Sunday Reads: Sept. 7
Happy weekend Great Falls, here’s this week’s reading list.
NPR: Rural hospitals band together instead of selling to big networks
Reuters: Trump supports nuclear power as it is ‘more American’ than wind, solar, U.S. official says
NPR: Who has been swept up in the federal law enforcement surge in D.C. and what charges are they facing?
The New York Times: The return of the ‘war department’ is a message from Trump
NPR: Voter registration groups blocked from naturalization events
The New York Times: 20 years after Katrina, New Orleans is ‘at a tipping point’
The Washington Post: Aging homes are crumbling across the U.S. Should government pay to fix them?
Reuters: U.S. gas power capacity set for big jump as renewables growth slows
ABC News: Artificial intelligence is here. Will it replace teachers?
DefenseScoop: Trump announces U.S. Space Command HQ will move from Colorado to Alabama
Reuters: U.S. clothing retailers test full-price strategy as rich shoppers keep spending
Route Fifty: Controversial data center moves forward in eastern North Dakota
StateScoop: San Jose, Calif., to pilot AI tool to speed up build permitting
The New York Times: John Deere, a U.S. icon, is undermined by tariffs and struggling farmers
The Washington Post: Riots and abuse troubled these former prisons. ICE plans to reopen them
Reuters: Japan, U.S. near deal to bring lower auto tariffs into effect, source says
The Wall Street Journal: A tiny town takes on a ‘zombie mall’ giant
The Washington Post: Nearly 500 workers, mostly South Koreans, arrested in immigration raid at Georgia Hyundai factory — largest of Trump’s new term
The Economist: America is escaping its office crisis
FERN and High Country News: Food and power in the West
Reuters: World food prices at more than two-year high, FAO says
Investigate Midwest: Pesticides, cancer, and rural Missouri’s health crisis
Miami Herald: Innovative startups tackle waste issues in Miami-Dade
The Economist: Have foreign tourists really avoided America this year?
Route Fifty: How digital literacy can help combat food insecurity
KFF Health News: Trump Administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in blue states
Axios Chicago: Trump threats rattle Chicago restaurants and events
Reuters: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ operations may continue, divided U.S. appeals court rules
The Washington Post: Trump officials ask Supreme Court to quickly allow sweeping tariffs
Charlottesville Tomorrow: Charlottesville police chief wants to ban camping on city property
The New York Times: Pickleball courts taking over tennis courts, as seen from the sky
The Atlantic: RFK Jr. is repeating Michelle Obama’s mistakes
The New York Times: How deforestation is drying out the Amazon




