Reading archive 2021-09-24

Investigation into antisemitic symbols at AU ‘inconclusive,’ officials say: The markings included a swastika, a pair of SS Lightning Bolts — a white supremacist, neo-Nazi symbol — and a Star of David crossed out with an “X."

Opinion: American University sets a dangerous precedent: Antisemitism can wait

D.C. Auditor Looking Into Vision Zero Program, Which Has Only Reduced Traffic Fatality Total Once In Six Years

As eviction looms, unhoused people in Adams Morgan plaza say they’re being used by both sides in political tug of war

A Taliban founder says cutting off hands as punishment will be ‘necessary for security’

The Meaning of Yusuf/Cat Stevens: After a brilliant but turbulent career, he is reemerging on the public stage. How should we feel about him­ — and his music — now?

Al Franken has a new comedy tour. His targets? Former Senate colleagues.

Nine charts that show who’s winning the U.S.-China tech race: Chinese and American companies are locked in a hard-fought battle for technological primacy. Here’s a look at where that competition is headed.

Climate change lets mosquitoes flourish — and feast — in Los Angeles: Warmer weather has allowed the pesky bugs to multiply and thwart attempts to slow their spread

The world’s tallest populace is shrinking, and scientists want to know why

British police identify new suspect in Russian Novichok double-agent poisoning