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, May 15, 2020
NPR: Whistleblower: U.S. Lost Valuable Time, Warns Of 'Darkest Winter In Modern History'
New Atlas: ALS and gut bacteria linked in “remarkable” new Harvard study
Forbes: Trump: Without Coronavirus Testing ‘We Would Have Very Few Cases,’
Newsweek: TRUMP SAYS A SITTING PRESIDENT CAN'T BE INVESTIGATED. WILL THE SUPREME COURT TELL HIM HE'S WRONG?
Newsweek: TRUMP THREATENS TO 'CUT OFF THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP' WITH CHINA, SAYS U.S. WOULD SAVE $500 BILLION
Marin Independent Journal: 8 Whole Foods workers in Marin contract coronavirus
Trinity Journal: Second confirmed COVID-19 case in Trinity
KRCR: Newsom announces 10% pay cuts for state workers due to budget concerns
KRCR: Win-River Resort and Casino set to Reopen
Politico: CDC releases scaled-back guidance on reopening after White House blocked earlier release
Politico: Pentagon fires its point person for Defense Production Act
Politico: DHS begins collecting DNA from undocumented immigrants
NY Times: Paralegal for U.S. Attorney Tipped Off Drug Cartel, Prosecutors Say
NY Times: Hospitals Knew How to Make Money. Then Coronavirus Happened.
NY Times: DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools
Washington Post: Democrats scrutinize State Department plan to overhaul Social Security
Washington Post: EPA backs away from regulating controversial chemical in drinking water
Outside Online: The Misunderstood Python Hunters Saving the Everglades
RHBB: EPD Searching for Missing Man
Business Insider: A 17-year-old built one of the most popular coronavirus-tracking websites in the world and turned down $8 million in ads
NY Post: Leaked data suggests China may have 640,000 coronavirus cases, not 80,000
KTLA: Newsom proposes billions of dollars in budget cuts to deal with California’s projected $54B deficit
Press Democrat: Death of Bloomfield man during arrest ruled a homicide
Seattle Times: More tribal casinos opening in Washington state, with coronavirus precautions
Seattle Times: Antibody test results of 2 Snohomish County residents throw into question timeline of coronavirus’s U.S. arrival
The Oregonian: Oregon to close death row, reassign inmates to general population, other housing
RHBB: Hoopa Tribe Maintains Reservation Closure
San Jose Mercury: Pliny the Younger brings in record $5.1 million economic impact to Sonoma County
San Jose Mercury: Where are coronavirus cases surging in California — and why?
The Guardian: Read the small print: some health insurance excludes ‘pandemics’
The Guardian: Mexico: adulterated alcohol deaths rise to over 100 amid ban on official sales
The Guardian: US national park reopenings raise fears of coronavirus outbreaks
The Hill: Obama tweets 'vote' after Trump promotes 'Obamagate'
The Hill: Listing the monarch butterfly as 'endangered' actually might imperil it
The Hill: Gulf grows between Trump and scientists
The Hill: Number of Americans practicing social distancing drops significantly: poll
LA Times: L.A. County mandates masks outside as coronavirus deaths top 3,000 in California
LA Times: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits western Nevada; shaking reportedly felt in California
SF Chronicle: 17 Calif. counties now listed as moving into Stage 2 more swiftly
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - May 19, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
RHBB: Humboldt County Moving Forward with Expanded Reopening Plans Following State Approval
KMUD: Redwoods Rural Visits Whitethorn on Wednesdays
KMUD: CalCannabis Offers COVID19 Relief for Licensed Cultivators
RHBB: One New Confirmed COVID Case on May 14; Another Alder Bay Staff Member Is Positive
KMUD: Walk-in Retail/ Now Allowed in Humboldt
NCJ: Times Standard: Humboldt County Unemployment Rate Up 986 Percent from Last Year
NCJ: Lost Coast Outpost: Humboldt Transit Authority Passengers Will be Required to Pay Bus Fares Again Beginning Monday
County of Humboldt: May 14, 2020
County of Humboldt: May 14, 2020 - One New Case Confirmed Today