Reading archive 2023-01-22

Ala. landfill has burned for nearly 2 months, forcing people from homes: Amid complaints of mounting health impacts, the governor this week declared a state of emergency over the inferno - "And after ongoing confusion over who exactly should be keeping tabs on a private landfill that was designed to accept only 'green' waste, such as vegetation and tree stumps, but in the past had been found to have tires and other potentially harmful materials on-site."

Takeaways from Sundance’s secret Brett Kavanaugh documentary: Director Doug Liman announced his new documentary at the festival. Then new tips began pouring in.

Opinion  Downtowns are lifeless. It’s a once-in-a-generation chance to revive them.

Opinion  Russians are living in a frightening, distorted reality

Opinion  Hug an election denier

‘There is no plan. There’s nothing’: Florida Democrats in despair over future: More than two months after humbling midterm losses in a longtime battleground, Democrats are in a state of disorder and pessimistic about 2024

Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter