Reading archive 2023-03-02

D.C.’s long-term finances at risk as downtown stays sluggish, CFO warns

Fare-free bus program doesn’t have funding, D.C. finance chief says: D.C. Council members said the chief financial officer is removing funding from the program after previously certifying funding. They said they plan to challenge his ruling.

The Fleetwood Mac love saga that inspired ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’

Elon Musk struggles to generate excitement at Tesla: The carmaker’s stock plummeted as Musk pursued Twitter, the social media site he now owns. Now he’s under pressure to rebuild momentum.

Pregnant Russians are streaming into Argentina. Officials are suspicious. - "'The problem is, they’re not coming here to live,' she said. 'They take the passport, and then we find Russian spies in Slovenia with Argentine passports. That’s our fear.'"

G-20 fails to reach consensus on global agenda amid Ukraine disputes: India, which hosted the gathering of the world’s biggest economies, declared afterward that ‘multilateralism is in crisis’

China calls for end of sanctions against Russia, cease-fire in Ukraine

Opinion  Finally, Democrats appear ready to wage war on Fox News

Opinion  Christopher Wray is getting away with doing a lousy job

Walmart’s breakup with H Street hurts. Yet again, it’s not us. It’s you.

Rising thefts at Walmart could lead to price jumps, store closures, CEO says