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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023

KRON: More than 1,100 marijuana plants found by Tracy police in two search warrants

SF Chronicle: A ‘national poisoning’: Expert on U.S. drug abuse says conditions in S.F.’s Tenderloin are tragically familiar

SF Chronicle: Tiny homes village for the homeless may go to S.F.’s Mission District — but at an ‘insane’ cost

NY Post: NJ art teacher overdoses on fentanyl in front of middle school students

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023

Australia News Corp: Mexico's Tren Maya railway line is 'splitting the jungle in half' as construction reaches some of the world's most vulnerable species

SciTechDaily: Scientists Discover That Hibiscus Tea Could Defeat Alzheimer’s Disease

Stanford Medicine: Biomarkers predict weight loss, suggest personalized diets

The Hill: Study: 1 in 4 adults with chronic pain turning to cannabis

NY Times : Arkansas Man Arrested in Theft of 1,500-Year-Old Church Relics

The Hill: Hispanic Caucus split between rage and lukewarm reception to Biden’s new border plan

KOMO : Look up! Comet bright enough to see with naked eye passing by Earth next week

KOMO : New COVID-19 variant makes way into Pacific Northwest

NBC News: Virginia school district where 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher has had three school-related shootings in 17 months

Press Democrat: Sonoma County support center opened at Fort Ross park for storm-affected residents

SF Chronicle: S.F.’s famous Bay Bridge lights will come down soon — unless $11 million is donated for an even better version

SF Chronicle: Point Richmond homes evacuated after mudslide threat following storms

SFGate: Capitola still without power, sewer and running water

SFGate: San Francisco sweeps homeless camps amid winter storms despite court order

The Hill: New York partially banned cryptocurrency mining. Now environmentalists want more.

The Hill: ‘Relentless parade of cyclones’ from Pacific Ocean to bring more flooding, heavy snows to West Coast

NY Times : Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones

Washington Post: Starlink satellite trains — Is this the future of the night sky?

KRON: Sonoma County issues evacuation warning through weekend

KTLA: Suspect dies after officers use TASER on him in Venice arrest

KTLA: Body cam footage shows viral traffic stop involving rapper in South Los Angeles

LA Times: $7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find

LA Times: Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost

East Bay Times: Opinion: No more excuses. California must prioritize children in foster care

The Guardian: Essential Oils: Somaliland’s frankincense brings gold to companies. Its women pay the price

The Guardian: US announces new $3.75bn aid package for Ukraine and its neighbors

The Guardian: ‘This is no way to live’: Mississippians cope with another water crisis

KRCR: Some Chico residents vow to fight approval of 2,000-home development

SF Chronicle: PG&E customers are waiting days, some more than a week, for power restoration

Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

SFGate: Huge increase in pot stores is likely coming to Calif.’s third-biggest city-San Jose

Science News: Fungi that cause serious lung infections are now found throughout the U.S

SF Chronicle: Herb Permillion, Berkeley typewriter repair wizard featured in acclaimed documentary, dies at 79

Press Democrat: Sonoma County, Dry Creek tribe poised to extend agreement banning casinos near Petaluma for another decade

Las Vegas Sun: Montana lawmaker wants to revisit idea of reservations

NY Magazine: Amazon’s New Car Cam Takes Personal Surveillance on the Road

France 24: Peru court orders demolition of 'Wall of Shame' dividing rich and poor

The Atlantic: Speaker in Name Only: What McCarthy sacrificed to get the job he always wanted

Time: How McCarthy’s Concessions to Far-Right Detractors Could Transform the House

Washington Post: To save himself, McCarthy just destroyed the House

Washington Post: House elects McCarthy as speaker after days of defeats

CBS News : Company threatened to fine low-wage workers $100,000 if they left for a competitor, feds say

CNN: Hackers post email addresses linked to 200 million Twitter accounts, security researchers say

NBC News: On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily found

CNN: Great Salt Lake will disappear in 5 years without massive ‘emergency rescue,’ scientists say

CNBC: Walgreens executive says ‘maybe we cried too much last year’ about theft

Washington Post: Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 files