Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Politico: Trump keeps his staff in flux with White House musical chairs
Wall St Journal: Gamblers Drive Hours and Wait in Lines, as Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus
NBC News: Trump admin taps startup to build nation's first stockpile of key drug ingredients
Newsweek: FEDERAL JUDGE RULES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP CORPORATION WILL GO FORWARD
Washington Post: The need to go is a big barrier to going out. Why public bathrooms are a stumbling block for reopening.
NY Times: A.C.L.U. Warns Against Fever-Screening Tools for Coronavirus
NY Times: Farm Workers Airlifted Into Germany Provide Solutions and Pose New Risks
NY Times: ‘Way Too Late’: Inside Amazon’s Biggest Outbreak
NY Daily News: Rabbit virus that threatens numerous species and habitats shows up in California
The Guardian: EU plan for 3bn trees in 10 years to tackle biodiversity crisis
The Guardian: German company allegedly cons Warren Buffett out of €643m
The Guardian: Millions of US farm animals to be culled by suffocation, drowning and shooting
The Guardian: ‘I'm not a quitter’: lobstermen turn to kelp farming in the face of climate crisis
The Guardian: China puts city of Shulan under Wuhan-style lockdown after fresh Covid-19 cases
The Guardian: 'A true emergency:' Covid-19 pushes homeless crisis in San Francisco's Tenderloin to the brink
The Marshall Project: The Rise of the Anti-Lockdown Sheriffs
Vice: Inside the Worrying World of Coronavirus Truther Facebook Groups
Pro Publica: The Black American Amputation Epidemic
NBC News: Pelosi slams Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine, calls him 'morbidly obese'
Vox: Biden’s opposition to marijuana legalization is at odds with most Americans’ views
Santa Cruz Sentinel: COVID-19 spotlight turns on homeless encampments in Santa Cruz County
San Jose Mercury: Humboldt County coronavirus protester’s ‘slaves’ sign goes viral
San Jose Mercury: Parking lots reopen at 27 California state parks
KRCR: Redding police officers sue city over age discrimination and harassment
KRCR: Rolling Hills Casino and Resort to reopen on May 21
KCRA: Facial recognition technology helps reunite kidnapped toddler with family after 32 years
KCRA: Critics blast California's $0 bail rule as risk to public safety
Sacramento Bee: Two of California’s national parks are reopening. Here’s what you can and can’t do
Sacramento Bee: Undocumented workers rush to apply for coronavirus aid, overwhelming California system
Sacramento Bee: Need a haircut? Gavin Newsom says salons are a ‘few weeks’ away from reopening statewide
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa’s first-ever managed homeless camp takes in first residents
Press Democrat: California tribal casinos start to reopen, masks required
Press Democrat: Sonoma County seeks state OK to reopen patios at restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms
LA Times: Watchdog fired by Trump was looking into Saudi arms sales, Democrats allege
LA Times: Moderna says White House coronavirus vaccine chief is divesting
SF Chronicle: San Francisco restaurants say they're losing money by staying open for takeout
SF Chronicle: Oregon Supreme Court halts order nixing virus restrictions
Monday, May 18, 2020
Washington Post: This is why Trump is back to attacking Obama
NY Times: 40 Years Ago: The Mount St. Helens Eruption Was the Volcanic Warning We Needed
LA Times: Bowl of oranges for a bunch of basil: Strapped for cash, Angelenos turn to bartering and sharing
The Atlantic: Quarantine Fatigue Is Real
The Atlantic: State and Federal Data on COVID-19 Testing Don’t Match Up
NBC News: Canadian air force officer dies after jet crashes during coronavirus tribute
Far Out Magazine: 14,566 Grateful Dead concert recordings made available online free
CNN: Azar lays part of blame for Covid-19 death toll on state of Americans' health
KCRA: Medical expert calls state cross-county travel 'a recipe for disaster'
KRCR: USFS: Six Rivers to begin reopening recreation sites
KRCR: Two earthquakes hit off California's North Coast
The Hill: Trump tears into '60 Minutes' after segment with whistleblower Bright
Daily Beast: Hawaii’s Coronavirus Snitching Game Is Strong: Another Quarantine Breaker Arrested