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Weekly News Roundup: A New Spooky Tourist Attraction to Keep You Off Your Phone

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  • The same folks who brought you the rat cafe are returning this spring with a new interactive attraction in San Francisco: you can spend one night in a coffin for a full digital detox. [Source: Mercury News]
  • A new airline, Hong Kong Airlines, is set to bring San Francisco and Hong Kong closer together with nonstop flights starting this weekend. Perhaps it’s time to start planning for a summer trip abroad? [Source: SF Gate]
  • An interesting climate-change debate is happening in a San Francisco courtroom. [Source: Science magazine]
  • Terminal 1 at San Francisco International airport will be named after Harvey Milk. [Source: Curbed SF]
  • The Museum of Ice Cream is facing scrutiny for its excess plastic sprinkles, found littered throughout downtown. Sustainable advocacy groups are calling for the museum to use real sprinkles — not plastic ones. [Source: Sacramento Bee]
  • San Francisco is the largest city to ban the sale of fur as of this week. [Source: USA TODAY]
  • If you’ve ever thought of moving to Oregon, you might want to think again. A mountain lion was reportedly euthanized after wondering into a motel room. [Source: CBS]

Last Update: September 06, 2022

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