A devastating coral bleaching event
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April 24, 2025

 
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION

The number two Senate Democrat's pending departure is a pivotal moment for a party looking for leadership in the second Trump administration

 
 
THE EXPLAINER

Bleaching has now affected 84% of the world's coral reefs

 
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

El Salvador's popular strongman rose to power promising to make his country safe

 
 
quote of the day

'We are disappearing people. I am here to vouch for every American citizen's right, as well as anyone within our borders' right, to due process.' 

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) condemning the Trump administration's immigration policies to reporters, after returning from a 48-hour trip to El Salvador to demand the return of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to the country

 
 
UNDER THE RADAR

This anime-inspired internet subculture is going global

 
 
Picture of the day

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in Kyiv. Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones early this morning, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens.
Ivan Antypenko / Suspilne Ukraine / JSC "UA:PBC"/ Global Images Ukraine / Getty Images

 
 
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