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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders are meeting with President Trump today at the White House. The gathering comes days after Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.
The White House did not provide a formal readout of that meeting. Since then, Trump has dropped the demand for a ceasefire as a precondition for peace talks. According to reports, Putin would be willing to halt the offensive in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions and freeze the front lines in exchange for Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas—a region Putin has partially occupied since 2014 and worked to fully capture since 2022. Putin has also reportedly agreed to allow the US and Europe to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has rejected ceding territory to Russia, recently calling for a ceasefire. NATO’s secretary-general, the European Commission president, and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Finland, and the UK will join today’s meeting—a change in format from February’s meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy. |
Air Canada’s 10,000 striking flight attendants yesterday defied a government-mandated back-to-work order. Canada's decision to force arbitration is intended to end a walkout beginning Saturday that has disrupted over 700 flights and roughly 130,000 daily passengers.
Earlier this month, 99.7% of union members voted to authorize a strike if needed amid contract negotiations and allegations of unpaid work. Flight attendants are required to perform safety checks and help passengers board and deplane, but are paid an hourly wage only for the time a flight is in the air. This approach is common, though in recent years some airlines—including Delta Air Lines and American Airlines—have begun paying for work while flights are grounded. The union also calls for increased hourly wages, citing inflation.
Binding arbitration extends the existing contract until a new deal is reached. Flight attendants were required to report to duty yesterday; the airline expects to begin restoring service this evening. |
The first-ever real-time, 3D video of an embryo attaching itself to the wall of the uterus has been captured, scientists revealed Friday. The detailed images shed light on a critical step during the earliest days of pregnancy—issues with implantation account for an estimated 60% of miscarriages.
Studying the internal, microscopic chain of events has been nearly impossible. To replicate the process, researchers developed a synthetic replica of the uterus and recorded the interactions over 24 hours. While it was known that embryos release enzymes to soften surrounding tissue, the study found they exert considerable force to effectively burrow inside the uterine wall, growing from the inside out (see video). Researchers also suggested the process may be behind “implantation cramps,” experienced by pregnant women about six to 12 days after ovulation.
Understanding the mechanical forces involved during implantation will lead to new methods to prevent miscarriage and improve fertility treatments, including IVF (how does that work?). |
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