Thursday, August 3, 2023

Reading archive 2023-08-02

D.C., feds pledge support for overhaul of Pennsylvania Avenue NW: Local and federal agencies, along with business groups, have agreed to push a new vision for the nation’s Main Street.

Opinion  I don’t recognize the intolerant, illiberal country Israel is becoming

‘Backward country’: Economists warn government over Haredi budget allocations: In letter, former senior Bank of Israel and Treasury officials say the planned funding of food vouchers and unregulated schools poses an ‘existential threat to Israel’s future’

Property crime is going viral in D.C., putting shoppers on edge

D.C. Council mixed in positions on RFK stadium, but backs new federal bill

Lifesaving HIV program faces a new threat: U.S. abortion politics

Tuberville’s tales about his father in World War II have false elements

Air Force maverick who warned of war with China sticks to his guns: Gen. Michael A. Minihan, lauded by hawks in Congress, has disturbed some in the Pentagon with his fiery prognostications of a looming conflict

Tick-linked meat allergy may be far more common than previously known

One Trump committee nearly broke, and other key takeaways from campaign filings: Reports filed show that some of former president Donald Trump’s fundraising committees are spending about as much as they are taking in amid legal expenses

For better skin, try lifting weights: In a new study, resistance workouts improved the underlying health of facial skin cells and tissue

Republicans want to plant a trillion trees. Scientists are skeptical.: New research casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders

3 humpback whales jump in unison in ‘once in a lifetime’ video

Opinion  DeSantis’s dour, odd, pratfalling campaign does have one useful quality - "Although portions of Trump’s base have, Good and Wallach say, legitimate grievances that should be articulated, 'a great deal of his rhetoric and showmanship merely channeled the emotion behind those grievances. The reward for his followers was catharsis, not better political representation in a process geared toward meeting real challenges.'"

The Swedes know the secret to happiness: You are not your stuff

Biden, reversing Trump, won’t move military’s Space Command to Alabama

Opinion  Yes, D.C. needs a stadium deal. But not at RFK.


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