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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Courthouse News Service: Judge pauses Arizona mine construction, protecting Apache holy site for now

BBC: Trump's order on US drug prices: What's in it, and will it work?

Courthouse News Service: Judiciary officials cite threats against judges as they make case to Congress for more security funding

ABC News: US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs

OPB: Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

AP News: Nissan slashes 15% of its global work force as the Japan automaker sinks into losses

AP News: UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company lowers, then withdraws financial outlook for 2025

AP News: Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The Guardian: Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows

The Guardian: Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds

East Bay Times: San Jose woman held at gunpoint by cops sues Home Depot over ‘stolen’ rental truck

The Oregonian: Gas prices could hit $8 in this western state by late 2026, study warns

AP News: Avelo airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations

BBC: Toxic algae kills more than 200 marine species in Australia

BBC: How a concrete seawall split this Japanese island village

BBC: Smog making the mighty Himalayas harder and harder to see

AP News: House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers

The Oregonian: How feds traced alleged drug ring leader to Oregon in largest US fentanyl bust

The Oregonian: New Crater Lake operator gets (mostly) positive review in its first year at the park

CBS News : California traffic stop leads to officers rescuing spider monkey, again

CBS News : San Joaquin County issues disaster declaration for cherries

AP News: House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

AP News: Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump to kingdom as US leader begins 4-day Middle East tour

CBS Bay Area: Eight suspects arrested after a violent carjacking in San Jose

CBS Bay Area: PG&E seeks to restart Elkhorn battery facility in Moss Landing in June

CBS Bay Area: Cal State East Bay students are earning cannabis certifications

CBS San Diego: Drone footage shows New Mexico deputies disarm children handling a loaded gun

CBS San Diego: Push to add autonomous surveillance towers along San Diego coast after deadly panga boat incident

CBS News : Fungal disease threatens trees at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

KRON: Bay Area night markets named among the 5 best by USA Today

SF Gate: 'Icon in the neighborhood': Century-old SF hardware store to close

KRON: Dead & Company plan Golden Gate Park show to commemorate Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary

KRON: San Jose mayor pushes plan to arrest homeless people refusing shelter

KRON: CDFW: Red abalone poachers caught in the Bay Area, North Coast

SF Gate: 'Stunning' flowers blooming at revived river after Klamath dam removal

SF Gate: California tour company van struck in fatal crash near Yellowstone

AP News: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

East Bay Times: ‘Political indoctrination’: Parents claim ideological bias in college prep course at California high school

East Bay Times: CHP targets ‘video game-styled’ driving with stealthy cruisers

Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito eases rule on affordable housing projects

East Bay Times: 5 historic sites to learn more about the Bay Area’s Civil War era

SF Chronicle: Listeria outbreak hospitalizes 10 in California and Nevada, sparks major food recall

SF Gate: Tesla road rage driver arrested after alleged Hawaii assault

SF Chronicle: California wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory

East Bay Times: Why do Bay Area homeless people turn down shelter beds?

East Bay Times: Massive Grateful Dead 60th anniversary concerts set for Golden Gate Park

North Bay Biz Journal: Longer Marin-Sonoma Highway 101 carpool lane hours coming this summer

North Bay Biz Journal: National watchdog group gives top marks to 8 North Bay hospitals for patient safety

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area housing advocates worry about proposed Section 8 voucher cuts

Press Democrat: Newsom pushes new rules on homeless camps. Napa and Santa Rosa say they’re already there — and need real funding