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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Sunday, April 6

The Hill: Rollins rejects EU concerns over US hormones in pork: ‘Absolute bull’

The Hill: Hundreds of law firms, former judges sign onto briefs in support of Perkins Coie

The Hill: GOP rep says tariff power ‘belongs in the Congress’

The Atlantic: The Cardboard-Carrying Opposition Arrives

NY Times : Is Beef Tallow Good for You? Kennedy Thinks So, but Experts Disagree.

NY Times : Trump Administration Fires U.S. Aid Workers in Quake Zone in Myanmar

NY Times : Trump’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy

AP News: Divided Big Island Council signs off on police MOUs with feds

Reuters: US battery and carbon capture projects slated for cuts on DOE list

The Guardian: Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Washington Post: Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging

Washington Post: A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled

Washington Post: Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad

Washington Post: Worries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agencies

The Guardian: Saturday Night Live: Jack Black returns for a stellar episode

Courthouse News Service: Judge rules students can’t block Columbia from sharing protester info with GOP lawmakers

The Guardian: Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not

The Guardian: ‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

The Guardian: ‘Streamline’ or ‘lifeline’? Wyoming veterans divided over Trump’s VA cuts

The Guardian: The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is

The Guardian: Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak

Courthouse News Service: Study shows oxygen levels dropping in rivers, lakes and streams

Courthouse News Service: Roundup maker says US position as world leader in agriculture on the line at SCOTUS

Courthouse News Service: Trump slammed for ‘covertly’ withholding FEMA funds from blue states

Reuters: As judges stymie Trump with nationwide orders, pressure builds on US Supreme Court

The Atlantic: Make Smuggling Great Again: New Age for Bootleggers

Reuters: Trump's 20% tariff casts shadow over Italian wine exports

AP News: Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted

KQED: How to Get Free Entry to California State Parks With Your Library Card

The Atlantic: Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan

The Atlantic: Interior: The Cabinet Secretary Who Likes His Cookies Freshly Baked

The Atlantic: Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk

KQED: He's a Decorated War Vet but a Convicted Criminal. ICE Wants to Deport Him

OPB: For these seniors, DOGE's affordable housing pause means suffering longer without AC

BBC: Flooding sweeps away 9-year-old as storms slam central US

BBC: 'The biggest self-inflicted wound in US economic history' - ex-US Treasury Secretary

OPB: Federal staffing shakeup casts doubt on future of historic Eugene museum

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Hikers face tougher terrain through Oregon as federal cuts hit Pacific Crest Trail

BBC: India's rivers are home to 6,000 dolphins - but they are in trouble

BBC: Why shoppers are snapping up 'stripes' products for eye-popping prices

BBC: Israel changes account of Gaza medic killings after video showed deadly attack

The Guardian: As deportations ramp up, immigrants increasingly fear Ice check-ins: ‘All bets are off’

The Guardian: Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says

The Oregonian: This new tunnel has instantly become one of Oregon’s best attractions

AP News: Storms tore up two of America’s most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs

The Oregonian: Why people plan vacations around the Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale

The Oregonian: Portland-area residents can’t find doctors, and they say it’s only getting worse

KOMO : 4th grade reading, 8th grade math scores continue to plunge in WA despite more spending

KOMO : World-famous Skagit Valley Tulip Festival blooms in Mount Vernon: Here's what to know

KPTV: Beaverton play structure set on fire a year after $20K replacement