Reading archive 2024-05-01

Brave Little Hunter is free: Baby orca escapes lagoon for open seas

Finding space for wind farms might be easier than we thought - "But the huge structures topped with massive rotating blades only take up five percent of the land where they’ve been built, new research shows

"The rest of the space can be used for other purposes, such as agriculture, according to a study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launches her plan to oust Speaker Johnson: But Democrats have promised to ride to the House speaker’s rescue, at least for now

Two teens arrested in shooting during school ‘skip day’ at Md. park: Greenbelt police announced arrests after five teens were shot and wounded at Schrom Hills Park on April 19.

An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India

Opinion  How the right U.S. chip strategy can keep Taiwan free

Journalism professors call on New York Times to review Oct. 7 report: A major investigative report into sexual violence in the Hamas attack on Israel has drawn criticism inside and outside

Bill Barr doesn’t mind a little autocracy if your politics are right

Tensions grow between Trump and Lake in Arizona race for Senate: The former president fears that GOP candidate Kari Lake might not win and will drag down his own prospects in the battleground state

America’s appetite for McMansions is devouring modern architecture: Chris Pratt demolishing a mid-century treasure is part of a larger, disturbing trend

Trump admits he told Secret Service to take him to Capitol on Jan 6 in rambling campaign rally: ‘It’s not my deal. I’m a lover, not a fighter,’ Mr Trump told a crowd of supporters in Wisconsin about his actions on January 6

How an inclusive gym brand became a battlefield over LGBTQ+ rights: At least 54 threats have been received by Planet Fitness locations following attacks by far-right influencer Chaya Raichik