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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, April 3

Marin Independent Journal: Marin County forecasts drop in property, sales tax revenue

Tuesday, April 1

Reuters: Thai watchdog had flagged concerns over building that collapsed in earthquake

Reuters: UN urges aid to Myanmar quake survivors before monsoons hit, death toll climbs towards 3,000

Reuters: Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that's ridiculous

Reuters: US judge blocks Trump administration from firing federal employees on probation

NBC News: Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut

NBC News: As retaliatory tariffs mount, recyclers worry what goes around, comes around

NBC News: Entire staff responsible for utility assistance included in HHS cuts, sources say

NBC News: Five NBA players suspended for fight between Pistons-Timberwolves that spilled into stands

Benton Institute: Rural internet program on hold as Musk’s satellites get new consideration

Washington Post: Trump voters in the federal government are torn over his job cuts

Washington Post: White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump’s sights

NY Times : Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Politico: Trump guts small federal agency funding museums and libraries

NY Times : If New York Puts a Casino in the Bronx, Trump Will Get $115 Million

NY Times : How Would We Build Homes Without Immigrant Labor and Foreign Materials?

Politico: GOP senators line up with Democrats to oppose Trump’s Canada tariffs

Politico: I Worked at a Big Law Firm. Here’s What to Know About the Surrender to Trump.

Politico: Third large law firm cuts a deal with White House to avoid sanctions

The Hill: SCOTUS to hear oral arguments in abortion-related case

The Hill: House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion

KOMO: Orangutan bite prompts Woodland Park Zoo to review protective barriers for staff safety

Seattle Times: Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

NWPB: United Farms Workers call for boycott of Windmill Farms mushrooms at Tacoma rally

OPB: 2,500 pounds of smelt seized from poachers along the Sandy River

Fox News: Zeldin to visit California border where 'disgusting Mexican sewage' is harming US environment

Fox News: NSC confirms Mike Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communication

BBC: Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland

OPB: Washington County deputy released drunk man from traffic stop hours before murder-suicide

OPB: Cory Booker ends a more than 25-hour floor speech against Trump's actions, the longest in Senate history

Courthouse News Service: A’s baseball team holds first home game in West Sacramento

NPR: Rural leaders push Congress to unfreeze climate and environmental funds

WWNY: NY town ‘distressed’ after children are taken in immigration sweep

NPR: Trump's changes to a $42 billion broadband program could be a win for Musk's Starlink

NPR: HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled

NPR: Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake

NPR: Cory Booker's Senate floor speech warning against Trump passes record 24-hour mark

BBC: 'By bribery, by bluff, by corrupting officials': How Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jewish people during World War Two

BBC: Three big unknowns ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

BBC: Israel PM attacks Qatar probe as 'witch hunt' after aides arrested

BBC: 'We still have hope': Searching for quake survivors in Mandalay

BBC: Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years

KRCR: I-5 guardrail rollover crash kills Sacramento man, injures 2 teens in Anderson area

KRCR: Trinity County warns of severe impacts if Secure Rural Schools funding not renewed

Courthouse News Service: Feds will seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Courthouse News Service: Republicans pummel national injunctions ahead of House vote

The Guardian: ‘He is not a gang member’: outrage as US deports makeup artist to El Salvador prison for crown tattoos

The Guardian: Senate Republicans consider joining Democrats to oppose Trump over tariffs

The Guardian: Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator as he condemns Trump policies for more than 24 hours

KRCR: Redding police release new details on Safeway shooting, suspect remains hospitalized