Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, Nov. 30, 2020
NY Times: Wildfire Smoke Is Poisoning California’s Kids. Some Pay a Higher Price.
NY Times: California’s Governor Warns of ‘Drastic Action’ as Hospitals Near Crisis
Press Democrat: Construction to start soon on 1st of more than 200 housing units at former Healdsburg lumber mill
Press Democrat: California virus hospitalizations up 89% over 14 days, may spur more stay-home orders
Sacramento Bee: California considers strict stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 cases projected to exceed ICU capacity
Sacramento Bee: Suspect arrested in Arden Fair mall shooting that killed 2, Sacramento police say
The Hill: Leaked documents show China mishandled early COVID-19 pandemic: report
The Hill: US more than doubles highest number of monthly COVID-19 cases
Press Democrat: $40 million grant to cover final segment in Hwy 101 widening project in Sonoma, Marin counties
AP News: Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
AP News: ‘Mercenary’ donor sold access for millions in foreign money
LA Times: Essential California: COVID-19 hospitalizations soar
LA Times: L.A. County’s new stay-home order is the strictest in California. Here’s how it works
LA Times: Moderna to ask FDA to OK emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine
LA Times: As mysteriously as it appeared, silver monolith vanishes from Utah desert
Politico: Why the next Congress is unlikely to legalize marijuana
Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020
WBAY: State reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases Saturday, positivity rate passes 50%
The Guardian: Mystery metal monolith vanishes from Utah desert
True Jersey: U.S. House to vote on ending federal ban on marijuana
The Guardian: Iranian nuclear chief's body prepared for burial as anger focuses on Israel and US
NPR: Fauci Warns Of 'Surge Upon Surge' As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Yet Another High
USA Today: Make America incompetent again? Trump wants to ruin our merit-based federal jobs system.
Las Vegas Sun: Driven by compassion for homeless, rescuers venture into tunnels of Las Vegas
The Hill: EPA's scientific integrity in question over science rule
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020
Medium: Why Everyone’s Suddenly Hoarding Mason Jars
Washington Post: A Geneticist’s Dilemma: DNA sampling from Native Americans
Washington Post: Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from reapportionment arrives at Supreme Court
The Guardian: Arizona prison guards use teargas and pepper-spray after inmate unrest
The Guardian: ‘Why did it take nine hours to go 130 miles in our new electric Porsche?’
The Guardian: Trump supporter who gave $2.5m to fight election fraud wants money back
The Guardian: Scores of worker Covid deaths not reported amid US regulator's lenient approach
SF Chronicle: Girl, 4, Drowns At Marin County Beach
SF Chronicle: Coronavirus outbreak reported after a California youth basketball tournament violated health orders
KTLA: New leader of California’s troubled recycling agency is eyeing overhaul of deposit-refund system
LA Times: One San Diego ZIP Code averages 30 new coronavirus cases daily
LA Times: Coronavirus hospitalizations worsen in California, raising new alarms
LA Times: Gunned-down Iranian nuclear scientist was an Israeli target for years
LA Times: Texas tackles wild hogs with high-stakes hunts
Friday, Nov. 27, 2020
San Jose Mercury: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band reignites cultural burning
San Jose Mercury: Caltrans is back picking up trash, and the homeless are helping in San Jose
KRCR: Registered arsonist arrested after starting a fire in Redding
LA Times: Lawmakers throw pig organs on Taiwan parliament floor over U.S. pork and beef import policy
LA Times: Black asylum seekers say Trump administration is ramping up deportations by force and fraud
LA Times: Along the crumbling Sonoma coast, an ambitious project paves the way for ‘managed retreat’
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020
The Oregonian: Mayo Clinic rolls out new drug treatment that must be given within 10 days of COVID-19 symptoms
The Oregonian: Multiple Oregon elected officials face backlash for tropical vacations during COVID-19 surge
The Oregonian: November officially Oregon’s deadliest month of coronavirus pandemic as state reports 20 more fatalities, 1,189 cases
AP News: High court blocks NY coronavirus limits on houses of worship
Politico: Bruce Boynton, civil rights pioneer who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83