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Plus: Scammers always win, brain worms, and more. May 9, 2024 View in browser   Good morning. Today you've got me, Caroline Houck. Mexico City, North America's largest city, is staring down a water crisis. It won't be the last city to do so. How do we prevent this?  — Caroline Houck, senior editor of news   Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Day Zero in Mexico City? Mexico City is parched.    After abysmally low amounts of rainfall over the last few years, the reservoirs of the Cutzamala water system that supplies over 20 percent of the Mexican capital's 22 million residents' usable water are running ou...

Plus: FAA opens Boeing investigation, Israel conducts strikes on Rafah, and more. May 7, 2024 View in browser   Good morning. As a potential Israeli offensive in Rafah looms and Israel tells Palestinians to leave the city to which over 1 million people had already fled, college students continue protesting across America. Senior reporter Nicole Narea is here to dig into their core demand.  — Caroline Houck, senior editor of news   Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Divestment: The rallying cry behind student protests, explained A core demand at the heart of the protests over the war in Gaza currently roiling college c...