Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020
Canada TV: Lobster catch destroyed, vehicle burned as tension rises over Indigenous fishery in Nova Scotia
Canada TV: Alarm at sky-high COVID-19 levels in Ottawa's sewage
You Tube: FSO Nabarima with 60,000,000 gallons of oil aboard is currently sinking in the Caribbean Sea
CNN: Trump signs law designating 9-8-8 as universal number for national suicide hotline starting in 2022
KHOU: Houston arson investigator killed in shootout; suspect also dead
The Guardian: New Trump golf course provokes fury in Scotland
The Guardian: Eel effects: fears after release of exotic species into New York lake
Buzz Feed: A White Supremacist Admitted To Trying To Blow Up A Synagogue
The Verge: Oracle founder donated $250,000 to Graham PAC in final days of TikTok deal 29
Reuters: Global coronavirus rise by one-day record of 400,000
Bloomberg: ‘Lock Up the Bidens,’ Trump Says at Georgia Campaign Rally
NY Times: There’s a Word for Why We Wear Masks, and Liberals Should Say It
NY Times: Rethinking What Retirement Means
The Hill: Pelosi defends not speaking to Trump for an entire year
NY Times: A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy
NY Times: How to Actually Make America Great
Washington Post: The truth behind the Hunter Biden non-scandal
KGW: COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surging in Oregon
Huffington Post: Anatomy Of A Smear: Questions Surrounding The New York Post’s Hunter Biden Story
Huffington Post: Former Trump Exec Alleges Yet More Examples Of His Early Racism In New Book Excerpt
Huffington Post: Paid Sick Leave Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Cases, Study Finds
The Guardian: 'It's all fake': Trump's manufacturing jobs promises ring hollow in midwest
The Guardian: Italy's olive oil production drops by a quarter as 'tree leprosy' takes toll
The Guardian: 'She represents the past': a Senate hug symbolizes California's Dianne Feinstein fatigue
Medford Mail Tribune: Outbreak at Medford church linked to 18 COVID-19 cases
KATU: Measure 109 supporters view psilocybin as lifesaving treatment, opponents are not so sure
The Oregonian: If Oregonians don’t change their ways fast, new projections shows COVID-19 skyrocketing
The Oregonian: 5-year-old boy gets lifetime zoo pass for help recapturing stolen ring-tailed lemur
Reuters: Citadel Securities sues SEC over approval of new stock-order type
Reuters: Dying Inside: The Hidden Crisis in America’s Jails
Yahoo News: 21 white supremacist gang members, associates busted in massive drug trafficking sting in Utah
MSN News: White House Opposes Expanded Virus Testing, Complicating Stimulus Talks
MSN News: A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy
Trinity Journal: Smith Pit Tailings mine in Junction City has neighbors complaining
KRCR: Body found floating in Sacramento River in Redding
Press Democrat: New California law gives regional title for marijuana branding
Press Democrat: Can Santa Rosa add 7,000 downtown homes by 2040?
KCRA: Bearly Wild: Bears look for food in middle of populated South Lake Tahoe
KCRA: Rocklin business owners charged with laundering over $1M in drug money
San Jose Mercury: Man charged in marijuana theft related fatal beating
San Jose Mercury: Exclusive: Kaiser cited for failing to treat COVID-19 as airborne
SF Chronicle: Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SF Chronicle: Washoe Tribe should rename Tahoe resort, petition demands
SF Chronicle: Katie Porter joins chorus of Dianne Feinstein critics following Barrett hearings
SF Chronicle: Police ID suspect in theft of Maki the lemur from the San Francisco Zoo
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020
The Hill: US chemical industry overreaches by invoking USMCA
Washington Post: Abortion rights group calls for ouster of Sen.Feinstein from top Democratic post on Judiciary Committee
WTSP: Law enforcement looking for vandals who slashed iconic cacti at Saguaro National Park
Sierra Sun Times: With Fire Threatening, National Parks Turn to UC Merced for Help Preserving History
NY Times: Editorial: End Our National Crisis