US border

BBC: New capital's lavish mosque angers Egyptians facing poverty

AP News: Yurok Tribe, fishing groups sue over water delivery to farms

KRCR: 60 people respond to prostitution ad, six arrested during Shasta County operation

KRCR: What's next for hand-counting ballots in Shasta County?

AP News: 1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

AP News: TikTok fined $15.9M by UK watchdog over misuse of kids’ data

AP News: A ship for windpower is taking shape in Lousiana oil country

AP News: Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

AP News: Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

Press Democrat: Forestville man killed in 3-vehicle crash on Highway 1

KRON: East Bay police department offering $75K hiring bonus

KRON: Gas prices could soar after OPEC cuts production

KRON: San Jose mayor pushes back on bill criminalizing homelessness

AP News: New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry

Marin Independent Journal: College of Marin to mark opening of $38M aquatics center

San Jose Mercury News: Elias: State of Jefferson plan in California still far from serious

East Bay Times: ‘Who did the research on his character?’: Basketball players recount instances of alleged misconduct by Cal Poly Humboldt coach

East Bay Times: Women’s pro soccer to return to Bay Area as NWSL awards team to star-studded bid

Axios: Easter Potato Hunt? High Egg Prices Drive Potato Industry To Push Alternative

SF Chronicle: Levels at Trinity Lake remain low, even after rains

SFGate: Bay Area woman kidnapped in Mexico while walking dog, FBI says

SFGate: Woman dies near Santa Cruz after driving car over cliff onto beach