Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 6, 2021
KRCR: CAL FIRE says now is the time to prepare for fire season
KRCR: Turtle Bay museum hosts Jingle Dress exhibit, lead dancer shares significance
Press Democrat: ‘Extreme wildfire threat’ forecast for Northern California this summer
The Guardian: Montana’s Republican governor pulls pandemic payments – is he for real?
The Guardian: Ruby Bridges: the six-year-old who defied a mob and desegregated her school
The Guardian: ‘Are we in trouble? Absolutely’: Alberta battles worst Covid rate in North America
The Guardian: US wireless industry fights to weaken bill that would prevent abusers from stalking victims
The Guardian: Giant sequoia found still smoldering after 2020 California wildfire
SF Chronicle: Endangered California condors 'absolutely trash' woman's house, won't leave
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The Guardian: More than 45,000 vie for one of 12 spots to help thin Grand Canyon bison herd
Washington Post: If Bill and Melinda Gates can’t make a marriage work, what hope is there for the rest of us?
The Guardian: German society ‘brutalised’ as far-right crimes hit record levels
The Guardian: ‘We’re terrorized’: LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report
The Guardian: Giant wood moth: ‘very heavy’ insect rarely seen by humans spotted at Australian school
The Guardian: US seen as bigger threat to democracy than Russia or China, global poll finds
LA Times: Scientists see path for the coronavirus to invade the brain
LA Times: San Francisco police arrest suspect in stabbing of two Asian women
LA Times: Air quality officials target warehouses in bid to curb health-damaging truck pollution
Sacramento Bee: California firefighter union withholds support for Newsom on recall, citing pay cuts
Sacramento Bee: Fish or farmers? Newsom drought declaration would trigger new war over California water
KCRA: San Joaquin bar owner accused of selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
KRCR: Supreme Court of California blocks lawsuit of Tribe in 'Jason Self v. Trinidad Rancheria'
AP News: Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge
San Jose Mercury News: Opinion: Californians deserve a new type of sheriff in town
San Jose Mercury News: Cannabis beer, all the buzz without the caloric baggage.
SF Chronicle: Italy jury deliberates fate of 2 Americans in police slaying
AP News: Endangered condor egg hatches in Pinnacles National Park
Press Democrat: Padilla introduces bill to advance California wilderness additions
SF Chronicle: Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SF Chronicle: 2 Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco attack
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Action News: Chico Leaders accused of criminalizing homelessness and violating the Brown Act
The Hill: Hyundai recalls almost 400K vehicles, warning of engine fires
The Hill: Judge orders release of Trump obstruction memo, accuses Barr of being 'disingenuous'
Medford Mail Tribune: Homeless encampment crackdown begins
SF Chronicle: 'I couldn't protect my child': Asian dad walking with toddler pushed to ground, punched by man in SF
The Guardian: Donald Trump returns to social media with glorified blog
CNBC: 44% of older millennials already have a chronic health condition.
Protocol: Chinese smart TVs are snooping on their owners
NY Times: MDMA: A Psychedelic Drug Passes a Big Test for PTSD Treatment
NY Times: To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course
NY Times: What We Know About the Mexico City Train Crash
Yahoo News: New York to lift Broadway pandemic capacity restrictions on May 19
Yahoo News: Drones show California's great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think
CNN: The world's largest jewelry brand is ditching mined diamonds
Washington Post: Cheney slams Trump’s attempt to brand 2020 election ‘the Big Lie,’ sparking new calls for her to leave GOP leadership
The Hill: Hate crimes up 73 percent in New York City
Washington Post: The coronavirus vaccine skeptics who changed their minds
The Hill: States sue over Biden's limits on criminals to be deported