Sunday Reads: July 2
Happy holiday weekend Great Falls. Stay cool and follow the fireworks rules.
The New York Times: NYC’s homeless shelters are straining to adapt to the migrant crisis
National Geographic: America declared independence on July 2—so why is the 4th a holiday?
NPR: Poor air quality sparks some cities to get creative with their firework displays
Axios: Americans expected to spend $100 million more this year on fireworks
CBS News: Some Fourth of July celebrations are easier to afford in 2023 — here’s where inflation is easing
Associated Press: In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
The Washington Post: Supreme Court reverses online threat conviction, saying prosecutors must prove defendant realized threatening nature of his speech
CalMatters: Why California is looking to Texas for homeless solutions
NPR: Violence appears to be lessening in French protests over teen’s killing
NPR: New class of gravitational waves could reveal supermassive black holes
The Washington Post: Trump pressed Ariz. Gov. Ducey to overturn 2020 election, people familiar with call say
New Yorker: The Titan submersible implosion was “an accident waiting to happen”
The Washington Post: Supreme Court sides with web designer who refuses to do gay wedding sites
The Denver Post: 3 years after Colorado’s landmark police reform bill, what’s changed?
The Guardian: How Ukraine’s national dish became a symbol of Putin’s war
High Country News: Locals help fill the data gap in Salton Sea’s toxic collapse
The Economist: Should you send your children to private school?
The American Prospect: How Washington bargained away rural America
The Atlantic: Why don’t grocery stores stock the most American fruit?
National Geographic: Celebrate America with photos of our unique species
Longreads: What it means to nourish ourselves and others
The New York Times: In ‘The Bear,’ Molly Gordon is more than the girl next door
