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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, Aug. 22

NBC News: Labor dispute stops Canada's major freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in U.S.

The Oregonian: Watch how Danner boots are made in NE Portland factory

The Oregonian: Thousands of birds die of bird flu and botulism at wildlife refuges in southern Oregon

Smithsonian Magazine: Can a City Known for Its Freeways and Gridlock Deliver a Car-Free Olympics? Los Angeles Thinks So

Smithsonian Magazine: Five-Foot-Long Ocean Sunfish Washes Ashore in Oregon, a ‘Relatively Small’ Size for Its Species

the Atlantic: The Ultimate Happiness Diet

The Hill: ATM fees hit a record high for 4th straight year

BBC: Starbucks new boss under fire for 1,000-mile commute

Politico: Oath Keepers lawyer pleads guilty to obstructing Jan. 6 investigation

Politico: Google agrees to America’s first newsroom funding deal. It’s already unpopular.

BBC: Kentucky dad hacks database to fake death and avoid child support pay

The Hill: Chick-fil-A reportedly launching its own streaming platform

The Hill: A decade into states legalizing marijuana, underage use has plummeted

Courthouse News Service: US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

Science Alert: New Technique Removes More Than 98% of Nanoplastics From Water

Courthouse News Service: Judge denies Nebraska tribe’s claim for remains of boys who died at boarding school

Courthouse News Service: Las Vegas politician accused of murdering journalist tells jury he was framed

BBC: World's second-largest diamond found in Botswana

BBC: One person still missing as officials work to identify five bodies found on Sicily yacht

OPB: Multnomah County sheriff agrees to jail people under Portland camping policy, for now

Sacramento Bee: Pandemic’s last laugh: Overestimates of jobs recovery

KPTV: Rare Canada Lynx Filmed on Road in VT

KPTV: Portland man charged with making bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York

KPTV: Portland man followed home, stabbed 15 times after winning lottery jackpot

OPB: Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan, saying drivers want hybrids

LA Times: How firefighters are tackling this fire season, according to a veteran hotshot

LA Times: Opinion: Tipping culture is out of control. Trump and Harris would make it worse

WFTV: 2 tons of meth disguised as watermelons found in tractor-trailer

LA Times: After repeated thefts, she mailed herself an Apple AirTag as bait. It worked

LA Times: Final orange grove in the San Fernando Valley is likely to give way to luxury homes

KTLA: Gravel truck bursts into flames causing Sigalert on busy Los Angeles freeway

KTLA: Man, 73, suspected of killing 3 Southern California women in 1977 pleads not guilty

SF Chronicle: Charts show Cal State admissions rates for every California high school

SF Chronicle: Tens of thousands of California owls likely to be shot in order to save native species

KCRA: Family unaware for a year that Sacramento woman died at a hospital, her body put in storage, lawsuit says

KCRA: 'Everybody's excited': TopGolf unveils location for new venue in Natomas

SF Chronicle: California lawmakers announce deal to kill bill forcing Google to pay newsrooms

SF Gate: Yosemite could see snow in August for the first time in 21 years

East Bay Times: California driver’s licenses and state IDs coming to mobile devices

KRON: Newark homeless advocate searching for a home after fire

KRCR: Redding cracking down on homeless encampments with new policy

SF Chronicle: Northern California weather roller coaster expected in coming days

SF Gate: Elevated lead levels detected in water fixtures at 22 Oakland schools

SF Chronicle: On move-in day at UC Berkeley’s new Anchor House, students stunned by opulence

SF Gate: Bridge to the Bay Area's historic Point Bonita Lighthouse to close indefinitely

SF Gate: Oakland bystanders hold up driver suspected in deadly hit-and-run crash

East Bay Times: Suspected $2 million scam artist busted in the Bay Area, just before authorities say he planned to flee the country

East Bay Times: Woman drowns in California river, held underwater by dog’s tangled leash

KRCR: Redding police advise caution to local vigilante groups

Tuesday, Aug. 20

BBC: Pakistan parliament fights rats big enough to scare cats