Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
Washington Post: How inflammation in the body may explain depression in the brain
BBC: Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space
Washington Post: Jury awards Va. teacher $5 million over wrongful sex abuse case
BBC: Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison
BBC: Ohio train: Americans blind to toxic dangers rolling through towns
BBC: Alex Murdaugh trial: Power, privilege, murder and the downfall of a dynasty
The Hill: More than 450,000 remain without power in Michigan after ice storm
The Hill: Mental health is not a partisan issue
The Hill: Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf
The Hill: ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks Trump visit to East Palestine
The Guardian: US man dies from stroke days after realtor found him but didn’t call for help
The Guardian: Revealed: the US is averaging one chemical accident every two days
NY Times : Opinion: Why Fox News Lied to the Viewers It ‘Respects’
The Guardian: Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’
NY Times : Why You Should Listen to Twitter on Two-Factor Authentication
NY Times : After City Bans Sleeping at Homeless Youth Centers, a Center Resists
NY Times : The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
The Guardian: Medieval medicine: the return to maggots and leeches to treat ailments
NY Times : REM Sleep Is Magical. Here’s What the Experts Know.
NY Times : Desperate for Babies, China Races to Undo an Era of Birth Limits. Is It Too Late?
The Guardian: Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine
AP News: Justice Thomas wrote of ‘crushing weight’ of student loans
The Guardian: How US corporations are quashing the new wave of organizing
The Guardian: ‘They were shot in the head’: morgue gives up truth of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war
The Guardian: Red states leading the US in solar and wind production, new report shows
The Oregonian: House where University of Idaho students were killed will be demolished
The Oregonian: Work continues on huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon border
AP News: Rights to ‘Crying Indian’ ad to go to Native American group
AP News: Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program
Seattle Times: TSA wants you to stop putting pets through the X-ray machine
Seattle Times: Historic photos shed new light on an Indian boarding school in the Yakima Valley
AP News: Official: Heavy ice a possible factor in Alaska gym collapse
KRCR: 2 suspects in Fieldbrook burglary arrested
NY Times : Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.
KTLA: Erin Brockovich warns residents of East Palestine at town hall: ‘This is going to be a long game’
KCRA: Proposed Tennessee bill would expand concealed carry law to include all firearms
KTLA: Storm sweeps motorhomes into Los Angeles County river
KRCR: More than 3,600 unmarked graves rediscovered on property in Alabama, mayor says
LA Times: Tijuana sewage hit San Diego beaches at record pace in 2022. What will this summer bring?
KRCR: Oregon man survives three hours outside in winter storm while waiting for ambulance
KRCR: State Route 3 at Scott Mountain reopened following winter weather conditions
LA Times: Historic storm dumps snow across SoCal, leaving a sense of icy wonder
LA Times: In a sign of the times, O.C. malls will be places to live as well as shop
San Jose Mercury News: Pipeline debate at center of California carbon capture plans
SFGate: Even in California, Kamala Harris is seeing warning signs
sfg: Wealthy Bay Area town grapples with 'attack on whiteness' controversy
SFGate: Oceanfront Frank Lloyd Wright home in California sells off-market for $22M
SFGate: High-skilled visa holders at risk of deportation amid tech layoffs
San Jose Mercury News: Semi-truck appears to be doing donuts during Oakland sideshow
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