Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, July 31, 2020
SF Chronicle: 'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum
KRCR: 'Rebuilding Paradise' to be released online via virtual cinemas
KRCR: Redding Rancheria files lawsuit, says city is 'trying to kill' its casino relocation
Press Democrat: Visitors flock to North Coast campsites
Press Democrat: 400 goats used to clear brush along Highway 101 in Sonoma County
MSN News: Fauci Says Add This to Your Face Mask Now
NY Times: The Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue
NPR: 'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms as Moratorium Ends
CNN: Addicted to the high of weed? Its calmer cousin, CBD, may help ease the disorder, study finds
Business Insider: Kushner's axed coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing that the virus was hitting Democratic states hardest
Vanity Fair: How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”
CNN: 1 Marine dead and 8 others missing after amphibious vehicle accident off California coast
LA Times: Fears grow that releasing thousands of California prisoners will spread COVID-19 into communities
Thursday, July 30, 2020
The Hill: DHS compiled intelligence reports on journalists reporting on protests in Portland: report
NY Times: A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces
LA Times: Evacuations ordered and Highway 39 closed as fire spreads in Angeles National Forest
LA Times: Coronavirus outbreak at USC’s fraternity row leaves at least 40 people infected
Newsmax: Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74
Washington Post: He held a BLM sign in what he called ‘America’s most racist town.’ The result? A viral video of abuse.
NY Times: Kusamono: The softer side of bonsai
Washington Post: House Democrats grill Census director on Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from apportionment
Washington Post: Democrats, Republicans deliver political lashing to Big Tech CEOs
Washington Post: Pandemic kills off a century-old paper plant, and a region reels
NY Times: Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden
NY Times: Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air - Transmission through aerosols matters
Huffington Post: Obama Reportedly To Deliver Eulogy At Rep. John Lewis’s Funeral
KRCR: Suspect in custody following chase from Shasta County to Red Bluff on I-5
CNN: Archaeologists discover the likely source of Stonehenge's giant sarsen stones
NY Times: Feds agree to leave Portland, with conditions
NY Post: MLB investigating ‘massively disruptive’ incident that caused Marlins COVID-19 outbreak
KCRA: Man rescues children from Sacramento River crash after mother shot, killed by suspect
Time: Execution Date Set For Only Native American on Death Row
Sacramento Bee: California’s backlog of unemployment claims will take 2 months to clear, Gov. Newsom says
Sacramento Bee: Warren Buffett controls dams in Northern California. Why Gov. Newsom wants them torn down
Sacramento Bee: With California’s plastic bag ban back in effect, reusable bags are ready for checkout
San Jose Mercury: Trump rescinds Obama-era fair housing rule
LA Times: Editorial: Surprise! A massive tax hike suddenly appears in Sacramento
LA Times: In GOP plan, you can’t sue your employers for giving you COVID — but they can sue you
LA Times: Newsom announces ‘strike team’ for unemployment agency as 1 million await benefits
Press Democrat: Citing fire hazard, police clear half of homeless camp at Santa Rosa park
East Bay Times: Coronavirus: New COVID-19 outbreak reported at Milpitas jail
East Bay Times: Antioch approves more than 1,000 homes on its southern border
SF Chronicle: 'Horrific tragedy' on Sierra reservoir: Lightning kills man on jet ski, burns son
The Guardian: Sir Francis Drake sculpture removed from Larkspur Landing
The Guardian: Rare shark attack in Maine may be linked to marine protection efforts
The Guardian: 'It's like we don't exist': Jaune Quick-to-See Smith on Native American artists
The Guardian: Federal officers to pull out of Portland in a major reversal for Trump administration
The Guardian: California landlords are locking out struggling tenants. A 'tsunami of evictions' may be next