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King Charles III Concludes US State Visit After Arlington Tribute, Virginia Celebration
Politics
5/1/2026AI summary

King Charles III Concludes US State Visit After Arlington Tribute, Virginia Celebration

King Charles III concludes his four-day state visit to the United States, paying tribute at Arlington National Cemetery and attending a 250th anniversary celebration in Front Royal, Virginia. The King and Queen Camilla were greeted by crowds during parade festivities. President Trump provided a formal farewell before Charles departed for Bermuda, his first visit as monarch to the British overseas territory.

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Tropical rainforest loss eases after record year, but still ‘11 football fields a minute’
NEWS
4/29/2026

Tropical rainforest loss eases after record year, but still ‘11 football fields a minute’

The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest last year, down 36 per cent from 2024, said researchers from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland. “A drop of this scale in a single year is encouraging – it shows what decisive...

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SCMP Economy
Apple Store Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Planned Closure
Developing
Labor·4/28/2026AI summary

Apple Store Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Planned Closure

The first Apple store to unionize in the US is fighting the company's decision to close it by June, filing an unfair labor practice charge alleging discrimination against unionized workers. The IAM Core union representing nearly 90 workers in Towson, Maryland claims Apple is denying transfer rights offered to non-unionized workers and using the closure as a cynical attempt to bust the union. Apple denies the claims and says it will present its case to the NLRB.

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Guardian Business