Stock markets swing as U S China tariff fight intensifies
The Dow Jones slid 2.38 percent on May 13 along with bigger drops for the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 as U S China tariff tensions flare. Markets fluctuated on tariff actions and signals of possible talks, with experts warning tariffs reduce growth despite brief GDP boosts from exports.
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On This Date History Highlights Across Years
Key events include de Soto’s death in 1842 while seeking gold along the Mississippi, 1863 church organization of Seventh-day Adventists, 1868 Grant’s nomination in Chicago, 1881 Clara Barton founding the Red Cross, 1927 Lindbergh’s solo Atlantic flight, 1932 Earhart’s first solo Atlantic coast to coast, 1945 Bogart and Bacall marriage, 2010s VA health care critique, and a 2014 USPS scratch and sniff stamp plan. Thought by James Stephens.
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Baytown Nature Center Rises From Submerged Old Brownwood
Subsidence turned Baytown into a flooded peninsula impacting homes and roads. Officials redirected water extraction and rural wells and preserved the old Brownwood neighborhood as a 400 acre nature preserve now hosting 300 plus bird species and other wildlife. JoAn Martin notes local birdwatching and heritage writing.
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Humans face accelerating biodiversity loss and political resistance
The United Nations biodiversity report warns of mass extinctions within decades unless drastic action is taken. The piece notes climate warming, habitat destruction, pollution, and denial driven by fossil fuel interests, urging reader awareness while contrasting science with political rhetoric.
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