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Pennsylvania Health Advocates Say Gov. Shapiro Has Let Residents Down on Fracking Protections

Public health advocates assessing Josh Shapiro’s first two years as Pennsylvania’s governor concluded that he hasn’t done enough to protect residents from the damaging effects of hydraulic fracturing for natural gasβ€”despite charting a roadmap for such actions almost five years ago while he was attorney general. Environmental Health Project (EHP), a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, said Shapiro […]

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Three dead in Yemen after US air strikes

Three dead in Yemen after US air strikes The spokesperson for the Yemeni health ministry on Tuesday said three people were killed and two others wounded after US air strikes targeted the main water facility in al-Mansouriyah district in al-Hodeidah Governorate. Most of the victims are employees of the plant, Anees Alasbahi said on X.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestinians face hunger as Israeli blockade forces Gaza bakery closures

Parents in Gaza are struggling to feed their children as bakeries across the strip close down.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

NFL passes on tush push verdict until next month

NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Investors flock to gold funds as fears over Trump tariffs mount

Biggest inflow since onset of pandemic pushes bullion to fresh highs as traders hunt for haven assets

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

British WWII code-breaker 'Betty' Webb dies aged 101

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center, where she was responsible for sorting intercepted German communications. She later paraphrased Japanese messages, too.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

One of the toughest transport routes in the world makes March's photos of the month

From an election triumph, to a prayer for peace β€” the ABC's finest photographers roamed far and wide to capture these stunning images throughout the month of March.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran

Gulf states refuse to be launching pad for any US attacks against Iran Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 20:44 US decision to amass B-2 bombers at Diego Garcia is result of Gulf Arab monarchs closing airspace to American warplanes in event of war with Iran US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, on 7 September 2021 (Olivier Douliery/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images raise new copyrightΒ problems

Social media recently have been flooded with images that looked like they belonged in a Studio Ghibli film. Selfies, family photos and even memes have been re-imagined with the soft pastel palette characteristic of the Japanese animation company founded by Hayao Miyazaki. This followed OpenAI’s latest update to ChatGPT. The update significantly improved ChatGPT’s image […] The post ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk

Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill that has bipartisan support.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US deports man with legal status to El Salvador prison because of β€˜administrative error’

Government lawyers argue that despite the mistake, US courts don’t have jurisdiction to secure Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Communities grapple with overtourism as social media fuels popularity

Local communities say they need help managing overtourism as mass visitation creates issues for wildlife, raises evacuation concerns, and poses safety risks.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

$150m high-rise to replace Darwin city council headquarters

The Darwin city council will soon begin building a $150 million CBD high-rise to replace its aging civic centre, in partnership with property developer DCOH.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: ASX rises, Star fails to secure Salter Brothers loan, gold soars

Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after Wall Street benchmarks ended in mixed fashion, as investors were caught in limbo ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Arminia Bielefeld beat Bayer Leverkusen to reach cup final

Arminia Bielefeld have become only the fourth ever third-division club to reach the German Cup final after beating holders and reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinal.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

A horror accident left Christina paraplegic. Now she's creating history in a new sport

A horror motorcycle accident left Christina Vithoulkas with complete loss of feeling and movement below her T5 vertebra. She is now the world's first female para drifter.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Storms in Midwest and South could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in coming days

Waves of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South later this week.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

America First intel approach downplays Russia, ignores climateΒ change

Recently appointed US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other top intelligence officials appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss the US intelligence services’ annual threat assessment (ATA). Most of the committee’s time and attention was focused on the revelation by the editor of the Atlantic magazine that he had been inadvertently added […] The post America First intel approach...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

America 1st intel shift downplays Russia, ignores climateΒ change

Recently appointed US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other top intelligence officials appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss the US intelligence services’ annual threat assessment (ATA). Most of the committee’s time and attention was focused on the revelation by the editor of the Atlantic magazine that he had been inadvertently added […] The post America 1st intel shift...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Chinese-Canadian MP, a focus of foreign interference inquiries, drops re-election bid

Han Dong, cleared of urging China to delay release of two detainees, had hoped to return to Liberal Party but caucus did not nominate him.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Child suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by teenage driver

The young child remains in hospital in a serious condition, and the driver is assisting police.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: Sabsabi’s Biennale β€˜torture’, election candidates on Rednote, Trump tariff countdown

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Khaled Sabsabi, the artist dumped as Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale, has savaged the decision to drop him, accusing Creative Australia of subjecting him to β€œtorture” and of dismantling his career. We have an exclusive interview, plus another scoop on...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

US Senator Cory Booker breaks record with marathon anti-Trump speech

The lawmaker has been on his feet for over 24 hours, without even being able to go to the bathroom.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN calls assertion 'ridiculous'

Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN calls assertion 'ridiculous' The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in theGazaStrip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme. No aid has been delivered tothe Palestinian enclavesince 2 March. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

WA Police were unable to attend Virginia Giuffre's crash, family says

In a statement, her family says Ms Giuffre's vehicle was hit by a school bus in rural Western Australia, but she returned home before going to hospital.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Convicted War Criminal Announces New Rebel Faction in DRC’s Province Ituri

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) indeed faces the risk of further instability, especially with the recent announcement by Thomas Lubanga, a convicted war criminal, of the formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) in Ituri province. This development adds another layer of complexity to an already volatile situation in eastern Congo, where […]

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures

Nationwide blackout strikes Syria due to malfunctions, authorities say, amid deepening economic crisis.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Almost 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled

Nearly 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled by major supermarkets after E. coli was found during routine testing.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

World braces for battery of Trump tariffs today

After spending more than two years teasing of tariffs, Wednesday is the big reveal: the day President Donald Trump unveils the full scope of his protectionist trade policy. From Wall Street, to Windsor, to a wary Washington, the world will be watching.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Meat price set to rise after devastating stock losses

As farmers face months without income, consumers are being warned meat will cost more as the loss of livestock and infrastructure takes its toll.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

After 9 Republicans rebel, House Speaker Johnson fails to stop proxy voting effort led by new moms in Congress

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado want to force a vote on their proposal for proxy voting, which a majority of House colleagues support.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Late night US bombing raids pummel Yemen for third week

Late night US bombing raids pummel Yemen for third week Another round of air strikes has been reported near the city of Saada in Yemen's northeast, as well as near the Mansouriyah district further south, according to the local news agency Saba on Tuesday. This is the third consecutive week of US bombings across Yemen, which have also targeted the capital, Sanaa.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Fungal diseases 'growing increasingly resistant to treatment,' WHO says

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

'Women who aren't able to leave': Understanding Australia's low divorce rate

A new report has revealed that Australia's divorce rates have fallen to their lowest levels in almost 50 years. But the reason why is not as simple as it seems.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Brisbane home owners fail to stop church building affordable houses

A bid to build affordable units on church land in Brisbane's east has been approved despite protests from home owners who claim it's "inappropriate".

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia