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Apr 29

What can planting a tree do to save the world?

A lot – and at the same time, not enough.

This #ArborDay, we take a look at a new report that shows the Earth is currently losing its forests at an alarming rate.

At a time when trees are more valuable than ever for their ability to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide contributing to a dangerously warming planet, the forests are dwindling.

The findings from the World Resources Institute show:

-The tropics lost 27.5 million acres of tree cover
-Brazil, where the Amazon rainforest is facing deforestation, led all tropical nations by a wide margin, with 3.8 million acres lost.

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Apr 29

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Georgia defensive end Travon Walker with the No. 1 overall pick Thursday night. #NFLDraft

The Detroit Lions selected Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 overall pick Thursday night. bit.ly/3ko1C6w

The Houston Texans selected LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the No. 3 overall pick Thursday night. bit.ly/3ko1C6w

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Apr 28

The #NFLDraft begins tonight! Here's everything you need to know about watching the first round.

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Heading into Thursday's action, there are eight teams that hold multiple first round picks in this year's #NFLDraft.

But who will be selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars at the top of the draft? Here's how it looks in our final mock draft.

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Apr 27

Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States is "out of the pandemic phase" after more than two years of COVID-19, which has caused tens of millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths. But what does that mean? bit.ly/3OH2lgH

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Fauci pointed to the relatively low level of current cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. According to @CDCgov data, the 7-day average of new cases per day was more than 47,000 as of Monday, down from a peak of >800,000 in January.

Fauci expanded on his comments Wednesday, saying while winter in the U.S. was the "full-blown pandemic phase," the country is reaching a control phase. He also acknowledged that, from a global perspective, "the world is still in a pandemic. There’s no doubt about that."

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Apr 27

Russia opened a new front in its war over Ukraine on Wednesday, deciding to shut off gas to two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv, a dramatic escalation in a conflict that is increasingly becoming a wider battle with the West.
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The escalation came in a memo from state-controlled Russian giant Gazprom, which said it had cut natural gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria because they refused to pay in Russian rubles.

The company said it had not received any payment since the beginning of the month.

European gas prices shot up on the news, which the European Union commission's president called an attempt at "blackmail."

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Apr 27

Shanghai, the financial center of China and a city of 25 million, is now in its fifth week of lockdown due to a COVID-19 surge in China: bit.ly/3vMRA3S

Shanghai is the ninth place in China to be locked down citywide since February 2020. It’s one of a few regions that have become COVID-19 hot spots since March 2022. As of April 19, more than half the cities in China were under some sort of lockdown.

While stringent measures were lifted in the majority of other cities as cases started to decrease, Shanghai remains on strict lockdown due to deteriorating conditions.

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