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.
Friday, Aug. 20, 2021
The Atlantic: The Taliban’s Return Is Catastrophic for Women
East Bay Times: Landlords across U.S. jacking up rents at record pace
The Guardian: Investigators seek clues after California family found dead on hiking trail
The Guardian: US hospitalizations of people under 50 at highest levels since start of pandemic
The Guardian: Afghanistan: thousands stranded in Kabul as Taliban go door-to-door
LA Times: Teens arrested in Burbank street-racing crash that killed 3 and injured 2
LA Times: After hospitalizations, COVID-19 patients need oxygen
LA Times: Cal State students failing, withdrawing from many required classes at a high rate
Del Norte Triplicate: COVID playing havoc on healthcare system
KRCR: Imagination and Skittles help 5-year-old boy conquer Appalachian Trail
KRCR: Supermarket in Hayfork remains open as half of the town evacuates
KRCR: Animals evacuated from Trinity County fires
KRCR: 13 firefighters catch COVID while working the Dixie Fire, says fire PIO
Press Democrat: California imposes campfire, charcoal ban in Lake Tahoe state parks until December
LA Times: Encounter with the Taliban: Punched, detained — then offered an energy drink
Press Democrat: Algae blooms considered in mysterious death of family, dog near Yosemite
Press Democrat: Cache fire’s environmental damage prompts Clearlake state of emergency
SFGate: National forests closed as California wildfires surge
SF Chronicle: Evacuations called after French Fire in Kern County explodes
City of Eureka Meetings: Open Space, Parks & Recreation Commission - Aug 26, 2021
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021
RHBB: Fire Growth Slowed for a Second Day in a Row on the Monument Fire
CNN: Rain fell at the normally snowy summit of Greenland for the first time on record
Cal Matters: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading
CNBC: MLB will end 70-year deal with trading card company Topps
the Tennessean: Man accused of assaulting officer in Capitol riot was Williamson County sheriff's deputy
NBC News: 10 girls on Afghanistan's robotics team rescued
Las Vegas Sun: U.S. judge in Nevada rules felony deportation law unconstitutional
Redding Record Searchlight: Here is what one California mountain town did when residents saw fire coming
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Monument Fire North Zone Evening Update August 19 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
East Bay Times: ‘Tired, exhausted’ California firefighters stretched thin as they battle unprecedented wildfires
NPR: Bats Love To Babble — Just Like Humans
The Oregonian: Southern Oregon patient dies with COVID-19 waiting for ICU bed; ‘We didn’t have enough’
The Oregonian: Oregon again sets COVID-19 record, with 2,971 cases; Gov. Brown warns of ICUs filling up: ‘We are all at risk’
The Oregonian: Before he rose to lead (and leave) Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani made a mark on an Oregon high school
KTLA: ‘Spin’ makes history as Disney’s 1st movie featuring Indian American lead
RHBB: [UPDATE 7:40 p.m.] Fire on the Avenue of the Giants Near the Miranda Bridge
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Evening Update, August 19 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
Mad River Union: Arcata will try to acquire Marsh-adjacent parcels for eco-purposes
Mad River Union: Use permit approved for 1.8 mile lengthening of Humboldt Bay Trail
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Fri, 20 Aug 2021
Mad River Union: North Fork Lumber, Green Diamond, BL Rancheria’s compost collaboration
County of Humboldt: August 19, 2021 - 53 New Cases Reported Today
RHBB: Trinity County Sheriff’s Department Issues an Evacuation Warning for Hawkins Bar, Trinity Village and Denny
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Trinity County Issues Additional Evacuation Warnings (Monument Fire Wildfire)
NCJ: Public Health Confirms 53 New COVID-19 Cases, Five New Hospitalizations
RHBB: 53 New Cases Reported Today
RHBB: Two Patients Injured in an ATV Rollover on Wilder Ridge Road Near Honeydew
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