
All the Beijing snow is human-made -- a resource-intensive, 'dangerous' trend as planet warms
CNN
Natural snow is becoming less reliable for winter sports, which has led venues to lean more on artificial. But that comes at a cost.
It is almost beautiful -- except that the venues are surrounded by an endless brown, dry landscape completely devoid of snow.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information that could have endangered US troops through his use of Signal to discuss attack plans, a Pentagon watchdog said in an unclassified report released Thursday. It also details how Hegseth declined to cooperate with the probe.

Two top House lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called double-tap strike that killed surviving crew members, with a top Democrat calling video of the incident that was shared as part of the briefing “one of the most troubling things” he has seen as a lawmaker.











