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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
County of Humboldt: Dec. 17, 2020 - One Death, 17 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Today
RHBB: One-Way Controlled Traffic on Hwy 96 After Slide
SoHum Parlance: Mask Mandates — Liberty vs. Community
RHBB: Mendocino County Joins Humboldt in Getting Vaccines; Other Counties in California’s Northern Reaches Still Await Delivery
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for 30th Senate District
Wild Rivers Outpost: UIHS Native Tobacco Project Releases Survey Focusing On Smokeless Products
NCJ: Fatal Collision on Myrtle Avenue
The Guardian: Cardinal George Pell: Trump is a barbarian, but 'in some important ways' he's our barbarian
The Guardian: The poison found in everyone, even unborn babies – and who is responsible for it
SF Chronicle: Yosemite's Ahwahnee hosted massive Thanksgiving feast. Unmasked guests had workers appalled.
ABC News: 21 facing federal charges in 'large-scale' drug ring involving UNC fraternities
KINS: Talkshop 121720 – Fred Van Vleck
Mad River Union: Patti Stammer: Pandemic 2020, month 9
Mad River Union: McK CSD’s Builder Award goes to Hooven & Co.
Tuluwat Examiner: Negligent homicide or premeditated homicide, it’s still murder!
Mad River Union: Bayside Corners: Belly up to the Paloma cocktail caravan
County of Humboldt: Road Closure.
CBS News : 50,000 Oysters Dropped Into Long Island Harbor After Restaurant Closures Create Surplus
CNN: Winter storm dropped more snow in parts of the Northeast than all of last year's winter season
CNN: 'It's turned crazy': Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
Bloomberg: Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says
The Oregonian: Three Oregon farms must pay back wages to workers who quarantined after coronavirus exposure
Travel Daily: Machu Picchu closes again due to protests over rail service
CBS News : How Sutter Health grew to gain market power and drove up California health care costs
Politico: Jockeying begins for next spot in California's vaccine line
The Hill: Lawmakers, officials stress need to expand broadband access
The Hill: Interior secretary tests positive for COVID-19 after two days of meetings with officials
NY Times: As Trump Leaves the White House, His Imprint on the Judiciary Deepens
NY Times: How the Economy Is Actually Doing, in 9 Charts
NY Times: New York Spent $1 Billion on Virus Supplies. Now It Wants Money Back.
Washington Post: Biden taps environmental law expert Brenda Mallory to head White House Council on Environmental Quality
Washington Post: Hundreds of maskless Long Beach police gathered at indoor ‘superspreader’ event, complaint says
Washington Post: Sewage: Battling America’s ‘dirty secret’
Washington Post: Russia’s massive hack demands a reckoning for U.S. cyber defenses
Washington Post: As teen suicides rock local sports communities, concerns grow over athletes’ mental health
NPR: Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19
NPR: Beethoven's Life, Liberty And Pursuit Of Enlightenment
NPR: Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back
NPR: U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record
NPR: 'Losing A Generation': Fall College Enrollment Plummets For First-Year Students
Daily Beast: Atlantic City Mayor Says Highest Bidder Can Blow Up Trump’s Old Casino
NY Post: Wearing a used mask could be worse than no mask amid COVID-19
NY Post: Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19
AP News: Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden
Reuters: U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project - sources
Smithsonian Magazine: HOW PEZ EVOLVED FROM AN ANTI-SMOKING TOOL TO A BELOVED COLLECTOR’S ITEM
LA Times: HOW TOXIC FUMES SEEP INTO THE AIR YOU BREATHE ON PLANES
LA Times: Smells on a plane: Have you been exposed to toxic chemicals while flying?