Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
KTLA: ‘Under the rug:’ Sexual misconduct shakes FBI’s senior ranks
KRCR: Over 11 lbs. of drugs seized from Redding home with help from K9
LA Times: Man who was serving 90-year marijuana sentence is released from Florida prison
Cal Matters: New bill pushes California to stock, distribute masks to farmworkers during wildfires
LA Times: San Francisco could run out of ICU beds in 17 days if coronavirus infection rate continues
LA Times: Dying Californians suffer harm and neglect from an industry meant to comfort them
LA Times: Here’s how California plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in coming weeks
San Jose Mercury: California cities use ‘bait bikes’ to catch thieves
SF Chronicle: What we know about Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell and the suspected Chinese spy
Modesto Bee: Learn how Modesto-area volunteers have adopted foster care model to help the homeless
Fresno Bee: Fresno High will remove Native American mascot image criticized as ‘racist’
Fresno Bee: Yes, Amazon founder, CEO Jeff Bezos gave Fresno $5 million. Here’s what happened
SF Chronicle: 'Situation is dire': 1 in 5 testing positive for COVID in Sutter County
SF Chronicle: Tahoe region will be placed under stay-at-home order Thursday night, health officials say
NY Post: Libraries across Japan installing machines that sterilize books with UV light
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
Politico: Pennsylvania governor tests positive for Covid
Politico: Black farmers, civil rights advocates seething over Vilsack pick
San Jose Mercury: Federal government, 48 states bring antitrust action against Facebook
Idaho Statesman: Police: 3 arrest warrants issued, others may follow after COVID protests at Boise homes
Idaho Statesman: Idaho Anne Frank Memorial vandalized with Nazi stickers; Boise police investigating
Mother Jones: Colorado Has Officially Decided to Reintroduce Wolves to the State
The Intercept: CARIBBEAN ISLANDERS: “ENVIRONMENTALIST” BILLIONAIRE BUILDING RESORT ON PROTECTED WETLANDS
Washington Post: U.S., states sue Facebook as an illegal monopoly, setting stage for potential breakup
CBS News : Explosion at West Virginia plant injures 4 people, prompts shelter-in-place order
Politico: On his way out of office, Trump appoints Conway, Chao to government positions
Huffington Post: ‘Corruption In Real Time’: Rep. Katie Porter Shreds McConnell For Stymying Stimulus Bill
The Guardian: Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried
The Guardian: Elon Musk says he has moved from California to Texas
The Guardian: US Army fires Fort Hood officers and orders policy shift following 25 deaths
Vice: The Inventor Who Designed a Sustainable, Composting Coffin
The Atlantic: The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Quarantining
Digg: Guy Reveals How He Pulled Off Building The Monoliths Seen All Around The World
Washington Post: The world’s rich need to cut their carbon footprint by a factor of 30 to slow climate change, U.N. warns
Washington Post: State, federal authorities expected to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday
NY Times: How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees
NY Times: New York’s $226 Billion Pension Fund Is Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks
NY Times: Trump Administration Is Planting Loyalists in Biden Transition Meetings
NY Times: As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening
The Hill: First signs of Thanksgiving COVID-19 wave emerge
The Hill: More voters say pardons for Trump's family would be inappropriate: poll
The Hill: US dependence on China for rare earth minerals is a disaster waiting to happen
The Oregonian: Great white shark likely snatched Oregon surfer off his board in weekend attack, expert says
AP News: Legal panel: Free Minneapolis man jailed for life as teen
KTLA: Shark attack halts Hawaii surf contest
KTLA: L.A. restaurants win court battle over closures; judge says county didn’t prove danger to public
NPR: Top Cyber Firm, FireEye, Says It's Been Hacked By A Foreign Govt.
NPR: Trump Team Proposes A Rule That Could Stall Biden's Health Care Agenda
KRCR: Mass. tribes dispute reservation where a $1B casino is planned
KRCR: State fire insurance rates increasing, forcing some customers to pay up or move out
LA Times: End-of-life care has boomed in California. So has fraud targeting older Americans