"Senators Face Roadblocks To Passing Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan"
"Ten Democratic and Republican senators who crafted a bipartisan infrastructure plan are having trouble winning liberal senators to their cause."
Source: CNBC, 06/17/2021
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"Sizzling Heat Wave Blankets U.S. Southwest For Third Day"
"Much of the western United States baked for a third day on Wednesday under a punishing heat wave that has set temperature records, prompted health warnings and strained power grids."
Source: Reuters, 06/17/2021
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"Freeing Oysters from a Parasite’s Hold"
"Armed with traditional knowledge and modern science, a small team hunts for the sweet spot that could save oysters from a parasite that has decimated populations in Cape Breton and beyond."
Source: Hakai, 06/16/2021
New Ecolabel Will Certify ‘Whale-Safe’ Shipping Firms And Cruise Lines
"A new eco-label will certify freight and cruise companies that take steps to keep their ships from colliding with whales."
Source: Mongabay, 06/16/2021
"Arab States Call On U.N. Security Council To Meet Over Ethiopian Dam"
"Arab states are calling on the U.N. Security Council to discuss the dispute over Ethiopia’s plan to fill a giant dam it is building on the Blue Nile, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Tuesday after a foreign ministers’ meeting."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2021
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