Thursday, June 5, 2025

Reading archive 2025-06-04

Oklahoma parents fight new curriculum on 2020 election ‘discrepancies’: A lawsuit alleges that state superintendent Ryan Walters added a provision on election questions without notifying some board members before they voted.

Two Chinese nationals charged with smuggling toxic fungus into U.S.: A University of Michigan researcher and her boyfriend are accused of trying to smuggle a “dangerous biological pathogen” that can harm crops into the U.S.

It’s tariff season. Do you know where your clothes are made?: Amid an onslaught of tariffs that are increasing the costs of such things as Hermès bags and their knockoffs on Shein, the question of where something is made has taken on a new urgency.

Capital One Arena renovations are underway. Here’s what to expect.: Many changes scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2025-26 Washington Capitals and Wizards seasons will go unnoticed by fans because the initial work will be focused on the building’s event level.

Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.: A visit to the northernmost region in Europe’s northernmost country offers a window into how to make electric vehicles the car of choice. - "Norway’s EV experiment has been made possible by something of a paradox: The country is Europe’s largest oil and gas producer, which helps support Norwegians’ aspiration to live green. Norway has invested its fossil fuel profits into what has become the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, a nest egg worth $1.7 trillion. Returns from that fund help cover government expenses, which in turn makes it easier to accommodate climate-friendly tax exemptions."

Biden Fumbled the Energy Debate. But Another World Leader Won on Clean Power.: Climate doesn’t usually win elections — but it can lose them. Australia is breaking the political logjam.

Released early in a murder case, D.C. man gets 60-year term for new killing: Darrell Moore was freed after 26 years under a D.C. law aimed giving people second chances --- and eight months later, he fatally shot a man, a jury concluded.

Let us count the 3,515 ways in which Democrats are lame - "The real reason for the surfeit of why-Democrats-suck critiques is that Democrats themselves love to engage in anguished soul-searching. Republicans did an autopsy after their 2012 loss, summarily rejected all its recommendations and then won the next presidential election. But Democrats love self-loathing."

Thousands of Ukraine’s children vanished into Russia. This one made it back.: Illia’s mother died in the siege of Mariupol and Russian officials put him up for adoption — until his grandmother traveled into Russia to bring him home.

Democratic Party is at risk of becoming ‘roadkill,’ warns Tim Walz: The Minnesota governor unleashed harsh language during appearances this weekend, in the clearest signs yet that he is weighing a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028.

U.S. vet from WWII is honored in Europe, showered with gratitude at age 99: Harry Humason, who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis, was shocked when hundreds of grateful Czech citizens donated to pay for his travels.

Unease at F.B.I. Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials: Senior executives are being pushed out and the director, Kash Patel, is more freely using polygraph tests to tamp down on news leaks about leadership decisions and behavior.

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