Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Oct. 24
Courthouse News Service: Conservationists demand ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ in national forests
Courthouse News Service: ‘Metering’ of asylum-seekers at border ruled illegal by Ninth Circuit
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit tosses Michael Avenatti’s 14-year sentence for stealing from clients
East Bay Times: Alameda councilmember found intoxicated, hospitalized during League of California Cities conference
US News: Hong Kong Discovers Dinosaur Fossils for the First Time
US News: Walmart Agrees to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle California Lawsuit Over Disposal of Hazardous Waste
LA Times: Thieves are stealing ATMs and robbing taco truck workers in the Valley. Police ask for help
East Bay Times: Grateful Dead scores prestigious music industry honor
AP News: Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
LA Times: Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say
AP News: One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts in case you die
KRCR: Tennessee Attorney General says ICE plan to release migrants in state 'derailed'
SF Chronicle: ‘Game-changer’: UC Berkeley chemists develop powder to suck carbon dioxide from the air
SF Gate: Lithium mining project near California's largest lake accused of harming wetlands
KTLA: Man and pet bird stuck in tree rescued by Southern California firefighters
KCRA: California Air Resources Board still won't talk about upcoming vote that will impact gas prices
KRCR: Eureka Rescue Mission seeking food donations to serve more meals to those in need
SF Chronicle: A Trump promise could be ‘catastrophic’ to California’s wine industry
SF Gate: Nuns' living quarters gutted by fire at San Francisco Buddhist temple
CBS News : Boeing machinists reject new contract, continuing costly walkout
SF Gate: Insurance is the new deal-breaker in California real estate purchases
SF Gate: Murder solved 30 years to the day after Vegas woman found dead
SF Gate: LA Times editor quits after billionaire owner blocked paper's presidential endorsement
SF Gate: 'No soul': Controversial luxury hotel could rise in California beach town
KPIX: CHP blitz on Oakland sideshows nets 22 arrests, 36 impounded vehicles
KRON: San Ramon assistant principal assaulted by high school students during homecoming dance
North Bay Biz Journal: Sonoma County supervisors OK state program allowing home restaurants
North Bay Biz Journal: 3 local breweries win medals in national beer fest
Marin Independent Journal: ‘Scandalous’: Marin extends closure of key performance venue
SF Gate: Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides
Tuesday, Oct. 22
The Guardian: Florida reports 13 deaths from rare flesh-eating bacteria after hurricanes
The Guardian: One dead in multi-state E coli outbreak tied to US McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
SF Gate: LA Times, Calif.'s largest newspaper, won't endorse presidential candidate this year
Washington Post: What science says about the power of religion and prayer to heal
Smithsonian Magazine: An Ice Age Infant’s 17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals He Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes
AP News: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience
Fox News: Opponents want a timeout on forcing kids into padded rooms in Utah schools
NY Times : A Radical Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea
ABC News: Baby shot and killed by toddler who got hold of loaded gun in parked car: TX Police
ABC News: Former Abercrombie CEO arrested in sex trafficking investigation
Washington Post: Mold exposure is a health risk. Here’s how to deal with it.
BBC: Are you really helping when you join an 'expedition tour'?
Washington Post: Dog’s warmth may have saved woman lost for days in the woods
Washington Post: Few Americans ever make it to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Here’s what it’s really like.
The Guardian: UK export of millions of endangered eels to Russia attacked as ‘bonkers’
BBC: Rising flash floods leave NM sheriff stranded on top of car
BBC: What leaked US assessment of Israeli plans to strike Iran shows
BBC: Woman reaching for phone gets stuck upside down in boulders
ABC News: A 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel
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