'Extremely dangerous' tornado slams Texas; storms sweep across Florida: Updates
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The danger of the very serious person
Grown ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the climate problemFinancial Times - World -
The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu
An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple U.S. states.The New York Times - Top stories -
Scotland in 'dangerous' moment for climate goals
Head of climate watchdog tells MSPs there is a risk of a "policy vacuum" after Scotland ditched targets.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Arizona House Speaker finds himself in eye of abortion rights tornado
Arizona state House Speaker Ben Toma (R) is facing a reckoning as he tries to navigate the fallout from Arizona's Supreme Court decision enforcing an 1864 abortion ban. Since the decision last week, Toma has twice helped block House Democrats’ ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
How Texas unleashed a geothermal boom
With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America’s next great energy boom: a push to tap the heat of the subterranean earth for electricity and industry. That ...The Hill - Politics -
What’s Killing Endangered Sawfish in Florida?
First, fish off the Florida Keys started swimming in spirals or upside down. Then, endangered sawfish started dying. Scientists are racing to figure out why.The New York Times - Science -
Extreme weather threatens Irish potato output
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumersFinancial Times - World -
Extreme weather threatens Irish potato output
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumersFinancial Times - Business -
Extreme weather threatens Irish potato output
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumersFinancial Times - Business -
India and Bangladesh Reel from Extreme Heat
April is typically hot in South and Southeast Asia, but temperatures this month have been unusually high.The New York Times - World - India -
The 'Robin Hood' TikToker taking on landlords
Jordan van den Berg's vigilante-style approach has won him fans and critics amid a housing crisis.BBC News - Top stories -
Why homicide rates are falling across the country
Homicides are falling across the U.S. And that shift could impact the role crime — often a top voter concern — plays as an issue in November's election. But it is a phenomenon for which experts don't have a clear explanation. Some say homicide ...The Hill - Politics -
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A's dominated by Guardians yet again in ‘tough' series sweep
The A's have yet to figure out the dominant Cleveland Guardians.Yahoo Sports - Sports - MLB -
A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI
Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction.Wired - Tech -
Shelter from the storm: in praise of the bothy
Visitor books from Scotland’s mountain bothies reveal their century-old role as refuges for both body and soulFinancial Times - Business -
Manning dazzles with 3 TDs in Texas' spring game
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Texas quarterback Arch Manning finished with 355 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, completing 19 of 26 attempts during the Longhorns' Orange-White game.ESPN - Sports -
Biden heads to Florida to hit Trump on abortion rights
The Biden campaign sees Florida's abortion law, and a November referendum, as helping the president's chances in a state won by Trump in the last two elections.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden to focus on abortion rights on campaign trail in Florida
The Biden campaign is continuing its focus on abortion rights Tuesday as the president visits Tampa, Florida, weeks after the state Supreme Court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds. Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen.. Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the ...The Guardian - World -
Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta with record-breaking rains, sparking worries about defense against extreme weather.NBC News - Top stories - China -
7 in 10 workers worldwide exposed to extreme heat risks: Study
Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally, according to a report released Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO). More than 2.4 billion of the world’s workers were at risk for some level ...The Hill - Politics -
Clazar raises $10M Series A to modernize SaaS sales across cloud marketplaces
Clazar raises $10 million Series A to automate SaaS sales on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud marketplaces, streamlining the quote-to-cash process for software vendors.VentureBeat - Tech -
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Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa. Burundi is especially hard-hit
Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfallABC News - World -
Phillies finish three-game sweep of White Sox with 8-2 victory
Trea Turner stole home, Kyle Schwarber hit a solo shot and Aaron Nola struck out seven in eight innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with an 8-2 win on SundayABC News - Sports - MLB -
Pro-China Maldives president’s party sweeps parliamentary vote
Landslide victory brings into focus rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing in the regionFinancial Times - World -
Kimberly-Clark’s stock jumps 5.7% as company sweeps past earnings estimates
Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s stock rose 5.7% early Tuesday, after the parent to consumer brands including Huggies diapers and Scott and Kleenex tissues beat profit and sales estimates for the first quarter.MarketWatch - Business -
Florida village takes unique approach to dealing with its pesky peacock population
Pinecrest, Florida, was overrun by peacocks. So the village came together and came up with a novel idea for a pesky predicament: peacock vasectomies. Cristian Benavides reports.CBS News - Top stories - Florida -
Arch Manning puts on a show in Texas' spring game, throwing for 3 touchdowns
Arch Manning gave Texas football fans an enticing look at the future, throwing for 355 yards and three touchdowns in the Longhorns' Orange-White spring game.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Samsung Electronics Gets $6.4 Billion for Texas Chip Plants
The expansion includes a second factory, an advanced chip-packaging facility and research-and-development capabilities.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Final Four star Martin going from FAU to Florida
Alijah Martin, a catalyst of FAU's Final Four run in 2023 who was named to the all-tournament team, is transferring to Florida, he told ESPN.ESPN - Sports - Florida -
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist groupABC News - Tech -
NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From
Space law just got a little more complicated.Wired - Tech - Florida -
Tesla asks shareholders to approve move to Texas and ratify Musk’s pay
Delaware court previously voided chief executive’s $56bn remunerationFinancial Times - Business - Tesla -
Biden to Give Abortion-Focused Speech in Florida, Tying State Ban to Trump
The Biden campaign has made abortion one of its top issues, as polling shows it is one of the few subjects in which voters place more trust in President Biden than Donald Trump.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Video shows alligator being wrangled at Air Force base in Florida
A 10-foot-long alligator was wrangled and relocated after wandering onto the tarmac at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida.CBS News - Top stories - Florida -
China floods: four killed in Guangdong sparking concerns over extreme weather defences
Heavy rainstorms in the densely populated Pearl River Delta have left large parts of Guangdong province underwater. Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people as floods swamped cities in the ...The Guardian - World - China -
Brooke Henderson storms up Chevron leaderboard before weather suspends play
Henderson carded seven birdies and an eagle on her first 14 holes and sits a shot off the lead as play was halted Saturday afternoon at Carlton Woods.Yahoo Sports - Sports