Stay warm this weekend Great Falls with this week’s reading list.

The Washington Post: American hostages will be released in first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal, Biden says

Reuters: Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire deal designed to end 15-month Gaza war

NPR: NPR shopped at Walmart to track how inflation is changing prices

NPR: Inflation remains stubborn. Could it get worse under Trump?

CNBC: Why eggs are selling for over $9 a dozen in some places—and when prices are expected to drop

Reuters: U.S. importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat looms

KFF Health News: Voters backed abortion rights but state judges have final say

The New York Times: A father and son called for help to escape the Eaton Fire. None came.

Reuters: State auditor questions utility SoCal Edison’s fire risk modeling

Associated Press: Lawsuits claims utility’s equipment sparked devastating Eaton Fire, but investigation still ongoing

NBC News: L.A. residents displaced by wildfires face spiking rents as authorities warn of price gouging

The Washington Post: The long-term trends that turned the L.A. fires into a catastrophe

Associated Press: Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

CBS News: Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

The Atlantic: The anti-social century

KFF Health News: Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?

Reuters: Shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd see no immediate return to Red Sea

Stars and Stripes: Army doctor in JBLM sexual abuse case sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison

The New York Times: How a company makes millions off a hospital program meant to help the poor

The Washington Post: Dr. Oz’s Medicare leadership team at CMS takes shape

The New York Times: Childhood vaccination rates were falling even before the rise of R.F.K. Jr.

NPR: Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?

Smithsonian Magazine: Divers recover ancient shipwreck that sank 2,600 years ago off the coast of Spain

The New Yorker: How religious schools became a billion-dollar drain on public education

The Washington Post: The SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter share purchases, citing an underpayment of $150 million

Route Fifty: Biden signs law easing rural broadband projects

Associated Press: Lawsuit by college professors and students challenges Alabama’s anti-DEI law

The Washington Post: Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan

KFF Health News: Beyond hard hats: Mental struggles become the deadliest construction industry danger

The New York Times: Southern Methodist University wants to sever ties to its church. Can the church stop it?

Vermont Public: As public colleges begin to merge or shut down, one state shows how hard it is

NPR: 9 unexpected things we learned about mental health and our brains in 2024

The New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg says Meta fact-checkers were the problem. Fact-checkers rule that false.

The New York Times: Undersea surgeons

Route Fifty: As data center boom continues, Va. legislators broach new regulations

The Atlantic: Reckless driving isn’t just a design problem

The New York Times: Orca that carried dead calf for weeks appears to be in mourning again

The New York Times: Owner of Carrie Bradshaw’s ‘Sex and the City’ apartment wins approval for gate