Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, March 8, 2021
Washington Post: Biden’s wooing both labor and environmentalists on climate change. Oil pipelines may drive them apart.
Washington Post: How nature can help solve our infrastructure crisis amid extreme weather, climate change
Washington Post: Boarded up and lined with barbed wire, Minneapolis braces for murder trial in George Floyd’s death
Press Democrat: Plan to allow thousands of California oil wells faces vote
Press Democrat: Lake County tops statewide list of overdose death rates, report shows
Press Democrat: Sunday warmth yields to cold front that could linger until Thursday
SF Chronicle: Satellite images show kelp forest off Northern California almost gone
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Vox: The next frontier for animal welfare: Fish
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Dallas Morning News: Dallas FBI boss: Domestic terrorism has evolved and is a major threat in North Texas
The Guardian: Senate passes $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill, overcoming Republican opposition
USA Today: Migrant children are still being temporarily separated from relatives under Biden administration
Politico: Senate poised to pass $1.9 trillion Covid aid bill
Politico: Biden’s FDA looks to tackle heavy metals in baby food
The Oregonian: A man vandalized ‘America’s Stonehenge’ with a QAnon motto. Police found him because he signed the graffiti with his Twitter handle
The Oregonian: Man suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of Legos from Tigard shop
The Oregonian: Cliffside homes on Oregon coast threatened by seawall collapse
KRCR: LAX flight returns to Redding airport for the first time in almost a year
Washington Post: If you’re upset about Hunter Biden, Elaine Chao should send you into fits of rage
Washington Post: Biden administration rushes to accommodate border surge, with few signs of plans to contain it
NY Times: F.B.I. Finds Contact Between Proud Boys Member and Trump Associate Before Riot
NY Times: ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping
NY Times: Democrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track
NY Times: In Iceland, 18,000 Earthquakes Over Days Signal Possible Eruption on the Horizon
Mashable: How To Stop Your Smart TV From Spying On You
The Atlantic: Stockton’s Basic-Income Experiment Pays Off
The Atlantic: There’s No Real Reason to Eat 3 Meals a Day
The Guardian: Mail-in voting did not swell turnout or boost Democrats, study finds
The Guardian: From Pfizer to Moderna: who's making billions from Covid-19 vaccines?
The Guardian: California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says
The Guardian: Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls QAnon followers 'gentle' patriots
LA Times: Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet, says security guard questioned if she lived in her own building
LA Times: Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric hold historic meeting
LA Times: California theme parks and stadiums gear up to open
LA Times: California counties push back on Blue Shield vaccine plan
KTLA: Fresno police bodycam video reveals man cried ‘I can’t breathe’ before he died
NY Times: The C.D.C. links restaurant dining and a lack of mask mandates to the virus’s spread in the U.S.
Press Democrat: Video shows bobcat running across Sonoma Valley property with stolen chicken
SF Chronicle: Humboldt prison guard smuggled drugs for inmates, sheriff alleges
SF Chronicle: Newsom says more Californians need to double mask
SF Chronicle: Study: Californians aren't leaving the state en masse - but they are leaving San Francisco
The Hill: Ex-Trump appointee arrested in Capitol riot complains he won't be able to sleep in jail
The Hill: Senate holds longest vote in history as Democrats scramble to save relief bill
Friday, March 5, 2021
NY Times: Should Your Cocktail Carry a Cancer Warning?
NY Times: Influencers Are the New Televangelists
Washington Post: Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame.
Washington Post: How travel brought two covid variants to the U.S., according to the CDC
Washington Post: How to avoid the toxic kitchen chemicals that could damage your fertility
Washington Post: ‘I…really struggled through this one’: A Republican senator chose history over oil and gas
Huffington Post: After Championing Greener Building Codes, Local Governments Lose Right To Vote
Huffington Post: Top Cuomo Aides Reportedly Altered COVID-19 Data To Lower New York Nursing Home Deaths