The Short List

Sat Nov 4 2023

John Riley | Audience Editor

👋Good morning! Welcome to the weekend edition of The Short List, where we revisit some of the best stories from USA TODAY. I'm John Riley, and I hope you're ready for some exceptional stuff.

⏰But first: Get set to fall back. On Sunday at 2 a.m. local time, the clocks for millions of Americans (but not all) will go back an hour, marking the end of daylight saving time. Here's why some would like to do away with the whole business, and why the time change makes some people feel depressed.

How warming waters are challenging the fishing industry

🐟For the men and women who fish commercially off the shores of the United States, climate change is rapidly making a tough job even tougher. It helps supercharge storms, heats the water, kills some fish species and prompts others to flee to colder waters.

USA TODAY, with support from the Pulitzer Center , followed four fishers from around the United States. Each is seeing the impacts of climate change on an industry already struggling with the high cost of diesel fuel and the wildly fluctuating prices they get for their catch.

•	Alaska's crab collapse: Will history repeat itself?
•	Maine's lobster industry: A 'whole way of life' at risk
•	Florida shrimpers: Busted boats, stronger storms
•	SoCal's scary secret: The coastal 'barrens' of climate change

For NFL coaches of color, a climb that rarely leads to the top

🏈 In the NFL, there are more coaches of color in on-field roles than ever before and more coaches of color getting opportunities on the offensive side of the ball. But that isn't true for the top job of offensive coordinator. Over the past 20 years, NFL teams have hired an average of nine white offensive coordinators for every Black offensive coordinator. Read more

•	Leading the league: Steelers shine in 2023 diversity report
•	Graphic novel: A brief history of Black NFL coaches
•	No playbook: No clear path for women to become NFL coaches

Loss of a pet can cause deep grief − but society ignores it

😢The grief one feels when a pet dies can be overwhelming. Many people experience shock, disbelief, sorrow and even physical symptoms like heart palpitations and stomach pain, experts say. But it's a type of grief that often isn't acknowledged in society. "In other words, no one's bringing over a casserole when it's an animal," says counselor Beth Bigler. "You don't get bereavement days off work for that." Read more

•	Her son died, and she felt alone: In her grief, she found YouTube
•	Fired at 50, she'd lost everything: Then came the grief
•	She learned she had the breast cancer gene: Now, she's grieving motherhood.