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, Sept. 24, 2024
The Guardian: More than 200 pregnancy-related prosecutions in first year post-Roe
NPR: Octopuses and fish share leadership — and enforcement — in group hunting
Courthouse News Service: California governor signs bill on cellphone use in schools
Courthouse News Service: California accuses ExxonMobil of lying to public about recyclability of plastics
Smithsonian Magazine: See Ten Striking Images From the Bird Photographer of the Year Awards
NPR: New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb
NY Times : These Four Common Infections Can Cause Cancer
NY Times : Anti-Aging Enthusiasts Are Taking a Pill to Extend Their Lives. Will It Work?
Washington Post: You can actually reuse your laundry water. Here’s how.
Washington Post: Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t.
Washington Post: Why millions of Americans give up control of their thermostats
Washington Post: Opinion: The real question Harris and Trump should answer about marijuana
AP News: Tropical Storm John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with ‘life-threatening’ flood potential
AP News: Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
The Guardian: Ukrainians face growing homelessness crisis at home and abroad, report finds
the Atlantic: Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake; "Ruining Lives"
BBC: Video: Iceland's high-tech farm turning algae into food
BBC: Missing American hiker found dead in South Africa
The Guardian: Caroline Ellison to be sentenced after serving as star witness against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
AP News: Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
AP News: In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America’s largest native fruit
East Bay Times: Elk return to the Sierra, their long-ago home?
KPTV: Motel 6 chain sold for $525 million in cash
KPTV: Washington State considers rape kit backlog ‘essentially eliminated’ 30,000 tests later
US News: California Becomes Latest State to Restrict Student Smartphone Use at School
KRCR: 2 men killed after ATV crash on remote forest service road in Trinity County
KRCR: Sierra Pacific and Cal Fire launch state-of-the-art nursery to combat wildfires
Sacramento Bee: Deadly 26 hours: Five dead, three wounded in five Sacramento shootings. Here’s what we know
Sacramento Bee: Cannabis lounges won’t come to Sacramento if fear-mongering wins out over reason
Fresno Bee: Grand jury indicts Fresno County judge on sexual assault charges, DA’s office says
Fresno Bee: Thousands of turkeys killed in Merced County as officials battle avian flu outbreak
KTLA: Southern California city settles lawsuit over notorious surfer gang
KTLA: USC student arrested for assaulting professor with metal water bottle
LA Times: Concern grows as bird flu outbreaks continue to rise among California dairy herds
LA Times: Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards
LA Times: Family members discover body of missing Indigenous woman themselves
North Bay Biz Journal: A handful of crab boats experimented with a new gear. Can it keep whales from being entangled?
SF Chronicle: An upscale Bay Area retirement community is cracking down on free speech after a pickleball brawl over Trump
KPIX: California Gov. Newsom signs series of new laws aimed at illegal sideshows
SF Gate: Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
SF Chronicle: California sues Exxon, claiming oil giant deceived public on how much plastic can be recycled
SF Chronicle: Fresno is taking one of most aggressive responses to Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps
SF Chronicle: California is banning plastic grocery bags — again. Here’s what’s new this time
SF Gate: California tears down levee in 'largest tidal habitat restoration in state history'
SF Gate: Golden Gate Raptor Observatory abruptly halts operations
KPIX: San Francisco to vote on the future of the Great Highway: oceanfront park or thoroughfare
East Bay Times: ‘Return public spaces to the public’: Oakland Mayor Thao orders city to ramp up homeless sweeps
KRON: Antioch gangs have ‘no regard for human life,’ mayor says after string of shootings
KRON: Oakland mayor gives executive order to remove homeless encampments
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