Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 9
AP News: We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?
AP News: Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
BBC: Mexico surfer deaths: Man charged confessed to girlfriend, court told
BBC: Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
AP News: Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
The Oregonian: Oregon prisoner who received compassionate release during COVID-19 returned to life of crime within days
The Oregonian: Large-scale Oregon chicken farm on hold after state pulls approval
Oregon Public Broadcasting: The TwinRay mystery: A spiritual group in Ashland raises eyebrows and worries
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland unanimously passes new regulations for camping on public property
LA Times: Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling out of Southern California ports
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz RV parking law heads to Coastal Commission
Sacramento Bee: Man accused of abducting, raping 13-year-olds at Airbnb had plans for OnlyFans, feds say
KTLA: 14 RVs burned in fire at popular Southern California dealership
KTLA: Suspect dies after crashing stolen Lamborghini while fleeing police
KTLA: Orange County Marathon winner stripped of title
LA Times: ‘Are you a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
LA Times: At ‘L.A. Progressive Shooters,’ a gun space for people sick of American gun culture
KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt clarifies 'misinformation and rumors' about events of April 22
KRCR: Northstate property manager responds to state bill that could end pet bans for renters
KCRA: 'Zombie deer' disease detected in California for the first time
East Bay Times: Pete McCloskey, former South Bay congressman, combat veteran and environmental leader, dies at 96
SFGate: The fight to save SF's only Black woman-owned dispensary
KCRA: Sacramento woman accused of assaulting her 2-year-old child while on flight to Seattle
East Bay Times: Three co-workers spent day off burglarizing cars at Oakland airport, police say
SFGate: Class Action Suit Targets Widespread Mining, Sale Of Student Data Without Consent
KRON: Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
KRON: Two Porsches worth $500K stolen from dealership in Fremont
SFGate: 2 young siblings dead after being swept downriver at California picnic spot
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael store searched by state cannabis authorities
SFGate: Giant new Calif. reservoir plan would bring water to 24 million people
ABC News: Multiple tornadoes strike across 6 states as 350 damaging storms pummel parts of US
ABC News: California regulators to vote on changing how power bills are calculated
Monday, May 6
SFGATE: A Northern California town is dying. Can ice cream save it?
Sunday, May 5
AP News: Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
AP News: Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm
BBC: French bakers beat world record for longest baguette
AlJazeera: Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices
Colorado Sun: A billionaire’s fence is the latest fault line in a 150-year-old San Luis Valley land war
Food Safety News: Walnut E. coli Outbreak is likely 20 times larger than reported
BBC: From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
Reuters: The Balkan gangsters who became Europe's top cocaine suppliers
Washington Post: The hour after leaving day care is a nutritional fail for kids, study finds
NY Times: These Couples Survived a Lot. Then Came Retirement.
The Guardian: ‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain
Washington Post: Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
Washington Post: How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers
NPR: A seafood bounty lures sea lions to San Francisco's Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
NPR: Hundreds are rescued from their homes after Houston area flooding
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