Sunday Reads: March 29
Happy weekend Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list.
Montana Public Radio: Missoula unveils 225-home affordable-housing proposal
The New York Times: Meta ordered to pay $375 million over child safety violations
Associated Press: Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
The New York Times: War in Iran will push U.S. inflation above 4 percent, O.E.C.D. forecast says
The Economist: Advantage Iran
The Economist: Hormuz is not the only weak spot for global trade
Reuters: U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran’s missile arsenal destroyed, sources say
Associated Press: More than two dozen U.S. troops wounded in Iranian attacks on Saudi air base in the past week, AP sources say
Associated Press: Analysis: 1 month into the war, Iran is fighting Israel and the US with insurgent tactics
The New York Times: U.S. rejects vote to recognize slavery as a ‘crime against humanity’
NPR: $50 billion fund for hospitals could actually lead to cuts
Bloomberg: Meta funds seven gas plants to power biggest data center
Wired: New Bernie Sanders AI safety bill would halt data center construction
The Washington Post: DHS shutdown drags on after House GOP rejects Senate bill, passes its own
Route Fifty: Tech issues continue to haunt 911 systems
The Associated Press: EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
The Washington Post: White House holds off on CDC pick as search for permanent chief continues
KFF Health News: Trump team claims successes against ACA fraud while pushing for more controls
Reuters: Two senators call for U.S. tariff probe into construction and farm equipment
The Wall Street Journal: Trump says the energy shock will be short-lived. CEOs paint a scarier picture.
The Economist: Ukraine’s top drone commander wants to bleed Russia’s army dry
CyberScoop: Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping
The Wall Street Journal: America’s fanciest restaurant enters the fight over affordable housing
San Antonio Express-News: $150M bond is funding affordable housing, but it’s nearly gone
Associated Press: Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI
Associated Press: OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora video generator
StateScoop: On cyber, local elections officials are ‘natural risk managers,’ says former CISA official
The Atlantic: American aviation is near collapse
The New York Times: Immigrant detentions and deportations leave pets behind
The Economist: With “SNL UK”, Britain’s laughing stock appreciates
BBC: First female Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally installed
RouteFifty: Data center restrictions signed into South Dakota law after push for incentives failed
Associated Press: World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness
The Washington Post: In New York City, volunteer trash cleanup clubs are gaining popularity.
High Plains Public Radio: A rural nonprofit grocery store is closing in Kansas, showing how hard it is to fight food deserts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Power data center expansion faces new court challenge
Houston Chronicle: Texas power lines for oil and gas industry spark resident backlash
Wisconsin Public Radio: As data centers surge, competition grows over who builds Wisconsin’s grid
The New York Times: The collapse of vertical farming
Food and Environment Reporting Network/Mother Jones: Workers in Colorado shut down one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants
The Washington Post: The craft beer boom is over. These new breweries find hope in staying small.
Taste: How open-kitchen restaurants blur longstanding labor roles
Food and Environment Reporting Network/High County News: Just how fragile is Alaska’s food supply chain?
Civil Eats: ‘Native foods have sustained people for generations’
