Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, Oct. 19, 2020
LA Times: Coleman fire near Big Sur grows to 500 acres, no structures threatened
You Tube: John Oliver dissects why WHO matters
Boston Globe: Enough about Hunter Biden. What about Ivanka Trump?
Wall St Journal: Opinion: Biden Will Make America Lead Again
Market Watch: The ‘darkest’ period of the coronavirus pandemic is still to come, warns top infectious-disease doctor
Market Watch: Exxon, after Trump’s hypothetical bribery comment: ‘Just so we’re all clear, it never happened’
CNN: Small tsunami generated by magnitude 7.5 earthquake that prompted evacuation orders
KRCR: Woman takes Trump banner off overpass, ensuing argument leads to crash in Glenn Co
KRCR: Major earthquake prompts tsunami warnings in Alaska, no threat to CA
KRCR: Search team rescued hunter missing for more than 24 hours
KRCR: Shasta County takes another step back during COVID
NY Post: Jeffrey Toobin was masturbating in front of New Yorker bigs, report says
KCTV: A California shark lab tagged a record number of sharks off the Southern California coast this year
Fox News: Sweet 16 party leaves 37 infected with COVID-19, nearly 300 quarantined, health officials say
Huffington Post: Trump Blames ‘Fauci And These Idiots’ For His Own Coronavirus Ineptitude
Huffington Post: Tucson Mayor Calls Out Trump Over $80,000 Rally Debt Before New Superspreader Event
NY Daily News: Woman, 73, pushed onto Brooklyn subway tracks during fight with stranger over marijuana smoke
NY Daily News: Jeff Bridges reveals lymphoma diagnosis, says ‘prognosis is good’
Reuters: Trump appears to cut into Biden's lead in Pennsylvania: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Reuters: Montana federal prosecutor warns of dangers of pot legalization ahead of vote
Reuters: U.S. CDC issues 'strong recommendation' for mask mandate on airplanes, trains
Reuters: Trump objects to 'mute' button, but debate will go on
The Oregonian: Jeffrey Toobin suspended by New Yorker after exposing himself in Zoom meeting
The Oregonian: Coronavirus outbreak tied to high school party dashes Oregon district’s plans for in-person instruction
The Oregonian: Commission adopts new rules to mute mics during next presidential debate
The Oregonian: Oregon State Hospital to test all staff members after 3 patients contract coronavirus
NY Times: What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You
San Jose Mercury: Debate organizer to deploy ‘mute button’ in Trump-Biden faceoff
San Jose Mercury: A deadly inferno drove thousands from Santa Cruz Mountains. Why would anyone move back?
The New Yorker: Trump's Labor Secretary is a Wrecking Ball Aimed at Workers
Forbes: Trump Calls Dr. Fauci ‘Disaster,’ Says He Would Fire Him It Weren’t For Negative Press
Reuters: Trump's payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of election
Reuters: Russian hackers attacked 2018 Olympics, 2017 French election: U.S. indictment
LA Times: Smithsonian honors Kobe Bryant’s place in history with display in Washington
LA Times: Trump says people are tired of hearing from Fauci ‘and all these idiots’
NY Times: The Supreme Court’s Test: Preserving Its Legitimacy
Washington Post: Trump’s den of dissent: Inside the White House task force as coronavirus surges
Politico: Fauci: Trump ‘equates wearing a mask with weakness’
Huffington Post: Infectious Disease Expert Michael Osterholm : The ‘Darkest Of The Entire Pandemic’ Has Yet To Come
NBC News: Decades of mismanagement led to choked forests — now it's time to clear them out, fire experts say
The Atlantic: Why People Who Hate Trump Stick With Him
Discover Magazine: Autism’s Gut Connection: Microbes Could Soon Lead to New Treatments
Washington Post: U.S. report: Much of the world’s chocolate supply relies on more than 1 million child workers
Washington Post: The Trump campaign’s bogus claims of a Biden ‘tax hike’ on the middle class
Washington Post: Colorado wildfire erupts amid deepening drought, forcing evacuations in Boulder County
Washington Post: Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed Americans
NY Times: How the Pandemic Is Affecting What Babies and Toddlers Learn
NY Times: ‘If There Were No Hashish Here, You Wouldn’t See a Single House’