Overnight News Digest: Climate Change effects are driving the news
Millions in US under warnings as record heat expected to continue next weekThe GuardianMore than 100 million people, around a third of Americans, were under extreme heat advisories this weekend and...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Good news today for Iowa albeit temporary
Judge issues temporary injunction blocking 6-week 'fetal heartbeat' abortion banIowa Public RadioA Polk County district judge has temporarily blocked a new Iowa law that bans abortion as early as six...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate Change = Extreme heat and fires worldwide
Greece ‘at war with fire’ amid chaotic evacuation of tourists from RhodesThe GuardianThe battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for a seventh straight day as firefighters struggled to...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Changes in our climate are happening now and they are...
More than 50m Americans under alert as heatwave persistsThe GuardianOver 50 million Americans remain under a heat advisory in one of the hottest summers ever recorded, and a heatwave continues to...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate change continues to cause serious problems
As the East Coast braces for severe thunderstorms, record heat sears the SouthNPRMeteorologists are warning millions of people across the East Coast to brace for major thunderstorms and other severe...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Stronger storms, increased wildfires, excessive...
850 still missing after Maui fires, mayor saysBBCSome 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires in Maui, County Mayor Richard Bissen has said.Over 1,200 people who had been on the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: March on Washington was 60 years ago today
March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhymeThe Guardian USOne hundred years after the civil war, the treatment of African Americans persisted as a gaping wound...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: UK Bees in danger due to Asian hornets
UK bees in danger as Asian hornet sightings riseBBCRecord sightings of Asian hornets are raising fears of catastrophic consequences for the UK's bee populations for years to come.The invasive hornets...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: September 11, 2021 Remembered
Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground ZeroNew York Times (no paywall)Relatives of those who died went to Lower Manhattan to mark the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack, where they were...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: September 11, 2001 remembered
Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground ZeroNY TimesRelatives of those who died went to Lower Manhattan to mark the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack, where they were joined by governors,...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: A tale of the lost Jet
What to Do if You See an F-35 Fighter Jet in Your BackyardC/NetIt's not your typical social media plea. Joint Base Charleston, a US military base in South Carolina, posted on Facebook and X seeking the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Free Covid test sign up available now for delivery...
US restarts supply of free at-home Covid testsBBCThe US has restarted its free at-home Covid-19 testing service, as the government attempts to limit the spread of the virus over the winter months.Covid...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Malaria vaccine to be produced on massive scale
Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killerBBCA cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).The vaccine...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Claudia Goldin awarded economics prize for work on...
Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on women's payBBCThis year’s Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, an American economic historian, for her work on women's...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Glasgow museum unable to locate Auguste Rodin 3...
Glasgow museum unable to locate £3m Auguste Rodin sculptureBBCMuseum bosses are unable to locate a sculpture by world famous artist Auguste Rodin, said to be worth £3m.Officials at Glasgow Museums said...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: West Arctic shelves melt 'unavoidable'
Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable'BBCIncreased melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is "unavoidable" in the coming decades, a new study has warned.These floating tongues of...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: AI and you
AI and You: White House Preps Executive Order, the Beatles Revive Lost Lennon SongC/NETThose waiting to see what the Biden administration is going to say about AI regulation can expect a very long read...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 18th century love letters to French sailors opened for...
Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first timeThe GuardianA forgotten bundle of love letters sent to French sailors more than 260 years ago – but never before opened or read –...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Iceland braces for volcanic eruption
Iceland braces for volcanic eruption as prime minister reassures residentsThe GuardianIceland’s prime minister has sought to reassure the nation as it braces for a volcanic eruption and the Reykjanes...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: The war on Gaza has resumed
Nearly 100,000 Gaza buildings may be damaged, satellite images showBBCSatellite images commissioned by the BBC reveal the extent of destruction across Gaza, showing that nearly 98,000 buildings may...
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