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1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe.
“They started within an hour or so coming up to us, wanting attention. Some crawled in people’s laps. Every single one of ... (full story)
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their 'It Ends With Us' dispute in a settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni agreed May 4 to end their legal feud over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” averting a trial that threatened to further tarnish their reputations and expose the dark side of Hollywood moviemaking.
The costars turned courtroom ... (full story)
Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.
When averaged out over all the world’s cities, tree cover — by g ... (full story)
Your climate impact doesn't end when you die. More people are considering 'greener' death options
After Moira Cathleen Delaney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of intestinal cancer, her thoughts eventually turned to her eventual death and what she wanted done with her body. Delaney's love of gardening, birds and the forest inspired her decision to be transformed into soil — literally — through a process known as ... (full story)
Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end
In what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week — but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude.
For more than half a century, California’s leaders have debated rerouting water around, rather than through, the network of rivers, ... (full story)