Reading archive 2021-11-20

Olympics official warns that Peng Shuai case ‘may spin out of control’ as photos of tennis star raise questions

Pete Buttigieg, handed billions of dollars, gains influence with opportunity to shape national infrastructure priorities: His role to oversee infrastructure puts him at the center of a chief White House accomplishment

Ousted from power, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox lose the final word on what’s kosher - "The changes could also ease the burden on entrepreneurs. Last year, for instance, the owner of Jerusalem’s Kalo cafe was told that his Palestinian cook could no longer use an induction cooktop, which heats up automatically when the pot touches the surface, because the inspector ruled that this violated the religious prohibition on non-Jews lighting a stove."