Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
The Guardian: Covid outbreak exposes dire conditions at Guatemala factory making US brands
LA Times: Serious breakdown in California systems cause inaccurate coronavirus numbers
Rolling Stone: Trump Collapses Under Pressure of Extremely Basic Follow-Up Questions About COVID-19
Washington Post: Schumer’s overblown attack on GOP proposal for medical malpractice lawsuits
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020
The Guardian: To understand how rich billionaires really are, use this calculator
USA Today: Trump administration overspent on ventilators by as much as $500 million, Democrats' report says
NY Times: Enjoy Those Vegetables, but Don’t Forget to Save Some Seeds
Washington Post: Six states form testing coalition in absence of federal strategy
Washington Post: Instagram’s new copycat video tool will have TikTok reeling
Washington Post: President’s son Donald Jr. on Twitter calls for blocking Alaska mine in sensitive fishing area
Washington Post: State Department watchdog resigns in another shake-up at IG’s office
The Hill: Ted Cruz bashes Oprah for 'lecture' on race: 'What utter, racist BS'
Fox News: Tropical Storm Isaias caused 147 mph wind gust atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire
CNN: Second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school in Georgia
Politico: The pandemic is eating away at the illicit marijuana market
Politico: Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on 0.
San Jose Mercury: Video: Swimming with dolphins in shallow water off California coast
Trinity Journal: Smoke, choppers fill the air Red Salmon Complex fire smoke lingers over Trinity
The Oregonian: US lawmakers hear from man pushed into unmarked van by feds and Navy vet repeatedly struck with batons during Portland protests
Sacramento Bee: Trump stumbles to properly pronounce Yosemite. Is that a common mistake?
The Guardian: Aerial footage captures scale of destruction from Beirut explosion – video
The Guardian: US parks in minority neighborhoods half the size of those in white areas
KCRA: Glitch causes California COVID-19 cases to be under reported
LA Times: Inside ‘Immigration Nation,’ the Netflix docuseries ICE didn’t want you to see
LA Times: Trump signs $3-billion-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks
LA Times: COVID-19 strikes Washington state farmworkers and swamps rural hospitals
LA Times: Drug users delivering stillbirths could face murder rap if this California case advances
LA Times: California’s coronavirus test result data may be flawed, top health official says
Press Democrat: Deadly deer disease found in Northern California. Officials say there’s an easy way to help
SF Chronicle: Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020
Washington Post: Renters and experts brace for an ‘unprecedented’ eviction wave as federal relief bill stalls
KRCR: Suspect on the loose is armed and dangerous after shooting at Red Bluff FoodMaxx
KRCR: Redding arsonist arrested after admitting to starting fire while high on meth
NY Times: "Like a Horror Movie:" A Small Border Hospital Battles the Coronavirus
Texas Tribune: Federal agents are expelling asylum seekers as young as 8 months from the border, citing COVID-19 risks
Washington Post: Why Trump’s complacency about Putin is a problem — whatever his motives
Miami Herald: Trump says Epstein was never a Mar-a-Lago member. He was. New book tells what got him exiled
You Tube: This Full, Uncut Axios Interview Of Trump Is So Surreal That It Feels Like An SNL Sketch
The Verge: Honda recalls 608,000 vehicles for faulty software
Ohio State: Baby boomers show concerning decline in cognitive functioning
BBC: Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured, health minister says
Washington Post: Michigan ballots tangled in mail delays in advance of Tuesday primary
Washington Post: Axios Interview: Trump actually doesn’t appear to understand how bad the pandemic is
NY Post: Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100
The Oregonian: 25 campers and staff test positive for COVID-19 in Oregon’s first large summer camp outbreak
Cal Matters: Tracking coronavirus hospitalizations in California by county
San Jose Mercury: Humboldt non profit documents lack of scrutiny in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women
San Jose Mercury: San Jose teachers must return to the classroom despite safety concerns
Sacramento Bee: California’s COVID-19 positive test rate declines. Did closing bars and malls work?
Sacramento Bee: Swimmer dies after getting pinned against a boulder by river current, CA officials say