In the news today: A potential solution for reducing the impact of beef on the environment; Israel signals it could widen operations in southern Gaza; and U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping vow to stabilize their relationship. Also, a sheep that was stranded in the Scottish Highlands for two years is making a recovery.
The Associated Press now accepts reader contributions to support our fact-based, nonpartisan journalism. To make a donation, visit apnews.com/donate. | Meredith Ellis looks at cattle with her son on their ranch in Rosston, Texas, on April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman) |
Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This cattle rancher believes she can help change that
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No food is harder on the environment than beef. Nobody knows this better than Texas rancher Meredith Ellis. Ellis was born into the profession and now calls the shots for her family’s 3,000-acre ranch outside Dallas. She and other farmers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome, so you don’t have to give up your red meat. Read more.
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Israel signals wider operations in southern Gaza as search of hospital has yet to reveal Hamas base |
Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said Thursday, signaling a possible expansion of operations to areas where hundreds of thousands are crowded into U.N.-run shelters and homes. Israeli soldiers are still searching Shifa Hospital in the north, in a raid that has yet to uncover evidence of the central Hamas command center that Israel has said is concealed beneath the complex. Read more.
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Broadening the offensive to the south threatens to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory. Over 1.5 million Palestinians have been internally displaced in Gaza, with most having fled to the south, where food, water and electricity are increasingly scarce.
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If Israeli troops move south, it is not clear where Gaza’s population can flee, as Egypt refuses to allow a mass transfer onto its soil.
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After encircling Shifa Hospital for days, Israel faced pressure to prove its claim that Hamas was using those sheltering there to provide cover for its fighters. Hamas and staff at the hospital deny this.
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Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — what to know about Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi |
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep differences on economic competition and global security threats. Read more.
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Their meeting has far-reaching implications for a world grappling with economic cross currents, conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, tensions in Taiwan and more.
Biden said afterwards that the meeting included “some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had,” adding that the two leaders agreed to “keep the lines of communication open.”
- The agreements helped fulfill the White House’s goal for the meeting — prove to voters that Biden’s dedication to personal diplomacy is paying off.
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This photo shows a plate of pumpkin scones. (Kim Cook via AP) |
WATCH: Britain's loneliest sheep Fiona becomes an international celebrity
The Highlands of Scotland are a notoriously wild and woolly place, but no one knows that better than Fiona the sheep who was trapped there for two years. She was rescued from the bottom of a steep cliff, where it is believed she fell more than two years ago and survived. Now, she's recovering at a farm. |
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