Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020
San Jose Mercury: Coronavirus economy: Mammoth layoffs loom at Pebble Beach, Golden Gate Bridge, hotels
San Jose Mercury: California passes first-in-nation plastics recycling law
SF Chronicle: Virginia governor, wife, test positive for coronavirus
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
NY Times: F.D.A. Requires Stronger Warning Label for Xanax and Similar Drugs
CNN: Mary Trump sues President and his siblings for fraud, calling it the family 'way of life'
AP News: Large US political donor in jail in Lithuania
Open Secrets: Outside spending in 2020 election surpasses $1 billion, on track to break records
KTVU: United Airlines to make rapid COVID-19 tests available to some passengers
KRCR: Redding clean-up project removes 5,600 pounds of trash from illegal encampment
KRCR: Humboldt DA: 2 teens now charged in murder of Hoopa man, 42
KRCR: Those who escaped the fire in Happy Camp ready to be home, or at least see what's left
Politico: ‘It affects virtually nobody’: Trump downplays virus threat to young people
Politico: ‘She’s been groomed for this moment’: Amy Barrett’s Supreme Court preparation began early
American Independent: McConnell is blocking 400 bills Americans want — but he's rushing a Supreme Court pick
NY Times: Trump Says He Will ‘Always’ Protect Those With Pre-Existing Conditions. He Hasn’t.
NY Times: Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in China’s Xinjiang Region
NY Times: China Has a New Plan to Tame Tibet
Washington Post: What else should Chris Wallace ask at the debate?
Washington Post: Nearly 500 former senior military, civilian leaders signal support for Biden
CNN: NASA admin warns ISS space junk problem is getting worse after 3 near collisions
NBC News: Secret, powerful panels will pick Covid-19 vaccine winners
CNN: Trump claims White House can overrule FDA's attempt to toughen guidelines for coronavirus vaccine
The Guardian: A 12-story pig farm: has China found the way to tackle animal disease?
NBC: The story of how Trump chose children over country — and the men who tried to stop him
National Geographic: The science connecting wildfires to climate change
Vox: Chief Justice Roberts’s lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained
USA Today: Joe Biden endorsed, Trump excoriated by nearly 500 retired top military, national security officials
Huffington Post: A Secret Recording Of Mining Executives Is Shaking Up The Alaska Senate Race
SF Chronicle: 'A eureka moment': The Airbnb for private California swimming pools is booming
The Oregonian: Smoke from California wildfires may have killed more than 1,000 people
Seattle Times: Airports deploy 30-minute virus tests to unlock travel
Seattle Times: China is building vast new detention centers for Muslims in Xinjiang
Seattle Times: New study determines ‘aggressive efforts’ needed to prevent spread of Asian giant hornet in Washington
LA Times: College openings fueled 3,000 COVID-19 cases per day, researchers say
LA Times: Notes of smoke and ash: Wine grapes tainted by West Coast fires
LA Times: Young adults are now the largest group of Americans getting COVID-19, CDC says
LA Times: Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor
KRCR: Stockton spoken-word artist Brandon Leake wins ‘American’s Got Talent’
KCRA: City of Sacramento sues owners of crime-ridden shopping center
San Jose Mercury: Bobcat fire containment more than doubles; federal investigators look at utility equipment as cause
San Jose Mercury: 100 firefighters from Mexico arrive to help battle Castle fire in Tulare County
San Jose Mercury: California man acquitted of gang killing is shot, girlfriend killed minutes after being freed
Sacramento Bee: Can I keep my gas-powered car? What you need to know about Newsom’s climate change order
Redding Searchlight: Coronavirus updates: New single-day high in Shasta County cases
Press Democrat: PAUL TONG / Tribune Content Agency PD Editorial: Prop 16 will help level the playing field in California
Press Democrat: Sonoma County lags in meeting state coronavirus metrics to reopen
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020
Mt. Shasta News: Stienstra’s new book debuts at No. 1 on Amazon travel: “52 Weekend Adventures in Northern California”
Trinity Journal: Hayfork man arrested for illegal burns, threatening firefighters last week