Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, July 27, 2020
Washington Post: 2020 is the summer of booming home sales — and evictions
Washington Post: At 88, he is a historical rarity — the living son of a slave
Washington Post: A top HHS aide’s last job was ‘Labradoodle breeder.’ He’s one of many unqualified appointees.
Washington Post: About 4,000 federal employees say they contracted the coronavirus at work — and 60 have died
NY Times: Moderna and N.I.H. Begin Vaccine Trial With 30,000 Americans
NY Times: Cities in Bind as Turmoil Spreads Far Beyond Portland
NY Daily News: Hilton cancels ICE reservations after learning they were for detained kids
NY Post: 17 Jersey Shore lifeguards test positive for coronavirus after partying
The Guardian: Millions of animals trafficked from the Amazon annually - report
The Guardian: Vietnam: 80,000 tourists evacuated amid new virus cases
The Guardian: 'The whole church has got it, just about': dozens with Covid-19 after Alabama Baptist revival
The Guardian: 'These are his people': inside the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to Portland
CNBC: Gold prices could top $2,000 this year, analysts predict
CBS News : Mountain rescue crew carry Saint Bernard off England's highest peak
Daily Beast: John Oliver Exposes Sean Hannity’s Lies About Portland Protesters
NY Times: Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time.
NY Times: A Rare Look Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Draws Legal Threats
Seattle Times: Farmworker death draws state scrutiny in Okanogan County, where COVID-19 cases are spiking
Press Democrat: AC Marriott Hotel to open in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square in August
LA Times: Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse, smash windows
LA Times: Outdoor religious gatherings draw warnings and rebukes from health officials
KCRA: Yuba River 'loved to death' by visitors amid COVID cabin fever
Sunday, July 26, 2020
KTVU: Investigators determine food smoker to blame for Sonoma County house fire that caused major damage
KRCR: One dead, one in custody after shooting on Cedar Street in Chico
SF Chronicle: California public health officials battle a water park that won't close
WMC: Mayhem ensues after 300-400 of teens dropped off at golf center too full to let them in
Newsweek: Texas Attorney 'Violently' Forced Out of Hotel While Trying to Help Detained Kids
Environmental Health News: Forty years ago, Jimmy Carter's Global 2000 report sounded dire warnings about our environment
Houston Chronicle: Anti-Trump Republicans could play a decisive role in 2020 election in Texas
Washington Post: As Trump rages, open defiance of him is mounting. Here are 7 examples.
ABC News: Courthouse set on fire during protest in California
The Guardian: How one hour of slow breathing changed my life
The Guardian: Why a generation is choosing to be child-free
The Hill: Hawaii avoided a coronavirus spike – but its tourist economy is shattered
Washington Post: Baleen whales may be changing their travels because of warming climate
Washington Post: Leaf-blower wars: How Portland protesters are fighting back against tear gas
The Guardian: 'Major' breakthrough in Covid-19 drug makes UK professors millionaires
Washington Post: The child-care crisis punishes women in health care. Without schools, they'll quit.
Reuters: Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured
Cal Matters: The struggle to enter California’s cannabis market: ‘So much heartache, so much pain’
Cal Matters: COVID contact tracers: Inside the work of California’s disease detectives
Press Democrat: Child care system in Sonoma County ’on the brink of collapse’
KTLA: Violent clashes break out between police and protesters in downtown Los Angeles
KTLA: 76% of new coronavirus cases in L.A. County are among people under 50
The Oregonian: Portland protesters topple fence at federal courthouse, agents deploy tear gas, riot declared
Portland Tribune: DOJ: Feds to remain in Portland until protests stay peaceful
Willamette Week: Federal Police Buy 1,000 Pairs of Sunglasses to Protect Officers From Protesters’ Lasers
San Jose Mercury: Video shows San Jose police officer kick and drag a woman in a McDonald’s parking lot
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz boardwalk announces 106 full-time layoffs