Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Reuters: Germany's floods cover livelihoods in sludge
AP News: California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons
AP News: Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water park
Politico: Federal judge finds DACA unlawful, blocks new applicants
NPR: Alcohol Use Linked To Over 740,000 Cancer Cases Last Year, New Study Says
Sacramento Bee: Trump supporters linked to plot on California Democratic HQ had guns, zip ties, steroids
Sacramento Bee: California opens new marijuana agency 5 years after legalization, aiming to simplify rules
Sacramento Bee: California businesses hiring homeless workers can get a $30,000 tax credit through new law
SFGate: California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons
LA Times: The 7 things to look for at the new weed wonderland not far from Disneyland
Mt. Shasta Herald: Shooting of Hmong American man during Lava Fire draws nationwide attention
The Oregonian: 7 shot, 1 fatally, in downtown Portland; no ongoing threat, police say
The Hill: Las Vegas follows LA's lead in recommending indoor mask requirement
The Hill: Passport backlog threatens to upend travel plans for millions of Americans
Washington Post: On the hunt for his next sports-card score
AP News: 3 killed in California vineyard plane crash
SFGate: Gold Rush ruins revealed after Folsom Lake levels drop
Press Democrat: $1.2 million stolen from Sebastopol city reserves through fraudulent wire transfer
BBC: Tokyo 2020: Athletes 'probably very worried' after positive Covid test in village
BBC: Europe floods: Rescuers race to find survivors as hundreds remain missing
Friday, July 16, 2021
KTVU: Bootleg fire: Dangerous 'fire clouds' form over Oregon
Press Democrat: Three dead after plane crashes in Angwin vineyard in Napa County
East Bay Times: COVID on the rise, Bay Area health officers urge masks indoors for all
Gizmodo: Why TV Is So Bad at Covering Climate Change
KCRA: Yurok Tribe denounces settlement from Purdue Pharma
The Guardian: Flagstaff declares state of emergency as Arizona hit by devastating floods
The Guardian: ‘Enough with the burning’: EU executive accused of sacrificing forests
The Guardian: New Zealand farmers stage huge protest over environmental rules
LA Times: Op-Ed: In drought-stricken California, who owns water rights can still be a mystery
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Wall St Journal: Video: Here's Why Dollar General Decided To Flood The Zone In Rural America
The Guardian: Germany floods: Merkel voices horror at ‘catastrophe’ amid search for estimated 1,300 missing
Politico: Biden directs evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters to begin late July
The Hill: Schumer: Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority
East Bay Times: Woman dies when SUV goes over cliff on Highway 1
The Guardian: Paralyzed man’s brain waves turned into sentences on computer in medical first
Insider: Leaked Kremlin documents support claim that Russia has 'compromising material' on Trump: report
Politico: Trump rages over post-presidential books he did interviews for
CNN: Dozens killed in flooding caused by rainfall 'not seen in 100 years' in Europe
NY Times: Opinion: It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn
Washington Post: As IRS audits waned, big businesses racked up unapproved tax breaks
The Guardian: Heat exhaustion, apocalyptic scenes: what it’s like fighting the US’s biggest wildfire
The Guardian: Citizenship for sale: fugitives, politicians and disgraced businesspeople buying Vanuatu passports
The Guardian: At least 21 dead in ‘catastrophic’ flooding in western Germany
The Guardian: Trillions of dollars spent on Covid recovery in ways that harm environment
The Guardian: House with no toilet sells for $2m as New Zealand property market soars
The Guardian: Utah company halts sales of Lego handgun case kits after cease and desist
The Guardian: Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House
LA Times: More than 30 dead, dozens missing in catastrophic flooding in Europe
LA Times: Californians, here’s how to get your Real ID license without a DMV visit