Reading archive 2023-11-20

A fading coal town hitches its hopes to Bill Gates’s clean-energy dream - "At the town’s senior center, a rancher said he worried newcomers would change the town or terrorists might attack."

Opinion  Evidence confirms Israel’s al-Shifa claims, so critics move the goal posts

H Street was once a symbol of D.C.’s rebirth. Now it’s barely holding on.

Many former Trump aides say he shouldn’t be president. Will it matter?: Critics are grappling with how they can puncture Trump’s candidacy in 2024 and whether their voices will have any impact - "At the same time, even some who have publicly declared Trump unfit for office have said they would still support him over Biden in 2024."

"Silent for far too long": Family of man who commissioned last known slave ship on efforts to make amends

At the Portrait Gallery: ‘Forces of Nature,’ for good and ill: Portraiture exhibition features scientists, politicians, writers, artists and others who have helped advance — and, in some instances, resisted — environmental stewardship

District triage line continues to trim non-emergency calls from 911: For the past five years, Right Care, Right Now program redirects non-emergency calls to nurses who diagnose patients over the phone