{"id":489245,"date":"2026-02-25T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489245\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:29:13","slug":"state-of-the-union-preview-pollution-fight-moon-mission-catch-up-on-the-days-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489245\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Union preview, pollution fight, moon mission: Catch up on the day\u2019s stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \ud83d\udc4b Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight \u2014 and he warned that \u201cit\u2019s going to be a long speech.\u201d Special coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. These are four things to watch<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s what else you might have missed during your busy day.\n <\/p>\n

\"Heavy<\/p>\n

\n The Trump administration delivered a serious blow to US climate policy by repealing the longstanding scientific finding that greenhouse gas pollution poses a danger to humans. Now come the court battles<\/a> \u2014 and there are plenty of opponents.\n <\/p>\n

\n Efforts to get NASA\u2019s historic moon journey off the ground have stalled once again as engineers navigate a new problem<\/a> with the rocket. The space agency is now targeting no earlier than April to launch Artemis II.\n <\/p>\n

\n Rottnest Island, a tourist hot spot off the coast of Perth in southwestern Australia, is famous for its beautiful beaches and cuddly quokkas. But there\u2019s a dark history behind this island paradise<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n You\u2019ve probably seen a kid glued to their tablet at a restaurant while their parents enjoyed dinner. Some moms and dads want more real-world adventure and hands-on activities for their children<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n The beloved hospital comedy returns with a new heartbeat \u2014 and the same old heart. You\u2019ll recognize several familiar faces<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

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\"117325_YosemiteFirefall<\/p>\n

Yosemite\u2019s \u2018lava waterfall\u2019 draws large crowds\n <\/p>\n

Thousands of visitors gather each February at Yosemite National Park to witness the rare \u201cFirefall\u201d phenomenon. This occurs when sunlight hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle, creating a visual effect that turns the waterfall a molten orange.<\/p>\n

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Yosemite\u2019s \u2018lava waterfall\u2019 draws large crowds<\/p>\n

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\n \ud83c\udf0b \u2018Lava waterfall\u2019: People flock to Yosemite National Park every February to see the \u201cFirefall\u201d phenomenon. When sunlight hits at just the right angle, the visual effect turns the waterfall a molten orange<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\"GOLD<\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udcf8 A whale of a photo: This image of a rare white humpback whale calf and its mother took top honors<\/a> at the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards.\n <\/p>\n

\n EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0 Interested in exclusive stories like these? Choose a plan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\n \ud83e\udd16 Which tech company just pledged $50 billion to tackle AI inequality?
\ufeffA. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Apple
D. Meta
\u2b07\ufe0f Scroll down for the answer.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u2705 Most popular in yesterday\u2019s newsletter: US tourists stranded in Mexico<\/a> amid \u2018really scary\u2019 cartel violence following drug lord\u2019s killing\n <\/p>\n

\n \ud83e\udde0 Quiz answer: A. Microsoft said it will invest the money<\/a> to help bring artificial intelligence to lower-income countries.\n <\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udc4b We\u2019ll see you tomorrow.\n <\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udce7 Check out all of CNN\u2019s newsletters<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads \ud83d\udc4b Welcome to 5 Things PM! President Donald Trump will deliver his State…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[79,193],"class_list":["post-489245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}