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.
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
The Hill: Oregon just dropped all graduation standards, failing all of its students in the name of ‘equity’
The Hill: Toyota recalling nearly 1.9M RAV4s over possible fire hazard
AP News: Uber and Lyft to pay $328M in New York wage theft settlement
Seattle Times: PFAS is in the groundwater west of Spokane. What’s known about the contamination is only growing.
Washington Post: How real estate commissions work and why they might get lower
AP News: The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants
AP News: Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits
Yahoo News: Video of Walmart food waste sparks outrage
Times-Standard : BLM enacts new permit system, encourages respectful visits to King Range
AP News: Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor
KPTV: Portland homeless advocate arrested on theft charges
OPB: Portland’s first electric garbage truck will hit eastside streets soon
Oregon Public Broadcasting: A new ‘Pied Piper’ robot protects Oregon’s vineyards from pests with some good vibes
The Oregonian: This billion-dollar plan to save salmon depends on a giant fish vacuum
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon wins bat beauty contest second year in a row
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Idaho mother, son charged with kidnapping after taking his minor girlfriend to Oregon for abortion, police say
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland teachers, families and students take to the picket line on first day of strike
BBC: Migrant caravan heading through Mexico to US grows in numbers
BBC: New residents in Swiss village hate farmers' traditional cowbells
Courthouse News Service: Phoenix clears homeless zone three days before court-ordered deadline
LA Times: Climate change is turning swaths of California’s mountains into ‘zombie forests’
BBC: Suspected mushroom poisoning: Australian woman charged with three murders
LA Times: U.S. Senate proposal could force action on counterfeit pills in Mexican pharmacies
Tech Crunch: Lawmakers say Costco’s decision to continue selling banned China surveillance tech is ‘puzzling’
LA Times: Shasta County ditched its Dominion voting machines. Now residents are braced for turmoil on Nov. 7
Courthouse News Service: Mormon church accused of misusing billions in contributions
Courthouse News Service: Sea stars have heads after all, researchers say
KSRO: Dead Pedestrian North Of Santa Rosa Identified As Someone From Redway
KTLA: Long Beach sex assault survivor angered by DA’s decision
KTLA: 4 arrested for beating elderly woman in Santa Monica robbery
LA Times: Opinion: California didn’t ban Skittles. But it tackled a food safety problem the FDA hasn’t solved
KTLA: Canters Deli in Fairfax District hit with antisemitic graffiti
KTLA: Video shows Hollywood crash involving ‘Ferris Bueller,’ ‘Succession’ star's electric truck
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento-area casino buys 20 acres. Is a big expansion in the cards?
KCRA: After months of delays, Newsom's administration secures tiny home builders
KCRA: 2 students stabbed during brawl at high school in LA County, superintendent says
KRCR: Siskiyou County Opportunity Center steps in: All 130 people from closed Redding center employed!
SF Chronicle: His friend died near S.F.’s de Young Museum. They had a life-saving device — but refused to help
SF Chronicle: S.F. money services teller accused of helping to launder money for Tenderloin drug trafficker
SF Chronicle: These are California’s mega-landowners and maps of what they control
SFGate: Yosemite squatter who took over vacation home gets 5 years in prison
SFGate: 'People are so rude': Feud erupts over Lake Tahoe beach fence
SFGate: Officials warn influencers from getting close to Bay Area's pink ponds
SFGate: 'The tide is turning': Calif. cannabis farmers are feeling optimistic
SFGate: San Francisco demands Amazon, Walmart remove illegal license plate covers from their stores
KRON: Will my PG&E bill go up? Public Utilities Commission to vote on price hike
SF Chronicle: Multiple people rescued after boats erupt in flames in South San Francisco marina
KRON: FBI releases more details on bizarre San Jose bombing case
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