Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022
The Oregonian: How soon will it be before Oregonians can access legal therapeutic psilocybin?
KATU: Multnomah County warns of fake homeless camp sweep notices
The Oregonian: Oregon now has more open jobs than unemployed people
The Oregonian: Intel says it will build at least two Ohio chip factories, and maybe as many as eight
KRCR: Global group of property professionals advises Paradise on how to further rebuild
KTLA: Man gets prison for taking $150K worth of succulents from CA parks, trying to illegally export them
KTLA: FBI warns of QR code scam; how to avoid becoming a victim
KTLA: Preteens could get vaccinated without parents’ consent under new California bill
Sacramento Bee: Judge rips PG&E as ‘continuing menace to California’ over wildfires as probation ends
Sacramento Bee: ‘It’s a growing delicious thing.’ Go inside Tsar Nicoulai’s Sacramento County caviar farm
Santa Cruz Sentinel: After condemnation, RTC confirms consideration of Felton line abandonment
San Jose Mercury News: San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies accused of illegally seizing $1 million from armored vehicles
Marin Independent Journal: Marin judge forces reexamination of Mt. Tam project
LA Times: Four California healthcare providers to receive millions in grants to combat staff burnout
LA Times: I thought I hated yoga. Then I tried ‘stoned yoga’ in L.A.
LA Times: Gov. Newsom decries rail thefts amid push to beef up enforcement
LA Times: Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock star and actor, dies at 74
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
NY Times : More Young Kids Are Getting Sick From Cannabis Edibles
NY Times : ‘The Lowest Point in My Lifetime’: How 14 Independent Voters Feel About America
Washington Post: In Fox interview, Olympian Caitlyn Jenner says record-breaking transgender swimmer shouldn’t compete with women
The Guardian: Florida health official put on leave after encouraging staff to get Covid vaccine
The Guardian: ‘Haven’t been seen for 25 years’: rains bring salmon back to California streams
The Guardian: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green
The Guardian: ‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: the volunteers working to save the Joshua trees
The Guardian: ‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours
The Guardian: America has a manure problem, and the miracle solution being touted isn’t all that it seems
The Guardian: New Mexico asks national guard to act as substitute teachers amid Omicron
LA Times: California to remove Mayan affirmation from ethnic studies after lawsuit argues it’s a prayer
LA Times: A bitter feud centers on source of Arrowhead bottled water
East Bay Times: Hoax explosive device forces downtown Oakland evacuations; authorities give all-clear
LA Times: Package that set off bomb scare at Oakland federal building held a message for authorities
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022
AP News: Brazil: Tarnished Gold: Illegal mining stokes Indigenous divisions
AP News: Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down
AP News: First aid flight leaves for Tonga after big volcano eruption
KTLA: 2 Southern California men found with nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana in camper in Alabama
Politico: Gorsuch, Sotomayor deny beef over masks on the bench
Vice: How a Married Undercover Cop Having Sex With Activists Killed a Climate Movement
Washington Post: Supreme Court seems likely to side with Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case
Courthouse News Service: Audit rips California’s cybersecurity watchdog over lack of oversight
Courthouse News Service: Safety limits for human-caused pollution now exceeded
KTLA: Tsunami damage: ‘Devastating’ waves hit 3 of Tonga’s smaller islands
BBC: In pictures: Snow falls in Algeria's Sahara Desert
BBC: Czech singer dies after catching Covid intentionally
Washington Post: BlackRock’s Larry Fink tells fellow CEOs that businesses are not ‘climate police’
NY Times: Facing a Shortage of Truck Drivers, Pilot Program Turns to Teenagers
NPR: A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum
NPR: The Biden administration will give out 400 million free N95 masks
AP News: AP PHOTOS: Vaccine workers trek in Kashmir's snowy mountains
AP News: Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute
The Hill: Researchers find genetic link to COVID-induced loss of smell and taste