Friday, December 27, 2024

Reading archive 2024-12-21 through 2024-12-26

"Impossible" success: Quantum teleportation on the internet is set to change the world

Woman rescued from burning car after crashing into D.C. building: The building in Northeast Washington partially collapsed.

Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.: President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a return-to-office mandate for federal workers will face stiff resistance and union contracts that guarantee remote work.

Finland seizes ship in probe of undersea cable damage: Damage to the power cable in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a spate of murky disruptions to undersea cables that have put European authorities on high alert.

After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits: Voters in the struggling Pennsylvania city of New Castle backed Trump hoping he’d curb inflation. But the incoming president will be under pressure to cut spending.

Who controls Greenland, and why does Trump want to buy it?: The Arctic island is not for sale, its own government and that of Denmark continue to emphasize.

Maryland lands D.C. fighter jets in football stadium deal: D.C.'s Air National Guard fighter squadron will move under the Maryland National Guard’s authority, a swap negotiated as part of the deal to let the city regain control of the RFK Stadium site.

Inside the RFK bill stunner: Fighter jets and a promise to a D.C. nemesis: One by one, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her allies tackled objections from the bill’s chief opponents to carve out a last-minute path to a win in the Senate.

Senate adjourns without confirming D.C. judges as ‘vacancy crisis’ persists: Local officials decried the court vacancies as a problem for public safety.

The ‘Carol of the Bells’ comes from Ukraine’s fight for independence: It was a folk song performed across the world as “cultural diplomacy” by an embattled nation being devoured by Russians in 1922.

Insurance is what makes U.S. health-care prices so high: America needs a working marketplace where patients are the primary customers.

For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump: The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor. Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump.

Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution.: A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

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