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General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats 05/23/2024 11:03pm • SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday. “The Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis 05/23/2024 10:22pm • BEED, India (AP) — On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It's the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intoler Who gets paid? How much? What to know about the landmark NCAA settlement 05/23/2024 09:34pm • The nearly $2.8 billion settlement that has been approved by the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences is a historic step toward a more professional model for college sports. The plan, which still needs approval from plaintiffs and a federal judge, calls for paying damages to thousands of Climate change and rapid urbanization worsened the impact of East African rains, scientists say 05/23/2024 09:18pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate change and rapid growth of urban areas, an international team of climate scientists said in a study published Friday. The findings come from World Weather Attribu Angel Reese is excelling on and off the court in her WNBA rookie season with the Chicago Sky 05/23/2024 09:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Reese is proud to be part of the stellar rookie class that is uplifting the WNBA. She is just somewhat disappointed that people don’t pay attention to all the members of that first-year group. The Chicago Sky rookie said the perception that it's only Indiana’s Caitlin Cla The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of legal challenges 05/23/2024 09:11pm • The NCAA, which represents some 1,100 schools and more than 500,000 athletes, is no stranger to lawsuits. It has been in court off and on since the early 1980s defending the amateur athlete model at the heart of college athletics. But the organization has suffered a string of losses in court, highl Hundreds of people suffer heatstroke in Pakistan, and dangerous heat is forecast to stay a while 05/23/2024 08:55pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heat wave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said. Temperatures soared as high as 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) the previou Ohio governor calls special session to pass legislation ensuring President Biden is on 2024 ballot 05/23/2024 08:48pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state's 2024 ballot. The special session was called for Tuesday. “Ohio is running out Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain's next prime minister 05/23/2024 08:24pm • LONDON (AP) — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain needs. Starmer, the center-left party’s 61-year-old leader, is the current favorite to win the country’s July 4 election. Starmer has sp Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding 05/23/2024 08:14pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe — unprecedented in state history — upended transportation, including the airport in the Can You Pay Your Personal Loan With a Credit Card? 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Personal loans can be such a convenient way to cover larger expenses. But what happens if your circumstances change and you find it tough to make your loan payments? If you're trying to get some breathing room in your budget, you may wonder if it's smart -- or even possible -- to pay off a personal How To Avoid Real Estate Scams in 2024 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Real estate transactions -- property size and price notwithstanding -- can be filled with tension and drama, including last-minute changes, that provide opportunities for errors and scams. Dictionary.com defines a scam as "a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick p The 11 Best Beach Games of 2024 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Summer vacations are all about spending lazy days at the beach, relaxing in the sun and catching waves in the ocean. But when you, your friends or the kids get a bit restless, it may be time to play a beach game for more fast-paced fun. 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