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President Biden is in London this morning to meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III first heading to the capital of Lithuania for the 74th NATO summit.
This will be President Biden’s first meeting with King Charles since his coronation. The two men have met before, including at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021.
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This will be President Biden’s first meeting with King Charles since his coronation. The two men have met before, including at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021.
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- Asma Khalid of NPR said Ukraine would be a top priority at NATO. ABOVE up first this morning she said question about the country’s membership will be a big test for Biden, who recently told CNN that Ukraine is not ready to become a member. Although Biden said it was too early to call a vote right now, he said the White House would map out a roadmap for membership — which he said would require some democratic reforms — and provide provide security guarantees if there is a ceasefire in the war with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently concluded his own European tour, where he rallied support for Ukraine’s NATO membership. His visit to Turkey led to the unexpected return of five former commanders who were key figures in last year’s battle at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Russia captured the commanders earlier in the war.
- Many Ukrainians feel they are in limbo because the possibility of NATO membership was mentioned in 2008, according to NPR’s Greg Myre. He added that they believe they are in this “faint background” Encourage Russia to Invade. Myre said that Russia was upset by the return of the commanders and said that Türkiye had abandoned an agreement to keep them until the war ended.
Friday Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Tennessee law banning sex-identified care for transgender youth to take effect. That is for the first time a federal court allowed such an injunction to take effect after it was blocked by lower courts. Judges in states like Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky have blocked similar injunctions. (through WPLN)
- WPLN’s Marianna Bacalao said the ruling “may bring this problem near Supreme Court.” The ruling is temporary, and the court has until the end of September to make a final decision on whether the law will continue in effect while the lawsuit over the ban continues.
South and Southwest region Expect to see the temperature over 100 degrees for a few days this week. The National Weather Service has warned people in several cities, including Phoenix and Miami, to stay out of the sun in the coming days.
- “We’re living in a new environment. The rules are different,” The aforementioned climate journalist Jeff Goodell Morning version. Goodell says that most people don’t care about heatand it’s a problem that affects everything from crops, livestock, food supplies, and the spread of disease.
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Taylor Swift has re-released her album, “Speak Now.”
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Taylor Swift has re-released her album, “Speak Now.”
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Taylor Swift Debuts very much expected Speak Now (Taylor’s version) last week. The new album is part of her project to re-record new versions of all of her original songs so she can control the main tapes. Swift 19 when the original Say has been released. Vocal coach Justin Stoney analyzes how Swift’s voice has matured She is 33 years old now.
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Close-up of coffee berries. Each fruit is slightly smaller than a cherry tomato.
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Do you enjoy your morning coffee or chug it just to stay awake? NPR Production Assistant Nic Neves has cousins who live, work and grow coffee in Brazil. The trips home helped him learn to appreciate his morning beer. For him, making the first cup of the day is like “performing a sacred ritual.”
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An employee of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) participates in a campaign against Amazon deforestation at an illegal logging camp, known as garimpo, in Yanomami territory in Roraima state , Brazil, on February 24.
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An employee of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) participates in a campaign against Amazon deforestation at an illegal logging camp, known as garimpo, in Yanomami territory in Roraima state , Brazil, on February 24.
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- Deforestation in the Amazon Have down about 34% this year compared with the same period last year, according to the Brazilian national government.
- Elton John is hanging his feather boa. After more than five decades of performing, he the end of the last concert on his farewell tour on Saturday.
- “Elon Musk’s Jets,” an account that was suspended from Twitter last year for tracking where CEO Elon Musk’s private jet had flown, was joined a rival app Topic.
This bulletin has been edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.
