Reading archive 2024-05-20

DCPS chancellor slams Mendelson plan to shift central office funds to schools: The proposal would threaten the district’s ability to run important programs, he said.

Weight-loss promoters are reeling after TikTok crackdown: The social platform announced new rules in April, banning marketing and promotion of obesity medications.

Trump’s immigration plans could deal a major blow to the job market: Immigration is a big reason the employment picture rebounded so strongly from the pandemic. That could be in jeopardy, economists say.

Opinion  How to save the Supreme Court from Alito’s ethical malfeasance: The justice’s unconscionable violations of ethics demand the court be reformed.

Boy Scouts love this scenic Va. river. Locals say they’re ruining it.: Three hours southwest of the District, the Maury River suffers as sediment flows from a dam at a reservation owned by a Scouting organization based in Bethesda.

These invasive moths are poised to proliferate across North America: Much of the continent’s climate is “very suitable” for box tree moths, researchers say.

She backed Israel; her son led a protest. Could they withstand war?: When her son joined protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, Emily Strong began examining her own convictions. That led to deep, often uncomfortable conversations.

In D.C.’s Ward 8, election centers on experience versus new leadership: The three-way battle for the future of the ward has centered on many of its intractable issues, such as poverty and fears about gentrification.

In a place with a history of hate, an unlikely fight against GOP extremism: North Idaho has beaten the far right before. Now renegade Republicans are seeking to root it out of their own party, with a crucial test in Tuesday’s primary.

Opinion  How Biden’s debate performance could blow open the race: He needs to goad Trump to be Trump, while reassuring voters about his own fitness for another term.

Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas: An island eroding into the bay offers tantalizing clues about when and how humans first made their way into North America.