Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021
San Jose Mercury News: Photos of aftermath of massacre in Myanmar fuel outrage
SFGate: Snow falls in Seattle, Portland during rare cold snap
SFGate: 70-mile stretch of I-80 closed indefinitely due to Tahoe snowstorm
NBC News: Winter Weather Linked to 20-Car Pileup on Nevada Highway
Reno Gazette Journal: 'I have a purpose': Ku Stevens, 'Remembrance Run' organizer, named RGJ Citizen of the Year
LA Times: Editorial: Californians overwhelmingly supported legalizing marijuana. Why is it still a mess?
Rolling Stone: Our Ladies of the Perpetual High
The Atlantic: Water: The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains
Daily Beast: Candace Owens: Trump Is Pro-Vax Because He’s ‘Too Old’ to Understand the Internet
NY Times : How the Building Industry Blocked Better Tornado Safeguards
NY Times : 1,000 New People Arrive in Texas Every Day. Half Are Newborns.
Siskiyou Daily News: More rain, snow on way; 12-18 inches to fall along I-5 north of Redding
Washington Post: For Fun: Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review
Washington Post: The pandemic has caused nearly two years of collective trauma. Many people are near a breaking point.
BBC: James Webb Space Telescope lifts off on historic mission
NY Daily News: Equity applicants express concern over NY’s emerging legal marijuana industry
Reuters: Dam collapses in northeastern Brazil after torrential rain
Reuters: U.S. airlines scrap nearly 1,000 Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
ABC News: Disturbing jump in NYC pediatric hospitalizations tied to COVID surge
Yahoo News: Booster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks
NY Times : James F. Fries, Who Studied the Good Life and How to Live It, Dies at 83
Health Feedback: Joe Rogan interview with Peter McCullough contains multiple false and unsubstantiated claims about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
The Hill: Opinion: The dangerous trend behind Officer Kim Potter's conviction
The Guardian: Spanish should eat less meat to limit climate crisis, says minister
The Guardian: A year of extreme weather in the American west – in pictures
The Guardian: California officials close beaches after man dies in shark attack
The Guardian: Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
San Diego Union Tribune: El Cajon police arrest 16-year-old suspected of 8 robberies
LA Times: Desmond Tutu, cleric who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90
KTLA: China puts city of 13 million in lockdown ahead of Olympics
Seattle Times: Portland International Airport’s $2B remodel takes shape
Seattle Times: Near Bellingham, Nooksack tribe moves toward pushing some of its members out of their homes; feds investigate
Marin Independent Journal: San Quentin newspaper carries on through pandemic
Press Democrat: A closer look at the $25 million Eel River Canyon preserve set to become California’s newest wildland park
Press Democrat: Couple leaves $2 million to bolster Sonoma County land preservation
Press Democrat: Lake County teacher arrested in SoCal in alleged attempt to meet teen for sex
Seattle Times: Snow has arrived in the Seattle area, with more to come as temperatures sink
SFGate: Germanna launches first high school cybersecurity class
SFGate: 'Outrageous' pension double-dipping triggers criminal investigation into California cops
Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021
KTLA: California mountains getting pounded by snowfall as storm system moves through state
KTLA: Winter storm shuts down I-80 in Sierra, more snow on way
Good News: Monarch Population Soars 4,900 Percent Since Last Year in Thrilling 2021 Western Migration
The Guardian: He fought for self-determination in a time of assimilation. Here are objects he left.
BBC: Man ordered by LA court to pay $30,000 reward he offered for stolen dog
The Guardian: A seed for all seasons: can ancient methods future-proof food security in the Andes?
CBS News : Alex Jones' wife arrested on domestic violence charge
CBS News : Large ocean fossil discovered in Nevada could hold key to aquatic evolution
Army Times: Wave of suicides hits Texas National Guard’s border mission
Daily Beast: California Surfer Mauled to Death by Shark in Christmas Eve Nightmare