Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
KTLA: Dodger Stadium mass COVID-19 vaccination site temporarily shuts down after protesters block entrance
LA Times: UC’s record-smashing applications put long-held diversity goals within reach
LA Times: 13 young Guatemalans who left for a better future were slain in Mexico, families say
AP News: Biden environmental challenge: Filling vacant scientist jobs
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021
LA Times: Crew of visiting Navy ship quarantining in San Diego hotels after coronavirus outbreak
NY Post: 21 FDNY firefighters injured while battling NYC blaze
LA Times: Dodger Stadium’s COVID-19 vaccination site shut down after protesters gather at entrance
AP News: Famous private eye Jack Palladino gravely injured in robbery
Huffington Post: Rudy Giuliani’s Latest Conspiracy Theory Too Much Even For Steve Bannon
Time: The Inside Story of How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace
NPR: Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Using A UV Light To Disinfect Stuff. Is That A Good Idea?
NPR: In Philadelphia, A Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Startup Led By 22-Year-Old
NY Times: Opinion: How Many Americans Are Homeless? No One Knows
NY Times: You Tube: The Joy of Watching Other People Clean
NY Times: Opinion: It’s Time for Police to Stop Lying to Suspects
NY Times: UC Davis Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus
LA Times: COVID test on the fly? Oakland is the first airport in the country to offer it from vending machines
Washington Post: Can the cannabis industry be an agent of social justice? Or is it just another big business?
Washington Post: Applications surge after big-name colleges suspend SAT and ACT criteria
Washington Post: ‘Is this really happening right now?’: A 10-year-old cashes in his GameStop shares
MSN News: Arctic seals experiencing dramatic weight loss as temperatures rise
Washington Post: Ukraine stayed quiet during Trump-era pressures. Now it’s sharing some Giuliani tales.
The Hill: Biden makes shift from Trump on science
The Hill: Trump runs out the clock on lawsuits to avoid accountability
The Hill: Palm Beach reviewing Trump's residency at Mar-a-Lago
The Hill: CDC mandates masks for planes and other public transportation
The Guardian: Skagit River: Opposition rises to Canadian mining plan that poses risk across US border
The Guardian: ‘Immunological unicorn’: the Australian lab growing coronavirus – and its startling discovery
The Guardian: Dizzying pace of Biden's climate action sounds death knell for era of denialism
Seattle Times: USDA expands Pandemic EBT food benefits to children 0-6, makes aid retroactive
Seattle Times: Late-night freezer failure in Seattle sends hundreds scrambling to get a fast-expiring COVID-19 vaccine
The Oregonian: We’re stuck at home, toiling away. So, it makes sense that sea shanties are going mainstream
The Oregonian: ‘California’ COVID-19 variant detected in multiple Oregon counties, U.K. variant pops up in Bend
Modesto Bee: She falsely speculated that space lasers caused the Camp Fire. Now she’s a congresswoman.
Mt. Shasta News: National Guard Bureau chief describes inauguration, insurrection, growing up in Happy Camp
Mt. Shasta News: Wolves in California: Siskiyou has a new pair
Mt. Shasta News: Company hired to restore area after Klamath dam removal
Sacramento Bee: PG&E settlement fund $1 billion short for California wildfire victims, trust’s leader warns
LA Times: Judge blocks Trump rule to limit health studies used for EPA regulations
LA Times: Progress made on wildlife corridor connecting O.C. coast with Cleveland National Forest
LA Times: Latino COVID-19 deaths hit ‘horrifying’ levels, up 1,000% since November in L.A. County
LA Times: New clinical trials raise fears the coronavirus is learning how to resist vaccines
KTLA: Collapsed stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur will cost millions to repair, officials say
KTLA: Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot can prevent COVID-19, but not as well as some 2-shot rivals
KTLA: Mammoth receives about 9 feet of snow as ‘superstorm’ wallops Sierra