Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Sept. 18, 2020
The Guardian: 'He’s paying attention to people like us': Trump’s messages resonate in Wisconsin
San Jose Mercury: Reward climbs past $500,000 for tips leading to suspect who shot 2 LA County deputies
Press Democrat: Coronavirus outbreaks hit 13 Sonoma County child care centers
The Oregonian: U.S. attorney general pushes prosecutors across nation to charge protesters in federal court
The Oregonian: Multnomah County chair calls for investigation of sheriff’s staff interaction with vigilantes
LA Times: FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization
LA Times: Firefighter killed battling wildfire sparked by gender-reveal party pyrotechnics
LA Times: DIY air filters can be safe, simple and inexpensive. Here’s how to make one
SF Chronicle: U.S. curbs use of WeChat and TikTok, citing national security
SF Chronicle: 'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020
SF Chronicle: CDC testing guidance was published against scientists' objections
NY Times: Krugman: What Is It With Trump and Face Masks?
NY Times: Martha Stewart, Blissed Out on CBD, Is Doing Just Fine
The Guardian: Chinese fishing armada plundered waters around Galápagos, data shows
The Guardian: Mining: 'Unfathomable destruction': thousands of rare wildflowers wiped out in Nevada
Daily Beast: This New COVID-19 Therapy Could Keep Pace with an Evolving Threat
Mt. Shasta News: He survived an Oregon wildfire by perching on a rock in a river, fending off embers with a chair
CNN: FBI director Wray says Russia is actively interfering in 2020 election to 'denigrate' Biden
SF Chronicle: What 'eerie' wildfire smoke is doing to Lake Tahoe
Del Norte Triplicate: Council discussion heats over beach fire ban
KRCR: Eureka woman charged with shooting, killing son released from custody under supervision
KRCR: Chico business starts the first and only west coast supply chain for face masks
Seattle Times: Barr told prosecutors to consider sedition charges for protest violence, asked about charging Seattle mayor
Seattle Times: Seattle is in smoke. What’s happening to the birds?
LA Times: Trump rebukes CDC chief for his cautions on a coronavirus vaccine and masks
Sacramento Bee: Over 850 inmates at Folsom Prison have caught COVID-19, most of them in past 2 weeks
Sacramento Bee: North Complex is now fifth-deadliest, sixth-largest wildfire in California history
San Jose Mercury: ‘It works.’ Groundbreaking data proves success of Santa Clara County homeless housing program
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020
NY Times: Is Your State Doing Enough Coronavirus Testing?
ABC News: White House offered tests to Big Ten to resume football: Sources
SF Chronicle: After 86 days at sea, SF rower arrives in Hawaii
SF Chronicle: ‘The fires are coming for you’: Some Californians find Oregon no longer an escape
LA Times: Trump fuels spread of doctored Biden video, tweeting it twice
Washington Post: Barr accuses Justice Department of headhunting and meddling with politics
Rawstory: AG Barr says Black Lives Matter Doesn't Care About Black Lives
Reuters: Twenty-nine German police suspended for sharing pictures of Hitler
Vice: Gravediggers Speak Out About Horrifying Conditions
Pro Publica: Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration
NY Times: He Invented the Rubik’s Cube. He’s Still Learning From It.
NY Times: Blazes Scorch Habitats for Endangered Species
BBC: Mass deaths of migratory birds reported in New Mexico
NBC News: Top HHS official takes leave of absence after Facebook rant about CDC conspiracies
Modesto Bee: Foster Farms COVID-19 deaths among worst work-related outbreaks in California, official says
Trinity Journal: Ambulance service's survival may depend on election
The Guardian: The Truffle Hunters review – strange and charming ode to rare dogs
The Guardian: Here in fire-stricken Oregon, an old way of life is gone
KCRA: Woman used underwear, gasoline and lighter to start Yuba County fire
KTLA: Amazon kicks off career fair Wednesday, set to fill 33K remote jobs averaging $150K
KTLA: L.A. among 2 dozen U.S. cities with plans to launch guaranteed income programs
KTLA: East L.A. housing complex being built for low-income veterans ravaged by fire; juvenile detained