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Giant sequoias are increasingly threatened by extreme heat, drought, and wildfires. High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday.“The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the expedition.

The announcement comes one month after T-Mobile’s deal to scoop up Mint Mobile was approved and four years after it merged with Sprint. T-Mobile is on the move—in terms of mergers and acquisitions.

Office design has a lot to learn from urban design. Across industries, from boardrooms to break rooms, the return-to-office conversation has focused on the ideal split between home and office. Corporate leaders and employees alike often cite culture and connection as reasons to gather together. But making the commute only to arrive at a sea of half-empty desks and traditional conference rooms can suck the life out of even the most devoted office attendee.

Mifepristone and misoprostol will now be classified as Schedule IV substances. The Louisiana Senate’s vote on Thursday to reclassify the two drugs used in medication abortion as controlled substances marks the latest development in a nationwide battle over abortion pills.

Google hopes a fresh injection of AI elements will make its ChromeOS platform even more enticing. But it’s not what sets Chromebook Plus systems apart. Riddle me this: What exactly is a Chromebook? Ask 20 people that question, and you’re bound to get 20 different answers. And for good reason: For the past decade and a half, Google has kept its ChromeOS platform in a near-constant state of evolution.

A Southwest flight conducted an emergency landing at the Colorado Springs Airport on Monday after the crew smelled smoke in the cabin, according to a statement from Southwest. Southwest Flight 1070 was flying from Denver to Tampa on Monday evening when flight attendants reported a possible smoke smell in the cabin.