PNAS

Amazon forest faces severe decline under the dual pressures of anthropogenic climate change and land-use change

The Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and a potential tipping element in the Earth System, faces increasing pressures from deforestation and global warming. Understanding the individual and ...
WUSA

Maryland faces $1.5 billion deficit challenge by FY2027

WASHINGTON — Maryland is finding itself fighting a familiar battle: balancing its books. This time, a nearly $1.5 billion hole is projected for fiscal year 2027. Prince George’s County State Delegate ...
Maryland Matters

Budget concerns resurface as state faces projected $1.4 billion gap for coming year

Lawmakers will be briefed Wednesday on a $1.4 billion budget gap they could face as they head into the 2026 legislative session, roughly five times larger than the amount predicted in April. The ...
CNN

World will overshoot 1.5 degree climate goal, UN says

The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United ...
Richmond

Va. faces $3.2 billion hit for Medicaid, $1 billion for K-12

Virginia lawmakers will face a record $3.2 billion increase in state funding for Medicaid over three years and an additional $964 million to support K-12 public education, as the state elects a new ...
IGN

[UPDATE OUT NOW] Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.3 Contents and Release Date Confirmed, Although Nintendo Switch 2 Owners Will Have to Wait

UPDATE: Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.3 is out now across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Patch notes are below. ORIGINAL STORY: Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.3 launches on July 17, ...