DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023
East Bay Times: Police break up melee involving 1,000 juveniles at California mall
East Bay Times: One stabbed after violent brawls involving hundreds of young adults erupt at Emeryville mall
East Bay Times: Map: Smith River wildfire at edge of Northern California town
The Guardian: After two climate-decimated harvests, southern peach farmers wonder how to regroup
BBC: Live worm found in Australian woman's brain in world first
The Guardian: The remarkable story of how Yemen’s oil tanker disaster was averted by crowdfunding
The Guardian: China continues coal spree despite climate goals
The Guardian: Professor resigns after outrage over false claims of Native American roots; keeps benefits
The Guardian: ‘Brought to you by big oil’: US billboards call out companies for record heatwaves
The Hill: Mental health spending up 50 percent since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: study
The Hill: Nixon-era intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup declassified
The Hill: Sustained exposure to wildfire smoke reducing life expectancy in parts of California: report
The Hill: Opinion: No one is above the law? Biden’s Bureau of Land Management thinks it is.
The Hill: Here are the first 10 Medicare drugs the government will negotiate lower prices
KOMO : Teen diagnosed with hantavirus after exposure to mice bite, infestation in Issaquah home
The Oregonian: 2 semi trucks crash into Columbia River within hours of each other on I-84
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Grants Pass mayor to face recall election next month
KPTV: Portland farm uses corn maze to being attention to gun violence
The Oregonian: More resources expected as Oregon firefighters continue to battle several large wildfires
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Wildfire drives evacuations, trail closures in Willamette and Deschutes national forests
AP News: Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year
AP News: Police in Ohio fatally shot a pregnant shoplifting suspect
LA Times: Photos: El Segundo Little League champions return home to cheers, confetti
LA Times: Youth brawls draw hundreds to 2 California malls, including in Torrance
ap: California state Senate leader says she will step down from leadership post
LA Times: Locals fear getting priced out of Maui after fires: ‘There will be no option but to leave’
Reuters: University of North Carolina faculty member killed in campus shooting
Reuters: 3M agrees to pay $6 bln to settle lawsuits over US military earplugs
KRON: California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change pronouns
KRON: Family disturbance leaves father dead, SJPD investigating as homicide
KTLA: Racing crackdown in L.A. County yields 27 arrests
KTLA: Homeowners are axing insurance amid rising premiums
SFGate: California's pot industry has another big problem on its hands
SFGate: San Francisco workers have the most expensive commute in the country, new study says
SFGate: PG&E ‘shutoffs likely’ in several Northern California counties on Wednesday. Here's where
SFGate: California insurance giant Farmers to lay off 11% of its workforce
SFGate: Burning Man climate protest leads to traffic jam, rangers forcibly intervening
SFGate: 2 unlikely cities are California’s hottest spots for home buyers, new report shows
SF Chronicle: Timeline: Wildland firefighters and the struggle for solutions to smoke inhalation
SF Chronicle: Nonprofit buys 160 acres near Big Sur for long-term protection
SF Chronicle: California’s wildland firefighters are being poisoned by smoke. And we’re doing little to protect them
SF Chronicle: Viral photo arrest: Feds nab Bay Area driver whose passenger hung out window with AK-47
SF Chronicle: In Oakland's crime wave, unique problem hits waterfront: ‘Pirates’
KRCR: PSPS possible for much of the Northstate Wednesday
KRCR: Family members of inmates at Pelican Bay in fear as Smith River Complex Fire nears prison
KRCR: Two inmates suspected in stabbing death of incarcerated man at Northern California prison
SF Chronicle: Emeryville mall brawl: Teen stabbed in store, police investigate social media
SF Chronicle: Maps: Here’s what we know about the new city proposed in the Bay Area
SF Chronicle: Homeless women face ‘overwhelming’ violence in San Francisco. Here’s what could help