"It’s a personal issue for me. I was born in Edmonton. I grew up in Calgary. Most of my family and some of my closest friends still live in the province. If, as seems increasingly likely, Albertans vote on independence this fall, they will be voting on my right to keep going home without a passport.

"On catching sight of journalists from a pro-Kremlin Moscow newspaper, Magyar called out: "I welcome the Russian propaganda media. Enjoy the freedom — and the regime change!" The crowd responded with thunderous applause and chants of "Russians, go home!"

"it is home to a Sipcam Agro plant that processes the toxic herbicide paraquat. Within the US, the plant is the largest single emitter of paraquat. Wayne County also sees high rates of Parkinson’s disease deaths, in the top 7% of all U.S. counties that reported Parkinson’s deaths 2018 - 2024. "

"Francis made a profound .... imprint. His papacy elevated climate change into a defining moral issue, positioning the church as a global voice urging both political accountability and personal responsibility. Leo has not retreated from that position. Rather, he is propelling it forward."

"Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills."

"The same odorless, colorless chemicals in tap water here have accumulated in Bost’s body, blood tests show. Her PFAS levels are higher than national health guidelines consider safe and, at 34, she has been diagnosed with liver and thyroid conditions ...."

"Italy agreed July 31 to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare field north of Rome, once the source of controversy between the two, into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will generate enough electricity to meet its needs and turn Vatican City into the world's first carbon-neutral state."

"ICE is in talks to buy turnkey immigration detention facilities from its biggest vendors as local backlash derails its plan to rapidly renovate warehouses into large-scale detention spaces."

"A Guardian analysis of government records has found that, during the first seven months of his presidency, the administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 children. During this period in 2025, DHS was deporting about twice as many parents each month compared with 2024.

"A 30-year-old DACA recipient who was deported to Honduras in January and later flown back to the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was released from a Texas detention facility Thursday, reuniting with his wife and sisters and meeting his newborn son for the first time."

"Our new study suggests those goals may be combined. We developed a dual-function biodegradable wash that is able to remove surface pesticide residues and form a thin protective layer to help fruit stay fresh for longer."

"Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant."

"Hackman is using Alberta’s gruelling winters as the baseline for a new research project. She’s developing a weightless, wearable heating system — highly practical for Albertans and Canadian winter athletes."

"AP reported that the State Department program to revoke passports for about 2,700 Americans who owe $100,000 or more in child support will begin today. That figure will soon expand to include those who owe $2,500 or more."

"As the government uses more AI and partners with tech companies to find data online, immigrant advocates say these screenings have transformed into surveillance. Now...some fear that advocates who are U.S. citizens or in the country legally may also be tracked."

"Paris has transformed more than 300 streets outside schools into pedestrian-only “garden streets,” replacing traffic and parking with trees, benches and light-coloured paving. Researchers found the redesigned streets were on average 5°C cooler than nearby roads during summer heat."

"The Tswalu Kalahari Reserve has become a sanctuary for rare and threatened animals, drawing in a steady stream of well-heeled tourists from around the globe. More recently, the reserve’s managers have embarked on a quest to increase the carbon stored in its soils ..."

"Shanghai is moving toward a citywide circular economy, with industrial recycling rates now approaching 98% and household recycling rising from 35% to 45.3% since mandatory sorting began in 2019. ..."

"Jaguars disappeared from Corrientes province more than 70 years ago, but a reintroduction effort in 2012 by Tompkins Conservation has now resulted in the birth of the 50th wild cub in Iberá National Park."

"Sobyanin reported the first three downed drones approaching Moscow just after midnight, with a total of 26 downed drones throughout the night. Temporary flight restrictions were introduced at Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports amid the reports of drones."

"Ukrainian forces reportedly launched an attack on critical Russian military-industrial sites overnight on May 8, striking an oil refinery as well as the branch of a defense technology center, Russian Telegram media channels reported."

