Reading archive 2024-04-03

As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice: General Mills warns of ‘food shaming’; dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts - Kevin C. Klatt, a registered dietitian and research scientist and instructor at UC Berkeley, says anti-diet advocates who deny the connection between excess body fat and chronic disease have 'made up stuff that is a fantasy and a total fairy tale.'"

Trump special counsel fires back at Cannon order that could disrupt case: Prosecutor says judge’s legal premise on Presidential Records Act ‘is wrong’ and urges her to rule in classified documents case so he can appeal

High-fat keto diet may help people with serious mental illness

Fairfax police academy bars Herndon officers in dispute over Chinese signature: The town police chief objected to a Chinese signature on county training academy certificates. Now her officers will be excluded from future classes.

Half a billion in cuts, targeted tax hikes shape Bowser’s D.C. budget plan

D.C. Council votes to spend $515 million to modernize Capital One Arena

Jack Smith puts Judge Aileen Cannon on notice

After terror attack, Russia sees U.S. role and claims it is at war with NATO

Bald eagle lands in D.C. decades after his dad helped revive the species: Clark, a 21-year-old bald eagle, is the offspring of Ronald Reagan’s eaglet

D.C. mayor’s bill targets truancy, mandates aggressive prosecution: The District’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice said she was ‘okay’ if the bill meant more youths would be locked behind bars