Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
NY Magazine: The Pandemic’s Dr. Doom Bets It All
Pro Publica: The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers
Ukiah Daily Journal: Covid-19: Nearly half of Mendocino County residents 65 and older now vaccinated
The Guardian: China’s appetite for meat fades as vegan revolution takes hold
The Guardian: One in six jobs lost: the effect of the pandemic on childcare providers
The Guardian: Outrage as Georgia Republicans advance bill to restrict voting access
The Guardian: US urged to cut 50% of emissions by 2030 to spur other countries to action
The Oregonian: Hiker survives 100-foot fall the day before 25th birthday: ‘It kind of felt like I was having a dream’
AP News: Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site
AP News: ‘Bad news’: Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead
KTLA: Heavy rains breach dam on Maui’s north coast, forcing evacuations
KTLA: Biden’s dogs leave White House, sent home to Delaware after ‘biting’ incident: Report
LA Times: We’re facing a tidal wave of COVID-related disability cases, and we’re not ready
Modesto Bee: Can a pill help you fight COVID? Early study results suggest it’s possible
Sacramento Bee: Lack of supply led Sutter Health to reschedule over 20,000 COVID vaccine appointments
Sacramento Bee: 1 in 4 California prison employees got COVID-19. Inmates have herd immunity at 7 sites
KRCR: Officers seize $300,000 in drugs after wild chase up I-5 in Shasta County
KRCR: Strong winds blow over big rig, prompt travel warning in Lassen County
KRCR: Redding Rancheria to offer COVID-19 vaccines to non-Native Americans
East Bay Times: Bay Area weather: Biggest storm in five weeks coming, but still not a drought-buster
East Bay Times: Judge accepts plea deal in Ghost Ship case; Almena won’t have to return to jail
Press Democrat: ‘Don’t know what I would do without him’: Once again, Petaluma golf pro helps save a player’s life
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa to disband 3rd homeless camp in 3 weeks
SF Chronicle: Calif judge weighs bail for woman who used meth before stillbirth
SF Chronicle: Plan to allow thousands of California oil wells faces vote
SF Chronicle: A weekly roundup of air travel and airport news & zero tolerance of bad behavior
SF Chronicle: Bay Area island's owner must pay $2.8M fine for illegal repairs
SF Chronicle: California launches way any resident can become vaccine eligible
Monday, March 8, 2021
CNBC: A sand shortage? The world is running out of a crucial — but under-appreciated — commodity
NY Times: In Nepal and Across the World, Child Marriage Is Rising
NY Times: The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction
NY Times: Alaska’s Remote Villages Race Against Time and History
The Hill: Today: Supreme Court rejects final Trump bid to nullify 2020 election results
The Guardian: Shining through: Dutch artist paints farming in a new light to boost crops
The Hill: CNN, New York Times collaborating on Rupert Murdoch documentary
The Guardian: 'A rising from the ashes': seeds of hope in San Francisco after tragic year for the most vulnerable
The Guardian: LA county may return beachfront land seized from Black family a century ago
The Guardian: Avid Black hiker hopes to ‘break down stereotypes’ with 1,200-mile trek
The Guardian: Racial inequality in US youth detention wider than ever, experts say
Washington Post: ‘It just sucks’: America’s jobless owe thousands of dollars in taxes on their unemployment
KRON: ‘I was shocked’: New Walmart checkout policy called racially biased
NPR: Harry And Meghan: Where Things Stand And 10 Takeaways From The Big Oprah Interview
NPR: As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving
LA Times: Energy company to breed endangered California condors to replace birds killed by turbine blades
LA Times: 17% of global food production goes to waste, U.N. report estimates
LA Times: Photos: An uncomfortable look at homelessness during the pandemic
KTLA: L.A. is making the process of building backyard homes faster with new, pre-approved designs
KRCR: Search team rescues nine people stuck in the snow in Glenn County
KRCR: Plane crash-lands at Red Bluff Airport, pilot uninjured