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, April 14, 2020
The Hill: Federal debt to exceed GDP for first time since World War II: watchdog
NY Times: How Native Americans Are Fighting a Food Crisis
NY Times: The Huge Cost of Waiting to Contain the Pandemic
NY Times: As Pandemic Grips Russia, an Age-Old Bane Returns: Drinking
NY Times: Jack Kornfield: Things Keep Getting Scarier. He Can Help You Cope.
NY Times: U.S. Food Supply Chain Is Strained as Virus Spreads
Washington Post: Weed is deemed ‘essential’ in California, but many pot businesses are on the brink of failure
Washington Post: Tax change in coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds
Washington Post: Governors form groups to explore lifting virus restrictions; Trump says he alone will decide
USA Today: Deadliest tornado outbreak in 6 years stuns residents
The Guardian: The coronavirus 'propaganda' video Trump played to media – video
The Guardian: Dozens of Australian newspapers stop printing as coronavirus crisis hits advertising
The Guardian: South Dakota pork plant closes after over 300 workers contract Covid-19
The Guardian: Trump claims 'total authority' and attacks media in chaotic coronavirus briefing
The Guardian: With working Americans' survival at stake, the US is bailing out the richest
The Guardian: US for-profit healthcare sector cuts thousands of jobs as pandemic rages
NY Post: 93-year-old woman gets hefty Coors Light delivery after viral plea for more beer
NY Post: Coronavirus has ‘reactivated’ in more than 100 South Koreans who recovered
NY Post: WHO unsure if coronavirus patients can get infected second time
Seattle Times: Amazon adds 75,000 job openings on top of the 100,000 it already filled in a month
Seattle Times: Washington, Oregon and California to coordinate reopening of West Coast economies after coronavirus is contained
KTVU: f you’re going to make your own face mask, the material matters
KTVU: Starting Friday, Sonoma County residents required to wear face coverings
KTVU: California projected to reach COVID-19 death peak this week
Lake County News: West Coast salmon season dates set
Lake County News: Fortuna man injured in Sunday semi rollover
Redding Searchlight: Mercy's new rapid COVID-19 test kits are a 'game-changer'
Redding Searchlight: Shasta County reports new case Monday
Sacramento Bee: Newsom announces pact with West Coast states, will give details Tuesday about lifting CA stay-at-home orders
LA Times: Coronavirus closes some meat plants, raising fears of shortages
LA Times: Navy battles growing coronavirus outbreak on hospital ship Mercy as 7 test positive
Sacramento Bee: False negatives in coronavirus tests ‘uncomfortably common,’ doctors say. Here’s why
Sacramento Bee: Elon Musk’s ventilator fiasco shows need for more oversight of Gavin Newsom’s mask deal
Press Democrat: Redwood conference center housing homeless and those in addiction recovery
Press Democrat: Alby Kass, Guerneville community leader, dies from coronavirus outbreak
The Oregonian: Did the coronavirus start in a lab? No, but more than a quarter of Americans believe the conspiracy theory
The Oregonian: Man accused of robbing 3 Portland banks in 40 minutes arrested in Maryland
The Oregonian: PHOTOS: Portlanders find creative ways to put masks on statues across the city
The Oregonian: Which companies are refunding money due to COVID-19?
SF Chronicle: San Mateo County health officer guesses county has only found 2-4% of cases
SF Chronicle: These Bay Area bridges and overpasses have been deemed 'structurally deficient'
Times-Standard : Online resources making it easier to find federal assistance for rural California
Monday, April 13, 2020
SoHum Parlance: Wisconsin Republicans really screwed up last week!
Times-Standard : Huffman: Local COVID-19 relief is available for small businesses
Times-Standard : St. Joe’s RN travels to NYC to help with COVID-19 surge
Times-Standard : Major fire at Eureka auto parts store ruled an accident
The Hill: FDA approves first saliva-based coronavirus test
Mad River Union: Arcata council renews emergency, lodges houseless, supports medical workers
Times-Standard : Coronavirus: Arcata floats making masks mandatory