Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020
NY Times: Masks Work. Really. We’ll Show You How.
Washington Post: A spice boom has left manufacturers scrambling, and packaging materials can’t keep up
Washington Post: Trump rolled back more than 125 environmental safeguards. Here’s how.
Washington Post: The State Department wouldn’t reveal its payments to Mar-a-Lago. Here’s how we found them.
Washington Post: Classic toys are making a comeback during the pandemic
Washington Post: First, coronavirus infections increased. Then, hospitalizations. Now, deaths are on the rise.
Washington Post: White House sidestepped FDA to distribute drug touted by Trump
Washington Post: GOP shifts from challenging rules to preparing to challenge ballots
Washington Post: Yurts, meditation and medication: Getting through election night by tuning it out
Sacramento Bee: Cal Fire chief gave $100,000 contract to wife’s family’s business, audit says
KRCR: Neighbor speaks on PG&E power pole breaking and causing a fire, equipment is to blame
The Guardian: US sets world record for coronavirus cases in 24 hours
The Guardian: 'They give me the willies': scientist who vacuumed murder hornets braces for fight
The Guardian: 'An incredible scar': the harsh toll of Trump's 400-mile wall through national parks
The Guardian: Billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson splashes $250 million in bid to help Trump
Santa Cruz Sentinel: ‘It’s gone to the ground’: Big Basin Water Co. struggles to recover from fire
LA Times: Nearly 100 firefighters battle blaze that engulfs downtown L.A. building
LA Times: Pebble Mine developer promised riches, but expects $1.5-billion subsidy from Alaskans
LA Times: Why does Trump love playing ‘Fortunate Son’ at rallies? John Fogerty has a pretty good theory
LA Times: Sean Connery dead at 90, Scottish actor played James Bond — again and again
San Jose Mercury: California marijuana grower, jail escapee gets life in prison for kidnappings, torture
San Jose Mercury: Seven takeaways from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s talk to Silicon Valley
San Jose Mercury: Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
Press Democrat: Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray
Press Democrat: US deporting lone children from other countries to Mexico
Press Democrat: Sonoma Valley Hospital victim of crippling ransomware attack by cybercriminals
SF Chronicle: Santa Clara County sues San Jose church for 'dangerous conduct' amid pandemic
SF Chronicle: After Trump accuses doctors of profiteering, medical professionals push back
Friday, Oct. 30, 2020
Press Democrat: West county pot grower with more than 1,400 plants pleads guilty to environmental violations
Press Democrat: Healdsburg hospital employee COVID-19 infections increase to 14
CBS News : Deadly 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey and rattles Greek island
The Guardian: Trump's environment agency seems to be at war with the environment, say ex-officials
Washington Post: West Virginia’s surprising boom, and bust, tells the story of Trump’s promise to help the ‘forgotten man’
Washington Post: Coronavirus cases are on the rise in every swing state
KRCR: Scientists find Madagascar chameleon last seen 100 years ago
KRCR: CHP placing all uniformed officers on tactical alert ahead of election
KCRA: More than 90,000 coronavirus cases reported Thursday, marking a new high in the US
SF Chronicle: Walmart pulls guns off shelves as precaution ahead of election
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020
Huffington Post: Trump’s Ballot-Counting Demand Would Disenfranchise Overseas Troops
Rawstory: Trump cancels North Carolina rally after outbreak from last rally — but he blames the wind
NY Times: Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump
National Geographic: Gray wolves taken off U.S. endangered species list in controversial move
Inverse: MICROBIOME STUDY EXPLAINS HOW SUGAR HIJACKS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HEALTH
Vanity Fair: REPORT: JARED KUSHNER AN EVEN BIGGER IDIOT THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
Growth Op: Police seize almost 75,000 marijuana plants in Los Padres National Forest area
NY Times: The Floor of Decency
Washington Post: Trump doesn’t get it. Civil servants shield taxpayers from a politicized government.
Washington Post: How Trump waged war on his own government
The Atlantic: Land Managers Can’t Burn the West Fast Enough