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Feds Warn Of Iran-Linked Cyber-Attacks On Critical Infrastructure Across US

"Top government security agencies issued a warning of Iran-affiliated cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure across the US on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the agencies said municipalities, especially in the water and energy sectors, should be on the lookout for unusual activity."

Source: Guardian, 04/08/2026

"Trump Threatens Jail If Journalists Protect Certain Iran Sources"

"President Trump vowed on Monday to pursue a “leaker” involved in disclosing details about the downing of a U.S. fighter jet in Iran late last week and indicated that the government would take action against an unnamed media outlet that disseminated the information."

Source: NYTimes, 04/07/2026

"Manatees: A Threatened Species At A Crossroads"

"A whiskered gray snout pokes above the surface of Haulover Canal, an inland waterway adjacent to Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. A handful of people are gathered on shore at the canal’s Manatee Observation Deck, waiting patiently for this very moment."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/07/2026

Probe Reveals Faults Of Certification For US Gas Sites' Methane Emissions

"A rapidly expanding certification scheme run by a UK nonprofit and used by major gas companies may be understating the actual methane emissions it purports to certify, a Guardian investigation has found."

Source: Guardian, 04/07/2026

Trump Threatens To Destroy Iran’s Desalination Plants: Mideast Impacts

"U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such a move — and Iran’s possible targeting of the plants of its Gulf Arab neighbors — could have devastating impacts across the water-starved Middle East."

Source: AP, 04/07/2026

Surprising Links Between Autism, Alzheimer’s Could Change How We Treat Both

"The idea that two conditions at opposite ends of life might be biologically linked is beginning to upend long-standing assumptions in brain science, blurring a divide that has shaped the field."

Source: Washington Post, 04/07/2026

"Yes, You Can Make Friends With Trees. Here’s Why It’s A Good Idea."

"RJ Laverne’s childhood home in Detroit had a big elm out front. In fact, the whole neighborhood was lined with them: great, graceful trees whose branches spread across the street to create a shady canopy. Elms were so widely planted in cities and suburbs in the 19th and 20th centuries that they became known as the “Main Street tree.” Then, in the 1930s, Dutch elm disease began to ravage them, and by 1989, most of America’s 77 million mature elms were dead."

Source: Washington Post, 04/07/2026

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