Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Hill: Former Navy secretary: The addiction to fossil fuels empowers Putin
Seattle Times: The IRS dropped ID.me’s facial recognition tech after backlash. WA is rolling it out in June
The Oregonian: Foot Locker gearing up to pull Nike products from shelves
Huffington Post: John Bolton Reveals How Little Donald Trump Actually Knew About Russia
Huffington Post: How To Stop Stress Eating Unhealthy Foods
Washington Post: Opinion: Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about
Courthouse News Service: Saudi Arabia experiment demonstrates how solar panels can be used to grow crops in the desert
The Guardian: How to cultivate wellbeing through gardening
LA Times: San Diego County jails to adopt body-worn cameras after scathing audit over inmate deaths
KRON: Elon Musk calls out Biden, claims Tesla makes more U.S. jobs than other car manufacturers
Marin Independent Journal: Point Reyes locals seek coveted ‘dark sky’ designation
North Bay Biz Journal: North Bay cannabis leaders react to latest congressional push for banking reform
East Bay Times: Oakland: Massive blaze sparks at homeless encampment underneath I-880
SFGate: California conservatives are mounting another recall attempt. This one may backfire.
SFGate: 'First substantial rain' in over a month to hit SF Bay Area
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Wall St Journal: Fallout From Judges’ Financial Conflicts Spreads to Appeals Courts
Australia News: Scott Morrison sick, cancels event to light up Sydney Opera House with Ukraine’s colours
MSN News: Hong Kong leader calls for calm, after supermarkets emptied ahead of mass COVID testing
The Atlantic: A Sicker, Poorer, and Less Abundant World
ABC News: Houston deputy fatally shoots suspect, another deputy accidentally shoots himself, officials say
NBC News: Nepal police fire tear gas to disperse protest over U.S. infrastructure grant
NBC News: 3 men plead guilty in white supremacist terror plot to disrupt power grid, trigger race war
PA Patriot-News: Family can sue Jeep because it failed to install available braking devices, Arizona court says
Huffington Post: Florida Student Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Tracking Russia’s Elite
NPR: Transgender kids testify against Missouri bill banning them from sports: ‘They’re playing for fun’
AlJazeera: Across the US, CBD glut inspires gamble on industrial hemp
NY Times : Older Singles Have Found a New Way to Partner Up: Living Apart
The Hill: Rural America shrinks over decade for first time
The Hill: Teen who tracked Elon Musk's plane launches Russian Oligarch Jets account
NY Times : ‘I Honestly Believe It’s a Game’: Why Carjacking Is on the Rise Among Teens
NY Times : These Climate Scientists Are Fed Up and Ready to Go on Strike
Courthouse News Service: Adoption protections for Native American children will get high court attention
Courthouse News Service: Sutter Health defends contracts with health insurers in antitrust trial
The Oregonian: Marijuana class-action settlement will pay up to $200 per claim
The Oregonian: Kah-Nee-Ta will reopen, expand hot spring soaking pools on Warm Springs Reservation
KTLA: 1 injured in shark attack off coast of San Miguel Island
Mother Jones: A Notorious Prison Tech Giant Is Poised to Cash In on Pell Grants for Incarcerated People
Mother Jones: How Congress Made Sure the Rich Retire in Luxury—at Taxpayer Expense
Smithsonian Magazine: In California, the Search for the Ultimate Wild Fig Heats Up
Politico: ‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
Press Democrat: An introduction to the natural wonder, beauty of the Sonoma Coast by kayak
Press Democrat: Atmospheric river’ begins soaking Pacific Northwest
Del Norte Triplicate: Low-carbon cement approved for California highway projects
East Bay Times: Where should Oakland build 26,000 new homes? The city wants to hear from you
The Guardian: Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
The Guardian: Pandemic spurred record numbers of ‘ultra wealthy’ in 2021
The Guardian: Colorado to become first US state to accept cryptocurrency tax payments
The Guardian: Bodies missing after Mexican drug cartel massacre caught on video
The Guardian: Native Americans are at the heart of Yellowstone. After 150 years, they are finally being heard
The Guardian: Many predicted Nato expansion would lead to war. Those warnings were ignored