Reading archive 2024-02-21

A Russian missile killed 59 Ukrainian villagers — and divided the survivors

A reporter investigated neo-Nazis. Then they came to his house in masks.: The chilling visit to Raw Story reporter Jordan Green’s home represents an increasingly common tactic by extremist groups

Stalked by Nazis: How extremists tried to stop me from reporting on their violence

How (and why) to peacefully coexist with squirrels: The case for learning to embrace one of nature’s best helpers

A ravenous black hole created the universe’s brightest object, study says

Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

Biden administration cancels $1.2B in student loans with new repayment plan

Okla. nonbinary teen died after school fight amid reported bullying

Opinion  J.D. Vance goes all the way to Munich just to insult Ukraine - "Vance is thwarting the solution to the very problem he is complaining about, then pointing back to that problem to justify his real objective: abandoning Ukraine."

Opinion  Ukraine remains stronger than you might think

Opinion  Three crises that give Biden a chance to prove the doubters wrong

Second manager suspected in family’s serial Chinatown Walgreens robberies: U.S. prosecutors say manager was romantic partner of alleged ringleader of robberies that risked a shootout in one of downtown Washington’s most heavily trafficked stores

Opinion  Europe is panicking about Ukraine aid. Biden’s team should tell the truth. - "Crow traveled to Kyiv and met with Zelensky last week, along with Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). Hill told me he is trying to educate his GOP colleagues about how the aid is spent and monitored.

"More than half of it goes back into the U.S. economy via weapons purchases or to replenish U.S. weapons stocks. European countries contribute more total financial aid than the United States and several give a higher share of their gross domestic product."

Trump and allies planning militarized mass deportations, detention camps: As president, Trump sought to use military planes and bases for deportation. Now, he and his allies are talking about a new effort that current and former officials warn could be impractical and dangerous.

How the housing industry is working to stop energy efficient homes: Home builders have used their political muscle to prevent states and cities from adopting the latest code, which would lower the climate impact of new houses - "A federal study found that North Carolina’s proposed code update would have added at most about $6,500 to the price of a newly built home, not $20,400. According to the analysis, these changes would have paid for themselves through lower power bills and, during the first year alone, reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of taking 29,000 cars off the road."

Harvard condemns ‘flagrantly antisemitic’ cartoon posted by student groups

‘They just can’t take this kind of beating’: California mansions on the brink: Across Southern California, slope failures and ground movement after a series of storms have put homes in harm’s way

Opinion  Xi is tanking China’s economy. That’s bad for the U.S.

Tax records reveal the lucrative world of covid misinformation