Reading archive 2024-06-08

Scientists map one of Earth’s top hazards in the Pacific Northwest: A catastrophic earthquake and tsunami will one day hit the Pacific Northwest as tectonic plates slip at the Cascadia subduction zone

Biden marks D-Day by channeling Reagan and contrasting with Trump: In visit to France to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day, President Biden promotes democracy and alliances, drawing a clear contrast with Donald Trump.

Jon Stewart Assures Young Voters That Their Voice Matters | The Daily Show

Judge Aileen Cannon tosses another curveball in the Trump cases: She’s again entertaining Trump’s arguments in an extraordinary way. But would she actually try to invalidate the special counsel?

Tens of millions of acres of cropland lie abandoned, study shows: The biggest changes took place around the Ogallala Aquifer, whose groundwater irrigates parts of numerous states, including Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. - "About 30 million acres of U.S. cropland have been abandoned since the 1980s, a new analysis suggests. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, offers a detailed look at land with immense environmental and economic potential — land that, researchers write, was abandoned at a rate of over a million acres a year between 1986 and 2018."

Facebook post draws attention of judge in Trump’s New York case: Justice Juan Merchan’s letter flags a since-deleted online message by someone claiming to have knowledge of the verdict before it was announced. - "Merchan’s letter identified the person who posted the Facebook message only as 'Michael Anderson,' an extremely common name. Screenshots circulating online Friday purported to show the comment that Merchan disclosed. A user on the site calling themselves 'Michael Anderson,' who appeared to have the same profile picture as the account in the screenshots, said in a post Friday evening that he is 'a professional s---poster,' followed by a laughing-crying emoji. That 'Michael Anderson' is an active user in a Facebook group for Trump supporters who routinely posts anti-Biden and pro-Trump memes."

Opinion Anatomy of a D.C. carjacking: Two paths cross and an innocent life is lost: Leslie Marie Gaines appears to be another innocent victim of the city’s drug trade.

Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-Constitutional’ vision for second term: Russ Vought, the former president’s budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers.

For Israel, a rare day of joy amid bloodshed as 4 hostages are rescued alive: The Israeli military staged a deadly raid in central Gaza to free the hostages, carrying out attacks that killed at least 210 people, officials said.