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.
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024
RHBB: Project Update – Sections of Arcata’s Eighth and Ninth Streets to Become One-Way
/r/humboldt: Thermal Paste Guy Update!
NY Times: Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana
NY Times: The Whale Who Went AWOL
Washington Post: Which proteins contain the most microplastics?
Washington Post: Drug traffickers using Galapagos Islands as gas station
Washington Post: He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.
The Guardian: Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
KATU: Nearly 100,000 people left without power in Portland metro area during wind storm
/r/humboldt: Sledding on Horse Mountain
Politico: Federal scientists conclude there is credible evidence for certain medical uses of marijuana
The Guardian: Field trip: inside America’s first magic mushroom school
NBC News: Blood donations have fallen to catastrophic levels. Experts say young people need to step up.
USA Today: A middle-aged Millionaires' Row: Average US 50-something now has net worth over $1M
PBS News: Why you may be eating and drinking more microplastics than you thought
NPR: As the auto industry pivots to EVs, product tester Consumer Reports learns to adjust
NPR: From blizzards to torrential rain, extreme weather dominates across the U.S.
The Guardian: Unlocking the truth about diabetes: ‘The science has been pretty awful’
The Guardian: Citigroup to cut 20,000 jobs after steep quarterly loss
The Guardian: Three migrants drown in Texas near an area where US agents are denied access
The Guardian: Taiwan election: global leaders draw Beijing’s ire for congratulating new president
The Atlantic: A Photo Visit to Sweden’s Icehotel
The Atlantic: A Surprising Success Story for Humpback Whales
AP News: US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify
BBC: Colombia landslide toll rises to 33 including children
BBC: John Kerry to step down as US climate envoy
BBC: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains in hospital - Pentagon
BBC: Watch live: Iceland volcano erupts but 'no danger to life'
AP News: US says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned
KOMO : Quaker Oats expands product recall due to possible Salmonella contamination
The Oregonian: Cider world converges on Portland as the industry defies trends and holds onto growth
The Oregonian: Two people die after trees fall on separate residences in the Portland area
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Historic Columbia Gorge highway is one step nearer completion, with world-class aspirations
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Scientists sequence Oregon whitebark pine genome to help the threatened trees
LA Times: Giant statues with glowing eyes appear in Long Beach, New York City to mark Kid Cudi album release
LA Times: Environmentalist divests from Big Oil after Times investigation of California lawmakers’ stocks
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit frowns at broad limitations on wolf trapping in Montana
LA Times: Schiff takes narrow lead in Senate race; tight contest for second, new poll shows
LA Times: One-two punch of COVID and flu is hitting L.A. County hard
LA Times: California bill paves way for psychedelic therapy after failure to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court to review criminalization of homelessness
Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court fight over fishing rules aims to recreate era of small government
KTLA: Pig virus found in California fatal for cats and dogs
KTLA: DUI suspect found doing pushups when cops arrive at crash scene
Press Democrat: Sonoma County poultry farmers euthanize thousands more birds as avian flu losses devastate local industry
Sacramento Bee: Group illegally drove over protected beach home of threatened species, CA officials say
Sacramento Bee: Van driver who struck 5 children in Northern California crosswalk won’t be charged, DA says
Fresno Bee: Native American casino project in Madera inches closer to reality. When will it open?
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