Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Reading archive 2024-08-21

How does the loss of vultures lead to 500,000+ people dying?: Loss of vultures due to accidental poisoning resulted in more than 100,000 human deaths per year in India. - Cow carcasses led to more feral dogs, therefore more rabies, and pollutes water.

Man says he kissed partner at Shake Shack, then was attacked by employees: The incident is being investigated as a suspected hate crime, according to a D.C. police report. No one has been charged, and a suspect claimed self defense.

How Chinese investors tried to take over an Australian mining company: A struggle between an Australian mining company and Chinese investors has pulled back a curtain on the intensifying global conflict for rare-earth minerals.

With six words, Michelle Obama rewires America’s conversation on race: Most of us, Michelle Obama said, “will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.”

Opinion DNC protests devolve into farce: For a while, I couldn’t find a single protester outside the convention, much less a Chicago seven.

Former Trump press secretary says he mocked his supporters as ‘basement dwellers’: Stephanie Grisham was one of several Republicans to address the Democratic National Convention and urge a vote for Kamala Harris.

A popular nature park was trampled by overuse. Dogs came to the rescue.: “People were loving our urban nature reserve to death,” said Dylan Walker, manager of a British restoration project that used dogs to seed the ground.

Opinion I was a captive of Hamas. After I was freed, I was imprisoned by online trolls.: I was among the Oct. 7 hostages. I dreamed of freedom, and hoped the world would embrace us.

First of 5 teen girls charged in fatal attack of D.C. man pleads guilty: A 15-year-old pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon as four other girls prepare for trial in the October beating death of Reginald Brown. - "Prosecutor Gabrielle LoGaglio accepted the plea deal and noted that at the time of the attack, the teen was also wanted in Maryland in connection with two robberies.

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"'These aren’t girls. These are animals and they should be locked up for the maximum amount of time,' said Brown’s sister, Nasia Israel."

He joined the force after allegedly storming the Capitol. He was just arrested.: John Carl, who recently worked as a police officer in North Carolina, was arrested for his alleged actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Opinion Trayon White is no Marion Barry. He’s out of step with D.C.: Bribery charges against the council member will strike some as tragic, others as predictable.

Opinion The U.S. attorney comes calling for Trayon White: A criminal complaint offers a disturbing view of the oversight of millions spent on anti-poverty programs in D.C.

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