Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Jan. 13, 2023
The Guardian: Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress – with Republican help
The Guardian: Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid
KTVU: Monterey Peninsula could be cut off by Salinas River flooding
KTLA: Thanks to a wet winter, California no longer in an ‘extreme drought’
SFGate: Mudslides decimate Los Osos
SF Chronicle: How bad was California’s ‘Great Flood’ of 1862? It was a torrent of horrors
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023
NPR: Sitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms
BBC: ExxonMobil: Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s - scientists
BBC: US cancer death rate drops by 30% since 1991
BBC: At least six people dead from tornadoes in Alabama
Sacramento Bee: Drugs continue to get smuggled into California prisons. Are state employees to blame?
SFGate: Boulder crushes car in Southern California, barely misses man
Business Insider: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's lawyer blames Trump for January 6, says the ex-president 'unleashed this mob on the Capitol'
DNYUZ: With F.B.I. Search, U.S. Escalates Global Fight Over Chinese Police Outposts
The Guardian: Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54
KTLA: Long Beach officials detail homelessness plan
SFGate: Flooding threatens to turn Monterey Peninsula into an island
SF Chronicle: Deaths of 2 men in Sea Ranch possibly linked to generator running indoors
SF Chronicle: Bob Wise, San Francisco surfing pioneer, dies at 74
NY Times: Hunter Biden’s Tangled Tale Comes Front and Center
NY Times: Second Set of Classified Documents Were Found at Biden’s Wilmington Home, White House Says
Washington Post: Siberia sees coldest air in two decades as temperature dips to minus-80
KSBW: Sheriff Nieto: Monterey Peninsula could be cutoff, flooding expected for Salinas Valley
Business Insider: 'Damaging cuts' to Medicare and Social Security are looking more likely with McCarthy as House speaker. Here's what it will mean for retirees.
Reuters: Explainer: Why weeks of rain in California will not end historic drought
The Guardian: What we keep getting wrong about homelessness and mental illness in the US
The Guardian: Surgeons remove unexploded grenade lodged in Ukrainian soldier’s chest
The Guardian: Alberta fights Canada government over its crowded parks: ‘Like a tailgate party’
AP News: Huge rare earth elements deposit in Arctic Sweden
AP News: New, taller Barbie doll is aimed at kids as young as 3
AP News: Boy told mom ‘be calm’ before being swept away in floodwater
KCRA: Northern California snowstorm: Sierra could see more than 4 feet of snow through the holiday weekend
Press Democrat: Sheriff: 2 people found dead in Sea Ranch house
KRCR: 2 children, 6 and 9 years old, shot coming home from school on DC Metrobus, police say
KRCR: Michigan city OKs animal sacrifice for religious reasons
KRCR: Highway 96 remains closed near Happy Camp due to slide; no estimated time for reopening
SFGate: Details released on woman found dead in Humboldt County recycling truck
SFGate: Small tornado forms near historic California town amid severe thunderstorms
SF Chronicle: COVID in California: FDA advisers ‘angry’ over incomplete Moderna booster data
LA Times: This giant underground battery is a $1-billion clean energy solution
LA Times: That job offer you just received? Here’s why it might be a scam
LA Times: Death toll rises to 19 in California as new storms hit battered communities
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023
Washington Post: How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars
CBS News : Arborist tells homeowners about signs of tree failure they should look for during storms
KCRA: Tornado with 90 mph winds hit Calaveras County and uprooted trees, National Weather Service says
Yahoo News: ‘Pretty unbelievable.’ Central Coast lake set to spill for first time in a dozen years
KTLA: NorCal sees more rain while the south dries out
KTLA: Regular fast food consumption linked to liver disease, USC study says
AP News: Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78
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