Tiger Woods entered a no-contest plea to reckless driving, resulting in a $1,000 fine and a five-year driver’s license suspension, following a March rollover crash. The agreement with Florida prosecutors reduced the original DUI charge to a willful and wanton reckless driving charge, a second offense. Details regarding any insurance payouts related to the incident were not disclosed. —The Lens

The UN’s warning about exceeding the 1.5°C warming goal highlights a recurring pattern: international climate targets are routinely over-projected, and political realities often impede even less stringent goals. While the framing suggests a potential for course correction, the influence of powerful interests, such as the U.S. government's in fossil fuel lobbying expenditures in 2022, complicates any notion of predictable control. The report’s focus on future projections…