Ecuador To World: Pay Up To Save The Rainforest. World To Ecuador: Meh. Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Ecuador To World: Pay Up To Save The Rainforest. World To Ecuador: Meh. Oil sits under a pristine swath of the rainforest. Ecuador promised to leave the forest untouched — if the rest of the world would pay up. Read this story Syria Resolution Could Be A Hard Sell On Capitol Hill A day after President Obama announced he'll wait for congressional authorization before launching strikes on Syria; members of Congress attended a classified briefing at the Capitol. Even though there's still one week left of summer recess, dozens of lawmakers flew to Washington, D.C. from their home districts just for the meeting. Read this story To Keep Polio At Bay, Israel Revaccinates A Million Kids After being free of polio for decades, Israel has detected the virus in sewers across the country. No children have become ill. But health officials are worried that polio has regained a foothold in Israel. Read this story Trucker Shortage Worsens As Energy Sector Booms With the oil and gas sectors booming, the need for truckers is growing. But the ranks of well-trained drivers are shrinking, especially as baby boomers hit retirement age. And competition for drivers has become fierce, with the annual turnover rate nearing 100 percent. Read this story Cincinnati's Airport: Best In The U.S.? A survey of international travelers found that no U.S. airports rank near the top of the list. The best the U.S. could do was Cincinnati's ranking at No. 30. So what makes a good airport, anyway? Read this story more news stories

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