Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, April 9, 2021
NY Times: Has the Era of Overzealous Cleaning Finally Come to an End?
NY Times: The Healing Power of Music
AP News: Biden halts sale of National Archives center in Seattle
The Oregonian: Parkinson’s disease diagnoses could skyrocket over next 25 years due to carcinogen that’s common in groundwater: report
The Oregonian: Rancher pleads guilty in ‘ghost cattle’ scheme, owes $244 million in restitution
The Guardian: 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ of ancient Egypt discovered
The Narwhal: Inside the complicated fight for B.C.’s last ancient forests
The Guardian: ‘War in the woods’: activists blockade Vancouver Island in bid to save ancient trees
AP News: Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
The Guardian: Revealed: Republican-led states secretly spending huge sums on execution drugs
AP News: Private sales emerge as obstacle to Senate action on guns
Washington Post: As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks
Washington Post: A 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ has been unearthed in Egypt
Washington Post: Union appears headed to defeat in Amazon vote in Alabama
Washington Post: Trump officials celebrated efforts to change CDC reports on coronavirus, emails show
Mother Jones: Trump Put a Right-Wing Radio Host in Charge of a National Park. Emails Show the Chaos That Ensued.
Inside Climate News: Fossil Fuel Companies Took Billions in U.S. Coronavirus Relief Funds but Still Cut Nearly 60,000 Jobs
Inside Climate News: Want to Buy a Climate-Friendly Refrigerator? Leading Manufacturers Are Finally Providing the Information You Need
KTLA: California Highway 1 along Big Sur to reopen by April 30, Caltrans says
LA Times: Can your employer require a vaccination? Probably. So can a restaurant or hotel
LA Times: After FBI seizure of safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, legal challenges mount
NPR: Betting Big On Electric Vehicles, Biden Faces Fraught Decision On Ga. Battery Plant
NPR: Great Britain's Prince Philip Dies At Age 99
SF Chronicle: Yosemite National Park is bringing back the day-use reservation for summer crowds
SF Chronicle: 4 dead whales now found around San Francisco Bay in 9 days. Here's what we know.
Press Democrat: Downtown Napa. (Shutterstock) $2 million 'luxury lofts' in the works for downtown Napa
Press Democrat: Condemnation follows sexual assault allegations against Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli
KRCR: Airline announces new flight from Redding to Burbank for $19
Thursday, April 8, 2021
LA Times: California unveils sweeping wildfire prevention plan amid record fire losses and drought
Washington Post: Six-foot lizard discovered scaling shelves of beverage section in Thai 7-Eleven
Gizmodo: Eagles Are Filled With Rat Poison
NY Post: Former NFL pro Phillip Adams behind mass shooting in South Carolina: cops
NY Post: Bus torched, 55 cops injured on fourth night of Northern Ireland protests
Fox News: Vaccination site shuts down after adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot, report says
USA Today: Biden to unveil 6 executive actions to curb gun violence
Slate: States Keep Repeating the Same Mistake With Marijuana Legalization
NY Times: Ancient Native American Site Is Defaced in Georgia Forest
Washington Post: Tourists and looters descend on Bears Ears as Biden mulls protections
The Guardian: New York to give up to $15,600 to undocumented migrants hit by Covid
The Hill: Authorities shut down illegal party with over 5,000 attendees in Tonto National Forest
The Hill: 5 dead in South Carolina mass shooting
San Jose Mercury: California siblings arrested and charged with running a $6 million home-selling scam
San Jose Mercury: Private wildland firefighting firm contracted to protect State Farm-insured-homes in California
LA Times: Some of UC’s most diverse campuses get the least funding, sparking debate over equity and racism
LA Times: This neighborhood in Sonoma fought — then embraced — a tent city for homeless people
LA Times: Pipeline leaks more than 1,600 gallons of oil at Inglewood Oil Field
Press Democrat: PD Editorial: PG&E’s day of reckoning is near
Merced Sun Star: How California snared two elite hunters posting ‘once a lifetime’ kills on social media
San Luis Obispo Tribune: Eureka's tried to reform its toxic police department. Then came the vulgar texts
SF Chronicle: 'Tantalizing' results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook