Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
Press Democrat: United Airlines suspends service at Sonoma County airport
CBS News : Bay Area Bowlers See Bleak Future For Bowling Alleys Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
NBC News: Chris Christie says he was in ICU for 7 days battling Covid-19, urges Americans to wear masks
SF Chronicle: Teen on family trip spread the coronavirus to 11 relatives across 4 states after a negative test, CDC says
Fox News: British artist creates a Human Atlas of Detroit residents
Reuters: Japan has decided to release Fukushima contaminated water into sea - reports
BBC: Boy, 12, discovers rare dinosaur skeleton
AP News: C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack
Business Insider: Federal judge accuses Trump administration lawyers of 'straight up dishonesty' in case over COVID-19 outbreak among detained immigrants
The Hill: Justice Dept. charges Texas billionaire with biggest tax fraud case in US history
KTLA: Trump administration rejects California’s request for wildfire relief funds
NY Times: Slamming Trump, G.O.P. Senator Warns of a ‘Republican Blood Bath’
The Hill: Environmentalists sound alarm over Barrett's climate change comments
The Guardian: California: over 50,000 without power amid extreme wildfire risk
Washington Post: Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop: An explainer
Politico: Fourth Time: Another pro-Trump ad uses footage from Russia
Mother Jones: Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It’s a Big Test for the Media.
American Independent: Lindsey Graham begs for campaign cash while at US Capitol — which is illegal
NY Times: A $52,112 Air Ambulance Ride: Coronavirus Patients Battle Surprise Bills
Bloomberg: Tax Burden Equal to 70% Rate Crushes Americans Unable to Pay It
Law & Crime: ‘Legally Unenforceable’: Legal Experts Skewer DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Former Melania Trump Advisor Over Tell-All Book
Law & Crime: DOJ Admits to Federal Court That Trump Lied to His Supporters on Twitter About Declassifying All Russia Docs
NY Times: How Quickly Will Your Absentee Vote Be Counted? A State-by-State Timeline
The Guardian: Greener play areas boost children’s immune systems, research finds
Huffington Post: Christian Group Hits Trump: ‘The Days Of Using Our Faith For Your Benefit Are Over’
Huffington Post: Amy Coney Barrett Refuses To Say If Climate Change Is Real
Huffington Post: Anthony Fauci Urges Americans To Reconsider Thanksgiving Gatherings Amid Pandemic
Reuters: Imported tortillas? Big Mexican farmers fear cuts will hit harvests
NY Times: The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Become an Inferno
NY Times: How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation
NY Times: With Barrett Nomination, a D.C. Conservative Power Couple Nears Its Dream
NY Times: For 200 Years Courts Upheld Rules to Protect Americans’ Health. Until Now.
NY Times: As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration’s Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off
Washington Post: Coalition of prosecutors, attorneys general across U.S. vows not to enforce antiabortion laws
Washington Post: While the Atlantic has raged with storminess, the Pacific has been strangely quiet
Washington Post: Three weeks before Election Day, Trump allies go after Hunter — and Joe — Biden
Politico: Millions of workers face jobless benefits cliff with lifeline set to expire
Politico: ActBlue’s stunning third quarter: $1.5 billion in donations
Politico: Sonny Perdue faces ethics questions over his business holdings
Politico: 'He’s getting a bit desperate': Trump tramples government boundaries as election nears
The Guardian: Stuck at home, I discovered the joy of identifying trees
The Guardian: 'Solastalgia': Arctic inhabitants overwhelmed by new form of climate grief
The Guardian: Third of newborns with Covid infected before or during birth – study
The Guardian: Private firms provide software and information to police, documents show
NY Post: Cameron Peak Fire becomes largest in Colorado’s history
NY Post: ‘Dead and Gone’ exposes grisly dark side of Grateful Dead fandom
The Oregonian: COVID-19 outbreak hits nearly 60 Klamath Falls seasonal harvest workers
The Oregonian: U.S.-Canada border will remain closed until COVID-19 cases drop in U.S., says Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau
The Oregonian: Ammon Bundy and allies build dangerous network of militia members, report says
The Oregonian: Postal Service says it will reverse all changes it has made, prioritize election mail