Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. HOW MORE POLLUTION BECOMES A BIG EXPORT AS U.S. AIMS FOR CLEANER AIR
As America tries for a greener approach to energy by relying more on natural gas, energy companies are shipping more and more coal abroad – and with it, tons of carbon dioxide.
2. RELATIVE LULL DESCENDS ON GAZA AS UN CALLS FOR CEASE-FIRE
The brief calm comes as the Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of Ramadan – fear and mourning have replaced the usual celebration in Gaza at the end of the Muslim holy month. The international community, in the meantime, intensifies efforts to end the three-week war between Israel and Hamas.