Reading archive 2024-08-30

Biking in the District is for normies—that’s a good thing

Covid associated with increased risk for hearing loss in young adults: The incidences of hearing loss and sudden deafness were higher for people who had covid than those who did not, a new study reports

D.C. officer used metal device to reach gun in drain when it discharged, officials say: Wayne David was fatally shot when a gun he was trying to retrieve “went off.” Officials say he was trying to reach it with a device used to unlock cars.

Trump, Vance take a new tone on abortion, riling some on the right: Recent comments from the Republican presidential ticket suggest the campaign is eyeing the importance of pro-abortion-rights voters in swing states.

Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. nonprofit, killing 4 Palestinians: The Anera convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Rafah, and its route was coordinated in advance with the IDF.

Trump’s mixed record on vaccines in spotlight after RFK Jr. endorsement: Trump vows to defund schools with vaccine mandates. But, as president, he has also embraced vaccines, championing the development of the coronavirus vaccine. - "A Trump campaign official told The Washington Post that Trump is referring solely to coronavirus vaccine mandates in publicly funded schools — not vaccinations against other diseases on the childhood immunization schedule — in his threat to defund schools. But Trump has yet to publicly clarify what he means, and his campaign did not respond to questions about his position on childhood immunizations, whether he believes they contribute to autism and whether his views on vaccines align with Kennedy’s."

Selling America: The Army’s fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation: Recruiters are contending with a confounding array of political, social and economic crises that have made it harder than ever to find citizens willing to serve

Woman charged in Bay Bridge crash was on probation for drunken driving: The 48-year-old is a former Maryland state employee in the Department of Human Services, an official said.

D.C. reviewing violence-intervention contracts after Trayon White’s arrest: D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration and the D.C. Council are launching probes related to the case. - "The organizations have contracts with ONSE, while DYRS runs a similar youth-oriented program called Credible Messengers. (The D.C. Attorney General’s Office has its own violence-intervention program, Cure the Streets, that did not come up in White’s case.)" [ed. note: plus Zachary Parker's North Capital project, there's too many individual groups]