Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021
Daily Beast: The grueling struggle of being a California firefighter in the age of climate change
Washington Post: The grueling struggle of being a California firefighter in the age of climate change
Financial Times: Why bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme
Wall St Journal: Battery Storage Soars on U.S. Electric Grid
NY Times : Profiteering: A Hearing Test for Babies Has Angered Parents
NY Times : Editorial: A Dangerous Court Order Against The New York Times
NY Times : As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant
AP News: Sweet repeat: Brothers regift same hard candy for decades
AP News: Judge upholds ruling against NYT over Project Veritas memos
Seattle Times: 44 trucks in 10 minutes: What it’s like to live next to America’s largest port
Indian Country Today: Texas powwows bring massive Indigenous community together
Indian Country Today: Nooksack members targeted with disenrollment face eviction by tribe as feds investigate
San Jose Mercury News: Experience in building trades strengthens East Bay women’s confidence
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Unincorporated Santa Cruz County neighbors fight encroachment permit program
The Oregonian: Hawaii reports near record COVID-19 cases, says omicron likely spreading widely through islands
The Oregonian: Rite Aid store closure plans include at least 63 sites in US
The Oregonian: Former narcotics detective faces felonies over alleged southern Oregon marijuana grow
The Oregonian: Portland may get spurts of Christmas Day snow; flakes likely to stick Saturday evening
KTLA: Sinkhole opens amid heavy rain in San Bernardino Mountains; Highway 18 closed near Crestline
KRCR: Nationwide staff shortages leave nursing homes struggling to provide care
The Guardian: Louisiana energy firm to pay millions following oil spill that began 17 years ago
The Guardian: US farms made $200m via human smuggling and labor trafficking operation
The Guardian: Nasa launches $10bn James Webb space telescope
SFGate: The Bay Area's bizarro year-round Christmas amusement park: Santa's Village
Washington Post: Tourist drug demand is bringing cartel violence to Mexico’s most popular resorts
Friday, Dec. 24, 2021
SFGate: Tourist drug demand is bringing cartel violence to Mexico's most popular resorts
The Guardian: Report shows the extent of Republican efforts to sabotage democracy
The Guardian: French zoo closes after pack of nine wolves escapes
Courthouse News Service: 4 workers injured by explosion and fire at Exxon refinery
Sacramento Bee: How ultra-bright headlights cause major headaches — and major risks — on California roads
Sacramento Bee: Morro Bay surfer killed in shark attack on Christmas Eve. ‘It’s tragic this happened.’
The Maine Monitor: Maine conservation group stunned by proposal for wind facility on Sears Island
Providence Business Journal: R.I. commercial fishers join anti-offshore wind lawsuit
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021
The Guardian: Typhoon Rai: more than 3m people directly affected in Philippines
San Jose Mercury News: Fire destroys San Jose synagogue; security video shows it started in carport
Reuters: Two Georgia poll workers sue One America News, Giuliani over debunked fraud claims
AP News: 5 teenagers charged in armed carjacking of US Rep. Scanlon
SFGate: Rangers trek through snow to find hiker on Hawaii mountain
Seattle Times: Ahead of ‘lowest temperatures’ in a decade, Seattle officials urge preparation
KCRA: Girl, 14, fatally shot by police during LA suspect takedown
KTLA: Omicron evident in up to 70% of COVID cases in parts of California
KTLA: These are California's new traffic safety laws for 2022
KTLA: United, Delta cancel dozens of Christmas Eve flights
Forbes: Berlin’s Public Transport Company Introduces Edible Hemp Tickets For A ‘Stress-Free Christmas’
Forbes: How Seeing God Might Be The Secret To The Most Cutting-Edge Mental Health Treatments
Washington Post: Mexico’s wheat fields help feed the world. They’re also releasing a dangerous greenhouse gas.
Washington Post: Amazon is building warehouses in ‘opportunity zones’ that provide tax breaks and secrecy