Thursday, April 27 — 3 most significant news

Every day, I ask ChatGPT to read the top 1000 trending news and post only the significant ones. No junk news, ever: if nothing significant happens, nothing gets posted.

Most people got yesterday’s issue in spam folder.

If you’re reading this, thank you for moving us out of spam!

But many people are still not getting our emails. Please help me increase our rating with email providers for the next few days until we’re back in people’s inboxes. I added more instructions at the bottom of the email.

Today ChatGPT read 1276 articles and gave 3 of them a score over 6.5.

Here is today’s most significant news:

[6.6] WHO reports 95% drop in Covid-19 deaths since start of year, but warns virus is still active. — The Straits Times

The WHO reported a 95% decrease in Covid-19 deaths since the beginning of 2021 but warned that the virus is still evolving. The organization emphasized the need to manage ongoing non-emergency effects, such as Long Covid, the condition when people continue to have symptoms of COVID-19 for weeks or months after the initial illness. The new XBB.1.16 variant demonstrates the virus's ability to cause new waves of disease and death. The WHO called for increased surveillance through testing to monitor the virus and inform vaccine composition and handling decisions. The WHO also highlighted the disruption of vaccination programs, with 67 million children missing essential jabs between 2019 and 2021.

[6.6] US Inflation Slowly Eases as Focus Shifts from Goods to Services. — The New York Times

The US is experiencing a slow decline in inflation after a two-year spike due to pandemic disruptions, government response, and the war in Ukraine. The focus has shifted from the cost of goods to stubborn price increases for services. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to nearly 5% to control inflation, which has started to show signs of moderation. However, food prices remain high and service costs continue to climb. The Fed will assess whether the economy is slowing enough to bring down the cost of critical services, with a key focus on the next interest rate decision.

[6.6] Human-made climate crisis responsible for devastating drought in Horn of Africa, new study shows. — The Guardian

The ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa, affecting around 50 million people, would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution group. The research found that higher temperatures caused by global heating have increased evaporation, making the soil and pasture drier than usual. The study also revealed that the current drought would not have happened in a world that was 1.2C cooler, and that climate change has made such droughts 100 times more likely to occur.

Want to read more? See today’s top here: newsminimalist.com

One last thing before you go...

If you have time, please do two things:

1) click on some links in email (that gives email providers signal that you’re interested in this content)

2) Add us to Primary / make us VIP (if you haven’t done so yet)

Here's how to do it:

Thank you so much! See you tomorrow,
News Minimalist