Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023
LA Times: 2 teenagers killed, one man seriously injured in shooting at Des Moines school
SFGate: How the California storms were for researchers on the Farallon Islands
SFGate: Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation
LA Times: Brazilian police say businessman ordered killings of Indigenous expert, British journalist
The Atlantic: WHAT THE LONGEST STUDY ON HUMAN HAPPINESS FOUND IS THE KEY TO A GOOD LIFE
Monday, Jan. 23, 2023
Pro Publica: They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.
Pro Publica: Pressure Mounts for Hospice Reform
Huffington Post: FDA Lays Out New COVID Vaccine Plan Similar To Flu Shot Strategy
The Atlantic: What Really Took America to War in Iraq
The Atlantic: THE FIGHT OVER CALIFORNIA’S ANCIENT WATER
NPR: The FDA considers a major shift in the nation's COVID vaccine strategy
NPR: Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
NPR: Dallas Zoo offers $10,000 reward after endangered vulture found dead
LA Times: At least 7 killed in Half Moon Bay mass shootings, the second California massacre in two days
San Jose Mercury News: Details on shooter, firearms emerge as Monterey Park mourns victims in mass shooting
SF Chronicle: Half Moon Bay mass shooting: 7 dead and one injured
NY Times: Women’s March Holds Nationwide Rallies on 50th Anniversary of Roe
The Hill: Man who disarmed suspected Monterey Park mass shooter: ‘Something came over me’
Yahoo Finance: An engineer laid off after over 16 years at Google said 'faceless' tech giants see staff as '100% disposable'
Business Insider: See what it's like living inside a 3D-printed 600-square-foot tiny home in Maine made of recyclable materials
KOMO: CDC flags possible safety issue with updated Pfizer COVID-19 booster
NY Times: Aggressive treatment guidelines for childhood obesity getting backlash
NY Times: Bathroom Bans for Transgender Youths Are Poised for Supreme Court Review
Washington Post: Here’s how gardening can improve your health
Washington Post: Mindfulness exercises can be as effective as anxiety drugs, study shows
AP News: 12 people injured in shooting at Louisiana nightclub
The Guardian: France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill
KTLA: 2 men hailed as heroes after disarming mass shooting suspect in Alhambra ballroom
The Guardian: urvivors recount rampant abuse at Los Angeles’ juvenile jails: ‘Helpless, hopeless, lost and lonely’
San Jose Mercury News: ‘A treasure’: Land trust preserves 839-acre property with redwoods and panoramic ocean views south of Silicon Valley
San Jose Mercury News: Santa Cruz teens continue crusade to end family ‘reunification camps’
SFGate: The California national park workers embedded deep in the remote Sierra for months
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023
AP News: Sections of Balkan river become floating garbage dump
NY Times : How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt
The Hill: Six ways to escape the pit of credit-card debt
The Hill: ‘Saturday Night Live’ targets George Santos
BBC: Ukraine war: Hiding from Putin's call-up by living off-grid in a freezing forest
BBC: Canada settles residential schools lawsuit for $2.8bn
NY Times : Five Rules for an Aging World
NY Times : When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don’t Know
NY Times : How These Dog Walkers Make Over $100,000 a Year
Washington Post: Takeaways from Sundance’s secret Brett Kavanaugh documentary
Washington Post: How 10,000 sheep and their Peruvian handlers trek 300 miles across the hills of Wyoming
The Guardian: Oil wells guzzle precious California water. Next door, residents can’t use the tap
The Guardian: California shooting: 10 killed at dance studio during lunar new year parties – latest updates
The Guardian: The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
The Guardian: Lost photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising reveal horror of Jews’ last stand
The Guardian: Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
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