"British company Team Repair has launched a STEM learning kit ... for grown-ups, using a dummy object to teach people how to fix their own phones. The Repair Kit for Grown-Ups: Mobile Phone Edition takes users step-by-step through the process of diagnosing and fixing a broken smartphone."

"The women’s health gap means women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health or with disabilities than men, resulting in a loss of 75 million years of life globally. Addressing this disparity presents a significant economic opportunity...."

"UNICEF has activated the first cohort of UNICEF Femtech Ventures....Eleven frontier tech startups from across Africa and Asia have been selected from over 1,100 applications from 85 countries to receive up to $100,000 each in equity-free capital alongside a year of tailored technical assistance."

"Flora’s mission centers on a structural problem: the majority of medical research and clinical trials have been designed around male baselines, leaving a significant gap in data on women’s health."

"Founded on April 22, 1996, as a collaboration between the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland, the study now tracks more than 57,000 women ....with findings shaping policy and practice at state, national, and international levels."

"Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month — making the city one of the planet’s fasting-sinking capitals."

"The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, may eventually be remembered as a defining moment in global climate politics....because it changed the tone, structure, and ambition of the conversation itself."

"This Mother’s Day, I am reminded that love is one of the most powerful forces we have. It crosses borders, languages, oceans, and generations. It lives in the smallest acts of care and in the quiet determination of mothers who refuse to give up on their children."

"Meloni showed courage by putting herself out there, but more must be done than doling out advice. We are way past the point of education. The world needs action."

"Breaking your arm or wrist typically comes with another layer of misery: wearing a hot, itchy cast .... But in Singapore, patients at some hospitals and clinics now have another option—an open, 3D-printed cast that’s more comfortable to wear and fully waterproof."

"A new library is opening up in New York City this Friday, but rather than books, the space will house 3,437 volumes and roughly 3.5 million pages of the Epstein Files."

"Florida is in talks with the Trump administration to shut down a high-profile immigration detention center that opened last summer in the Everglades and has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to operate...."

"As the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.56 today, the British energy giant Shell announced its profits were up 24% in the first three months of 2026. This amounted to almost $7 billion, more than twice what Shell made in the previous quarter."

"I had been the belated witness of the long hours of the Red Crescent workers to try and save her, and although all the viewers knew how it would end, the punch of powerlessness we felt was a jolt."

"Recently published research calculated that the first 15 months of Israel’s war in Gaza generated more than 33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, comparable to the combined 2023 annual emissions of Costa Rica and Slovenia."

"Their ongoing work to rehabilitate public libraries is captured in a new film, How to Build a Library, directed and produced by Kenyan filmmakers Maia Lekow and Christopher King."

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"Ehab Khallouf and Adnan Zaki are chasing qualification for the 2028 Games with no coaches, aging bikes and a federation just learning to walk."

"Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is far from certain."

"The U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled against U.S. President Donald Trump's latest 10 per cent global tariffs, finding they were not justified under ‌a 1970s trade law, however the court only blocked the levy on two small businesses and the state of Washington."

"Cease-and-desist letters have been sent to more than 500 Albertans who accessed a searchable database containing the personal information of millions of voters in the province, while a new investigation into the affair has been launched."

"An NWT project that brings together residential school survivors and families for on-the-land camps won $500,000 at Tuesday’s annual Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Whitehorse."

"The way in which the Kremlin will be remembering the past says much about present: it's a sign that Russia's war on Ukraine is not going to plan."

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"And then, shortly after noon, a breaking news alert shocked the town and its 6,500 residents: Thousands of US soldiers from the local Stryker Brigade Combat Team may return home in the coming months, although official confirmation is still pending."

"As internet users, do we still control what content we see on Facebook or Instagram? Or are we being deliberately steered toward personalized feeds or algorithms that collect more data about us and keep us on the platform longer?"

"Germany's birth rate has fallen to its lowest level on record. But as one expert explains, the issue is not that people are rejecting family life — it is that society has not made having children compatible with modern lifestyles."

"HUD’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program has quickly become a critical tool for preserving aging affordable housing options across America."