Reading archive 2024-06-20

Why Is Everyone on TikTok Suddenly Going to the Chiropractor?

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly drenching colleague’s bag: A Democrat said his bag had been mysteriously soaked with water over the course of five months. A Republican from his district admitted to it this week.

A new Fox poll has Biden up. Fox’s prime-time hosts didn’t mention it.: When the new numbers did merit coverage, it was often with caveats.

Despite fentanyl crackdown, Chinese sellers are open for business: A booming online marketplace in shipping small but potent packages of the chemicals used in the production of fentanyl from China to Mexico remains largely unhindered.

Bayer lobbies Congress to help fight lawsuits tying Roundup to cancer: Republicans have repeatedly pushed a provision — drafted with Bayer’s help — that critics say would undo some nationwide pesticide protections.

In 1964, the Klan killed three young activists and shocked the nation: A Mississippi town still grapples with that violent civil rights history

Family of black belts stops attempted sex assault next door, police say: A 59-year-old grandmaster intervened with his wife and children after hearing screams near their academy, Yong-in Taekwondo, pinning the suspect for police.

Convicted serial rapist linked to Shenandoah park murders, FBI says: Authorities on Thursday named a man with a long criminal history as a suspect in the killing of two women 28 years ago at a secluded campsite in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

Reading archive 2017-06-01

HOW JOKES WON THE ELECTION: How do you fight an enemy who’s just kidding?

If Trump quits the Paris climate accord, he will lead the U.S. into the wilderness

The Loneliness of Donald Trump: On the Corrosive Privilege of the Most Mocked Man in the World - "... he has stepped off a cliff, pronounced himself king of the air, and is in freefall."

Trump has granted more lobbyist waivers in 4 months than Obama did in 8 years