Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has been intensively devastated, with only 24% of its forest left, but now researchers are trying to protect it. (May 23)
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Guam braces for Typhoon Mawar
Guam’s governor urged residents to stay home and warned the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar as the storm strengthened on its path toward the U.S. territory in the Pacific. (May 23)
Democratic leader Jeffries reacts on negotiations
Democratic leader Jeffries reacts on negotiations
McCarthy on debt: ‘We can come to an agreement’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he had a productive debt ceiling discussion with President Joe Biden late Monday at the White House, but no agreement yet as Washington strains to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in ti…
0523 Today in History
0523 Today in History
Three states offer to use less water from the Colorado River
Arizona, Nevada and California on Monday offered to cut back on using water from the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for $1.2 billion in federal aid. The 1,450-mile river provides water to 40 million people in seven U.S. states. (May 22) (AP Video…
Warner CEO booed at BU by protesters (CR)
About 100 protesters marched outside Nickerson Field in Boston, Massachusetts, as David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. (May 22)
Biden ‘optimistic’ progress being made on debt talks
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sounded an “optimistic” tone Monday as they opened a critical meeting at the White House to try to break the impasse over the government’s debt ceiling. (May 22)
Couple killed at Texas mall shooting along with 3-year-old son had ‘perfect synergy’
Among the eight people killed when a gunman opened fire at a Texas shopping mall earlier this month were Kyu and Cindy Cho and their 3-year-old son James. Their family’s only survivor that day was their 6-year-old son, who was wounded. Those who knew K…
Steer on the run lassoed on Detroit-area freeway
A team of wranglers chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway. State police in-car video shows the tail-end of Sunday chase, about 57 miles northwest of Detroit. (May 22)
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