Sunday Reads: June 22
Stay dry out there Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list.
NPR: Israeli and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran’s nuclear program. Who’s right?
Associated Press: Russia’s economy minister says the country is on ‘the brink of recession’
NPR: If a U.S. ‘bunker buster’ hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air?
Associated Press: Alarm grows after the US inserts itself into Israel’s war against Iran
The Economist: MAGA devotees are split over going to war with Iran
The New York Times: Why a vaccine expert left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans are going to die’
NPR: The VA cut veterans mortgage fix. Republicans have questions
PBS: As some lawmakers cash in on Trump’s tariffs, others try to ban betting on Wall Street
Bloomberg: ‘Abolishing FEMA’ memo outlines ways for Trump to scrap agency
The New York Times: Trump Administration will end Trevor Project’s work with national suicide hotline
NPR: Reducing the shortage of air traffic controllers, at school
The New York Times: Karen Read acquittal exposes flaws in police practices, supporters and critics say
Associated Press: Michael Proctor and jurors speak about Karen Read police murder trial after not guilty verdict
PBS: Texas lawmakers try to close loopholes in consent laws
The Economist: The attacks in Minnesota reflect a worrying trend
NPR: Some families along U.S. border cross into Mexico to save money on grocery shopping
NBC News: Judge blocks Trump plan to tie states’ transportation funds to immigration enforcement
The New York Times: Our bridges are old, our grid is on the fritz, and soon America will be obsolete
Associated Press: Judge says Trump administration can’t cut public health funding for Houston, Nashville, other cities
NPR: U.S. overdose deaths rise after hopeful decline
The Washington Post: How 280,000 eggs were stolen in America’s scramble over prices and profits
Route Fifty: Environmentalists say they’re cautious to adopt AI into their work
Associated Press: Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company
The New York Times: They followed a truck for 300 miles. Then they stole $100 million in jewelry.
Associated Press: Texas governor signs bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
The New York Times: Nina Kuscsik, first woman to win Boston Marathon, dies at 86
The Atlantic: Get your kid a landline
NPR: How inflation is impacting restaurants across the U.S.
The New York Times: The fast-food gimmick that became an unlikely muse for chefs
Food and Environmental Reporting Network and KQED: Home on the Grange
Literary Hub: Decline and fall of the spinach kings
The Atlantic: MAHA has a pizza problem
The Guardian: How Pakistan learned to love sushi




