Saturday, May 4, 2024

Reading archive 2024-05-04

5 Reasons for Environmentalists to Stop Blaming "Doom & Gloom" Narratives

Why We Have Lawns

In year of budget cuts, Mayor Muriel Bowser bets big on downtown D.C.: Bowser says reviving downtown will ultimately pay dividends to all D.C. — returning the city to a period of growth that shaped the early years of her tenure. - "Bowser’s pledge that the downtown investments will uplift all neighborhoods largely stems from the fact that the city’s core has long been its economic engine. Economic activity downtown brings about $2.3 billion to the District’s coffers each year, comprising about one-fourth of D.C.’s annual local fund revenue, according to the Downtown Action Plan released by her administration and downtown business leaders in February."

He was almost off probation in a murder case. Then a judge saw his videos.: Citing social media posts in which a teenager rapped about drugs and violence, a Maryland judge declined to end his juvenile court supervision

U.S. tells Qatar to evict Hamas if it obstructs Israeli hostage deal: Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message to Qatar’s prime minister, a U.S. official said, signaling Washington’s impatience as cease-fire talks have languished.

Toddler fatally shot in Southeast, D.C. police say: Preliminary information indicated the girl may have been accidentally struck in an exchange of gunfire, police said.

A 3-year-old is shot to death, and D.C. reels again: ‘Everyone loved her’: Ty’ah Settles was riding in a car that got caught in the crossfire of a gun battle, police said. She was the city’s youngest homicide victim this year.

Confident of victory over Ukraine, Russia exhibits Western war trophies: The exhibition comes just ahead of a May 9 Victory Day celebration that is very different from last year’s, when Russia was facing battlefield setbacks.

University endowments show few signs of direct Israel, defense holdings: School investments are targets of Pro-Palestinian groups calling for “divestment,” even if the ties aren’t always clear.

Survivors of Oct. 7 attack sue pro-Palestinian groups in U.S.: They allege that American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine spread terrorist propaganda from Hamas at U.S. colleges.

Young mothers at risk of homelessness after D.C. program is denied funding: Program leaders have until July 1 to raise enough money to keep the homes open, or else five mothers and their babies will be displaced. - "A program is ranked by how often it is used, the rate at which people leave it for permanent housing, and how often those who leave return to another program within two years, said Tom Fredericksen, the chief of policy and programs at the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, which coordinates the local Continuum of Care program on behalf of the city. Olaiya’s Cradle was ranked 41 out of 43 projects, documents show."

Opinion  The New York Times, alone in its outrage over access to Biden: The White House is helping set a new norm, and a dubious one at that.

Opinion  To the Gaza protesters helping to elect Trump: Give it a rest: You must have been doing for the past eight years what Trump has been doing in court the past three weeks: napping.

The children who remember their past lives: What happens when your toddler is haunted by memories that aren’t hers?

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