From city centre to riverside idyll, the massacre of our sylvan treasures has to stop | Henry Porter
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Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 18
Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has sought refuge.Politico - Politics - Israel -
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall
Paris police have evicted migrants from a makeshift tent camp next to City Hall, the latest clear-out that aid groups allege is a campaign of ’’social cleansing″ ahead of the Summer OlympicsABC News - World -
Charlotte Mourns 4 Officers Killed in Shooting While Serving Warrant
The killing of the four officers in a usually quiet neighborhood, where a running gun battle left people scrambling for cover, stunned residents and brought anguish across the city.The New York Times - Top stories -
Drone footage shows devastation in Chasiv Yar, a Ukrainian city Russia is assaulting
Drone footage exclusively obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern UkraineABC News - World - Ukraine -
MLB Fans in Some Cities Lose Access to Local Games in Distribution Spat
Comcast and Diamond Sports Group failed to reach a new carriage agreement, leaving subscribers in some markets without access to Bally Sports regional networks.The Wall Street Journal - World - MLB -
New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses protests at Columbia University
New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks about the protests at Columbia University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators were removed by police from an academic building on campus.CBS News - Top stories - New York -
New York City mayor says Columbia protests led by outside agitators
New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave an update Wednesday on the protests over the Israel-Hamas war at Columbia University, saying outside agitators trying to create chaos had co-opted the demonstrations before the NYPD carried out arrests. See the ...CBS News - Top stories - New York -
Mexican volunteer searchers say they've found a clandestine crematorium in Mexico City
Volunteer searchers say they’ve found a clandestine crematorium on the edge of Mexico CityABC News - World - Mexico -
Columbia, City College protests lead to nearly 300 arrests
Columbia University called in the NYPD and cleared protesters from campus, ending a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school's main lawn.CBS News - Top stories -
Hundreds of Protesters Arrested as Universities Blame Outsiders for Escalating Violence
Police cracked down on pro-Palestinian encampments at Columbia, UCLA and other college campuses.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘This is cleansing’: Dublin sends in police and buses to dismantle tent city
Shocked people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria herded on to coaches as 200 tents removed and streets cleaned. The convoy arrived just after sunrise: a stream of police vehicles, council trucks, mounted cranes and coaches, ready to dismantle a ...The Guardian - World -
Nearly 300 People Arrested at Columbia, City College in Student-Protest Crackdown
At UCLA, police were called in overnight after brawls broke out between protesters. Protests and clashes have occurred this week at colleges across the country.The Wall Street Journal - World -
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MLB Fans in Some Cities Lose Access to Local Games in Carriage Spat
Comcast and Diamond Sports Group failed to reach a new carriage agreement, leaving subscribers in some markets without access to Bally Sports regional networks.The Wall Street Journal - Business - MLB -
New York cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change, study finds
Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly-daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found. Large swaths of the state’s principal towns and cities faced repeated, protracted and dangerous weather-driven ...The Hill - Politics - New York -
Secret burial pits, bones and kids' notebooks found in Mexico City
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.CBS News - World - Mexico -
Secret burial pits, bones and kids' notebooks found in Mexico City
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.CBS News - Top stories - Mexico -
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalized
The Catholic Church says a missing Mexican bishop has been found and is hospitalizedABC News - World -
Akiya houses: why Japan has nine million empty homes
New figures show nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty – but this real estate glut is attracting growing interest from foreigners. As the declining population continues to impact Japan’s society and economy, the number of vacant houses has ...The Guardian - World - Japan -
‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’: canoeing in the Scottish Borders
A 30-mile route has opened up along this spectacular river that’s great for beginners but has challenges for more experienced paddlers too. It was a morning of brooding green banks and dark skies on the River Tweed. Heavy rains had hit southern ...The Guardian - World -
