Sunday Reads: Oct. 6

Here’s this week’s reading list and here’s to a great week Great Falls.

NPR: Poll: Most Americans think restricting free speech has gone too far

The Economist: Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity

Reuters: U.S. memo to colleges proposes terms on ideology, foreign enrollment for federal funds

Associated Press: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard in Portland

Reuters: World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat

KFF Health News: Health centers face risks as government funding lapses

Associated Press: Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at private colleges

The New York Times: Judge rules Trump unlawfully targeted noncitizens over pro-Palestinian speech

The Economist: The murky economics of the data-centre investment boom

Route Fifty: Inside Iowa’s data solutions looking to reduce recidivism and improve prison management

StateScoop: Iowa credits data tools with helping the state reach lowest recidivism rate in a decade

Route Fifty: FCC ends federal funding for Wi-Fi hotspots, access on buses

NPR: ‘We survived, we are resilient’: Remembering U.S. Indian boarding schools

KOMO News: Seattle mayor proposes law to boost grocery store openings in vacant spaces

NPR: Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena

San Diego Union Tribune: How much could a city-run utility save San Diegans? $130 billion, a new analysis finds

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis, Missouri, stores ramp up reuse program after city ends some recycling programs.

Calgary Herald: Alberta companies consider partnering with waste-to-energy company.

WJLA: Can utility services be shut off during a federal government shutdown?

L.A. Times: The first supermoon of the year is approaching. Here’s what to know

The Wall Street Journal: America’s most dog-friendly city has had enough

Eater: The life and death of the American Foodie

Bloomberg: First, seedless grapes. Now, pitless cherries.

The New York Times: Craft breweries struggle as sales and appetites wane

Offrange: Drones are the latest tool to help keep wolves away from livestock

Associated Press: Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

The New York Times: A stranger shattered their lives. At first, they didn’t know why.

NPR: YouTube settles Trump’s Jan. 6 lawsuit for $24 million

The New York Times: At Ukraine’s fashion week, war-wounded models take to the catwalk

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Jenn Rowell