Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, April 15, 2022
AP News: New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21
AP News: 2 dead, more than 200 homes charred in New Mexico wildfire
AP News: In France’s election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
Reuters: Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
Reuters: Analysis: Why Musk's Buffett-like playbook won't work on Twitter
The Oregonian: Multnomah County moves to ban for-profit displays of human remains after body dissection at Portland hotel
LA Times: Homeless camps on public land risk felony in Tennessee bill
LA Times: Former Central California water manager stole $25 million in water over 23 years, prosecutors say
KTLA: California delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
KRCR: "Multi-million dollar" Chico railroad trestle fire suspected to ignite via homeless warming fire
Press Democrat: Fire at Salinas food plant prompts evacuation of thousands
SF Chronicle: Feds assist with investigation into fire that destroyed a Home Depot
SF Chronicle: 'A miracle': California father and son rescued after 500-foot plunge
SFGate: Missing Clearlake teen Connerjack Oswalt found safe in Utah after three years
Thursday, April 14, 2022
CNN: RNC unanimously votes to withdraw from commission that sponsors presidential debates
Chicago WGN: Hundreds of birds dead, dying from Avian Flu in Barrington
LA Times: Can California save its endangered salmon?
USA Today: Republican vote threatens to eliminate presidential debates in 2024
Politico: Investigation: THE FDA’S FOOD FAILURE
Politico: Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up
Washington Post: Mortgage rates hit 5 percent, highest level in 11 years
Washington Post: Donors Pledge $41 Million to Monitor Thawing Arctic Permafrost
Washington Post: Russia threatens to move nukes to Baltic region if Finland, Sweden join NATO
Bloomberg: Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid to Take Twitter Private
BBC: Mountain rescue teams trial drone technology to find lost climbers
The Guardian: ‘Historic’: global climate plans can now keep heating below 2C, study shows
The Guardian: South Africa braces for more heavy rain after floods kill hundreds
The Guardian: Our food system isn't ready for the climate crisis
The Guardian: Surge: Covid cases rise in north-eastern US, driven by the BA.2 subvariant
Huffington Post: Texas Governor Dumps First Busload Of Migrants In DC
Huffington Post: Elon Musk Offers To Buy 100% Of Twitter
Huffington Post: White House Launches $1 Billion Program To Boost Conservation Goal
Mother Jones: Minerals: Can the US Go Green Without Destroying Sacred Native Lands?
Modesto Bee: Update: A&W fire was third in three days caused by transient camps, authorities say
Modesto Bee: City Council vote opens spot for 600 Modesto apartments. Here’s where they’ll be built
SLO Tribune: Can State Parks close 130 acres of Oceano Dunes to off-road riding? Here’s what judge ruled
Courthouse News Service: State biologists call protections for California Joshua trees unnecessary at this time
Courthouse News Service: CDC tacks 2 more weeks onto mask mandate for public transit
Press Democrat: California could shrink water use in cities by 30% or more, study finds
Press Democrat: Report of sexual harassment by SSU president’s husband led to retaliation against provost, records claim
LA Times: 8 trailblazing weed shop owners who survived the war on drugs — and City Hall
LA Times: Editorial: Sheriffs shouldn’t be coroners too. Split the job.
KRCR: Locals react to Mt. Shasta bottling plant shutdown
KRCR: BREAKING: Train traffic stopped, trestle catches fire near Comanche Creek in Chico
San Jose Mercury News: 50 Marin eighth-graders test positive for COVID-19 after spring break trip to D.C.
SF Chronicle: At least 9 claims of drugged drinks at Wine Country bar shock Healdsburg
SF Chronicle: 50 wineries got hit with disability lawsuits. The winemakers say they’re ‘predatory’
SF Chronicle: Colleagues worry Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions
NY Times : Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter: Live Updates
Reuters: Elon Musk swoops on Twitter with $41 billion cash offer