Lebanese Christian leader says Hezbollah's fighting with Israel has harmed Lebanon
The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon has blasted the militant Hezbollah group for opening a front with Israel to back up Hamas saying it did not stop Israel’s crushing offensive on the Gaza Strip and brought huge harm to LebanonABC News - World - Israel -
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Healthy Returns: Sales of Humira are plunging, but AbbVie has two promising successors
AbbVie has two successors that could offset the losses from its blockbuster drug Humira. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group's CEO will testify on Capitol Hill.CNBC - Business -
Mastercard sees healthy spending, expects strong dollar to impact revenue growth
Mastercard Inc. lowered its GAAP revenue outlook for the full year, but not because it has a more cautious view of the spending landscape.MarketWatch - Business -
Estimated cost of World Cup matches in Vancouver has doubled since 2022
The estimated cost of staging matches at BC Place Stadium during the 2026 World Cup has more than doubled over the past two years to $483 million to $581 million Canadian ($351 million to $422 million U.S.)ABC News - Sports - World Cup -
Column: No one has more contempt for America than Donald Trump himself
Being found in contempt of court in his ongoing hush money trial is just the latest example: The former president has no respect for the country or citizens he's running to lead.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - Donald Trump -
4 dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in 'outbreak' in this city: Officials
Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of drug overdoses with more than 50 suspected cases and at least four people dead.ABC News - Top stories -
FA Cup final 2024, Manchester City vs Manchester United: What time is it and what TV channel is it on?
The stage for the FA Cup final is set, and it’s going to be a Manchester derby for the second time in as many years.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Premier League -
New York City mayor: ‘It’s despicable’ schools would allow another country’s flag to fly in America
New York City major Eric Adams said it was “despicable” that U.S. schools would allow another country’s flag to fly on their campuses while defending the New York Police Department (NYPD) after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke up ...The Hill - Politics - New York -
Teamsters Canada Says Strikes at CN Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Could Begin May 22
The union representing more than 9,000 workers at Canada’s two biggest railroads— Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City—said nearly all of its members voted in favor of going on strike as early as May 22.The Wall Street Journal - World - Canada -
Teamsters Canada Says Strikes at CN Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Could Begin May 22
OTTAWA–The union representing over 9,000 workers at Canada’s two biggest railroads said nearly all of its members voted in favor of going on strike as early as May 22, which could cause extensive disruptions across North American logistics networks.The Wall Street Journal - World - Canada -
From Baby Talk to Baby A.I.
Could a better understanding of how infants acquire language help us build smarter A.I. models?The New York Times - Tech -
Illegal Votes Are Stolen From Citizens
Liberals are intent on preventing states from verifying eligibility.The Wall Street Journal - World -
10 Highlights From the Venice Biennale
A tour of the international exhibition, which opened last week and runs through November.The New York Times - Top stories -
U.S. Plan to Protect Oceans Has a Problem, Some Say: Too Much Fishing
An effort to protect 30 percent of land and waters would count some commercial fishing zones as conserved areas.The New York Times - Top stories -
Ron Insana: The 2024 inflation scare has arrived, but there are still signs of hope for investors
Recent inflation readings have come in hot, but commodity prices and other indicators seem to show signs of cooling.CNBC - Business -
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’
Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floods. Beneath the turquoise waters off Heron Island lies a huge, brain-shaped Porites coral that, in health, would be a rude shade of purplish-brown. Today ...The Guardian - World -
ACC spring football overreactions: Miami has 'the one' in Cam Ward, Florida State defense will key title run
One overreaction for each of the 17 ACC football teams as spring practice concludes ahead of the 2024 seasonCBS Sports - Sports - Florida -
Giants QB battle: Drew Lock has a chance to compete with Daniel Jones for starting role, per report
Jones is recovering from an ACL injury suffered during the 2023 seasonCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Rookie Andy Pages has 3 RBIs to continue hot start as Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 8-4
Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages both hit two-run doubles in a big fifth inning, Will Smith added a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4ABC News - Sports - MLB