Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly. Source link
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NRCC praises Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling: 'Victory for the Constitution'
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district. “Today’s decision is a victory for the Constitution and the principle that every American citizen is equal under the law,” NRCC Chairman Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) wrote in a statement. ……
European Challenge Cup: Ulster ‘need full cohort’ to win trophies – Henderson
Ulster captain Iain Henderson said the province need their “full cohort” to compete in both the European Challenge Cup and United Rugby Championship. Richie Murphy’s side face Exeter Chiefs in a European semi-final at the Affidea Stadium on Saturday before URC games against top two Stormers and Glasgow Warriors as they aim to secure a…
Callum Turner, Monica Barbaro Star in Rom-com
Universal Pictures has released the trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy “One Night Only,” starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner. The film is directed by “Anyone but You” helmer Will Gluck. Per the logline, Barbaro and Turner “star as Allie and Owen, two love-starved strangers who crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New…
Top Xcaret Promo Codes for April 2026 | Condé Nast Traveler
If you have an upcoming trip to Mexico’s colorful, tourist-ready destinations of Cancún or Riviera Maya, don’t overlook Xcaret, a unique and fun natural water park. It’s nearly impossible to be bored here—beyond the water activities, Xcaret is also an amusement park and eco-archaeological park (one at which biologists and naturalists take their work seriously;…
Prime assembly with linear DNA donors enables large genomic insertions
Suzuki, K. et al. In vivo genome editing via CRISPR/Cas9 mediated homology-independent targeted integration. Nature 540, 144–149 (2016). Article ADS CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Yamamoto, Y. & Gerbi, S. A. Making ends meet: targeted integration of DNA fragments by genome editing. Chromosoma 127, 405–420 (2018). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Anzalone,…
Seven lawsuits filed against OpenAI by families of Canada mass-shooting victims
The lawsuits, filed in California, accuse OpenAI and Sam Altman of negligence and abetting a mass shooting by failing to flag the suspect’s ChatGPT activity. Source link
Pentagon CFO: Iran war has cost $25 billion so far
The Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion so far. “So approximately, at this day, we’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury. Most of that is ammunitions,” Jules Hurst III said in response to a……
Boebert knocks King Charles over ‘dos and dont's’ list for Congress
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday took a shot at the British royal family for a list of “do’s and don’ts” that she said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave members ahead of King Charles III’s address to Congress. Before the British monarch’s speech, when reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Boebert whether the king should meet……
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants everyone to know: “We are Xbox.” Just last week, she scrapped Microsoft Gaming as the name of Microsoft’s gaming division in favor of simply Xbox. Now, to reinforce that message, sources at Xbox tell me that all Xbox employees are getting an @xbox.com email address next month. The new Xbox…