Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Redding Searchlight: UPDATE: Shasta County to revoke WaterWorks Park's pool permit for staying open
Sacramento Bee: Noses usually catch COVID-19 first, so keep them covered with face masks, experts say
Sacramento Bee: ‘I’m not willing to die for their profit.’ Yosemite workers worry as eviction moratorium ends
Saturday, July 25, 2020
KTLA: Gunman opens fire during central California house party, injuring 7 people
NY Times: Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated the Violence in Portland
Kansas City Star: KC arrests Barr wrongly cited were made months earlier, led to no new federal charges
Reuters: Canadian drug distributors say no to Trump import plan
USA Today: Opinion: As America tops 4 million COVID cases, the cult of Donald Trump has become a death cult
NY Times: The F.B.I. Pledged to Keep a Source Anonymous. Trump Allies Aided His Unmasking.
NY Times: Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine
NY Times: The Amazon, Giver of Life, Unleashes the Pandemic
The Oregonian: Portland protests draw thousands, intense federal response, gas Friday
Washington Post: How mask fights echo seat belt fights: ‘The right to be splattered all over their windshields’
Washington Post: Spin, deride, attack: How Trump’s handling of Trump University presaged his presidency
Business Insider: Lawmaker in charge of grilling Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook on antitrust owns thousands in stock in those companies
Growth Op: Cannabis terpenes and CBD outperform leading COVID-19 treatment in early trial
NBC News: CDC: One-third of COVID-19 patients who aren't hospitalized have long-term illness
CNN: Hurricane Hanna heads to Texas as two other storms threaten Hawaii and the Caribbean
NY Times: Democrats, Don’t Take the Bait on Trump’s Memory Test
Pew Research: A look at the Americans who believe there is some truth to the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned
ABC News: SF Armenian school vandalized with hateful graffiti
Sacramento Bee: ‘Egregious:’ Officials say California prison COVID-19 testing errors may be fueling outbreak
Sacramento Bee: ‘Hidden gem’ California river spot overwhelmed by visitors’ vehicles, authorities say
LA Times: Need a passport? Is it life or death? About 1.2 million people are ahead of you
LA Times: McNamara: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tear-down of Ted Yoho is the best TV I’ve seen in years
LA Times: California, other states ‘are essentially three New Yorks,’ White House’s Birx says
Press Democrat: Trump administration environmental report allows for massive Alaska gold mine, contradicting Obama report
Press Democrat: Mono County now on California coronavirus watch list tied to restaurants
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa plans to clear sprawling homeless encampment
Press Democrat: ’It’s been gatherings that lead to cases’: Barbecues, birthdays, funerals linked to viral spread
KRCR: Shasta County confirms 15 new COVID-19 cases; new single-day high
KRCR: More firefighters join the battle as Gold Fire increases to 20,000 acres
Redding Searchlight: To wear a mask or not: Do a simple risk-reward calculation
Medford Mail Tribune: History hunting: Ashland couple has unusual hobby
Medford Mail Tribune: Senior loneliness described as epidemic
KCRA: COVID-19 map of California: Latest coronavirus cases by county
The Guardian: Coronavirus US live: cases soar as Sinclair TV stations to air Fauci conspiracy theory
The Guardian: Biden plots $2tn green revolution but faces wind and solar backlash
The Guardian: 'That’s an illegal order': veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland
Friday, July 24, 2020
Pro Publica: The Eviction Ban Worked, but It’s Almost Over. Some Landlords Are Getting Ready.
Arizona Central: Arson suspected in overnight fire at Arizona Democratic Party headquarters in Phoenix
Redding Searchlight: Shasta College logging training program now licensed to sell timber
Washington Post: Trump administration has put DACA applications ‘on hold’ despite Supreme Court ruling restoring program
MSN News: Trump is trademarking ‘telerally’ to pump money into private business
Washington Post: Supreme Court denies plea from Nevada church that it is hurt while casinos reopen