Sunday Reads: Oct. 6

Colorado Public Radio: Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

The New York Times: Why Helene was so destructive in Florida, the Carolinas and Appalachia

The Economist: Hurricane Helene was America’s deadliest storm in nearly two decades

The Washington: Another major storm in Florida may test FEMA’s capacity

NPR: The Biltmore Estate works to recover from Helene damage in Asheville

Associated Press: Grandparents found hugging each other after fallen tree killed them in their South Carolina home

The New York Times: The troubling quiet of North Carolina’s cell service outages

Associated Press: Biden won’t support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack

The Atlantic: Health care is on the ballot again

Route Fifty: To fight online misinformation, engage with the ‘trolls,’ city leaders say

The Washington Post: A new Supreme Court term: What the experts are watching for

The New York Times: As America’s marijuana use grows, so do the risks

Vox: How private equity chewed through America’s emergency rooms

The Washington Post: Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign

Route Fifty: In this battleground state, a fight is raging over ballot drop boxes

Scientific American: Evidence of ‘negative time’ found in quantum physics experiment

The Washington Post: ‘The land is full of blood’: An Israeli kibbutz where Oct. 7 never ends

The New Yorker: A year after October 7th, a Kibbutz survives

The Washington Post: Supreme Court clears way for two of Biden’s most ambitious efforts to address climate change and reduce pollution

The Economist: New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade

The Washington Post: Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests

Food and Environment Reporting Network and Eater: We need more Native American restaurants

The New York Times: A new fine-dining restaurant in London, staffed by ex-homeless people

The Lever: The dirty truth about a workhorse fish

The New Yorker: How SoCal became the epicenter of hype diets and $20 smoothies

Route Fifty: Can happy hour attract people downtown again?

The New York Times: Sometimes the best restaurant is inside the grocery store

The New York Times: How chicken tenders conquered America

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Jenn Rowell