Sunday Reads: Oct. 24
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Here’s this week’s reading list.
The Daily Press: An alternative court in Newport News-the ‘behavioral health docket’-graduates 13
The Washington Post: ‘Don’t feel sorry for me,’ Powell said as the end approached
NPR: The American chestnut was wiped out a century ago. Could it make a comeback?
The Atlantic: A secretive hedge fund is gutting newsrooms
Foreign Affairs: The technopolar moment: How digital powers will reshape the global order
National Geographic: Why do people stack stones in the wild?
NBC News: FBI agents swarm Washington home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
Associated Press: Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution
The Counter: I tried to prove that small family farms are the future. I couldn’t do it.
Indy Star: Scrub Hub: Are meal kit services bad for the environment, compared to a grocery store?
The New York Times: Sirens: Loud, ineffective and risky, experts say
NPR: Online game lets you experience the supply-chain crunch through beer sales
Reuters: U.S. trucking industry disruptions to last as long as pandemic persists – Buttigieg
NPR: School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters
Axios: The smart city comes of age
The L.A. Times: Pandemic spurs young families to leave big cities for the heartland. Will they stay?
The Verge: Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name
Grist: ‘Mobility Justice’: How cities are rethinking public transportation after COVID
NPR: Why people in Houston struggle to pay bills more than people in other major cities
Reuters: Car-centric Austin is building transit. Will anyone ride it?
Reuters: U.S. needs more mines to boost rare earths supply chain, Pentagon says
The Washington Post: The coronavirus is still mutating. But will that matter? ‘We need to keep the respect for this virus.’
The New York Times: What scientists know about the risk of breakthrough COVID deaths
