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☆ General Mills is paying this agriculture tech startup to help make Cheerios greener
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Agriculture and the overall food ecosystem are responsible for roughly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Growing all the things we eat at the increasing volumes we need depletes the soil of nutrients and produces harmful carbon emissions. Regenerative agriculture aims to reduce emissions and protect soil through various methods. "Is it good for the environment, good for the water, good for soil health? Regrow then sells all that information to customers like General Mills , which has pledged to advance regenerative agriculture on one million acres of farmland by 2030.

Persons: Regrow, John Deere, Anastasia Volkova, Mills, Steve Rosenzweig, General Mills Organizations: Pillsbury, Corporations, Galvanize, Ventures, Microsoft, Time Ventures, Cargill Locations: Canada

☆ US weekly claims rise moderately; private payrolls surge in June
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"A tight labor market will keep the rate path on an upward trajectory, until policymakers see a material rebalancing in supply and demand." Claims, relative to the size of the labor market, are below the 280,000 level that economists say would signal a significant slowdown in job growth. A survey last month showed consumers' views of the labor market more upbeat in June relative to May. Though policymakers viewed the labor market as remaining "very tight," they "anticipated that employment growth would likely slow further." The claims data has no bearing on June's employment report, scheduled for release on Friday.

Persons: Rubeela Farooqi, Unadjusted, payrolls, nonfarm payrolls, Andrew Challenger, Lucia Mutikani, Safiyah Riddle, Chizu Organizations: Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Reuters, Treasury, Fed, ADP, Challenger, Companies, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, White Plains , New York, Minnesota, Michigan , New York , Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, U.S

☆ ‘Forever chemicals’ in water: Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with PFAS, government study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Almost half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a study from the US Geological Survey. Experts say it’s important for people to understand their risk of exposure through tap water. Water filters may help somewhat if tap water is contaminated, and there are moves to regulate some PFAS chemicals in US drinking water. This US Geological Survey map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the nation. In August 2023, the EPA said it is conducting the “most comprehensive monitoring effort for PFAS ever” at large and midsize public water systems and hundreds of small water systems.

Persons: Jamie DeWitt, There’s, ”, DeWitt, They’re, Graham Peaslee, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, Peaslee, ” Peaslee Organizations: CNN, Geological Survey, National Institutes of Health, US Environmental Protection Agency, Survey, Eastern Seaboard, Environmental Health Sciences, Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Utilities, EPA, of Physics, University of Notre Dame, CNN Health Locations: United States, Great, Central, Southern California

☆ Why the US ‘does not get to assume that it lasts forever’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

“We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government,” Greene said in a tweet on President’s Day this year. Blue state governors, legislatures and mayors might respond to such an offensive in forceful ways difficult to predict today. The Republican-appointed majority on the US Supreme Court has encouraged the red state social offensive with decisions that stripped away national rights – most prominently on abortion and voting. “Given the make-up of the courts, it’s difficult for blue states to be hopeful about this,” says Kettl. “The United States does not get to assume that it lasts forever.”

Persons: we’ve, ”, Donald Kettl, Donald Trump, I’ve, ’ “, Trump, Daniel Cox, Alan Wolfe, Wolfe, ” Wolfe, “, Joe Biden, Trump –, Abraham Lincoln, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, ” Greene, Susan Stokes, Stokes, he’s, Biden, Jim Crow, Cox, Michael Podhorzer, what’s, MAGA, Eric Liu, Liu, Richard Nixon’s, Liu’s, ” Liu Organizations: CNN, America, University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, Republican “, American Enterprise Institute, Boston University, Republican, Democratic, Chicago Center, Democracy, University of Chicago, CBS, Trump, National Guard, Fugitive, “, US, GOP, White House, AFL, Citizen University Locations: United States, States, America, Black, Confederate States, Georgia, Midwest, Heartland, Great, New York, Memphis, Austin, Blue, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona

☆ July 4: Was the last battle of the American Revolution fought in India?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The answer is: The last battle of America’s war of independence was fought on this continent. DuVal and others say two key protagonists of the Revolutionary War – Britain and France – actually fought the final battle of the conflict in Cuddalore, India, in June of 1783. Britain and, to a lesser extent, France were well established with colonies in India when the American Revolution began and had already brought their hostilities from Europe to the subcontinent, according to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. “They brought news that six months before in Paris, the British, French and the Americans – the Dutch were a little later – signed the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution,” he says. “Cuddalore, India, was indeed the last battle of the American Revolution.”

Persons: you’ve, Kathleen DuVal, ”, ” DuVal, DuVal, France –, “, Don Glickstein, Frederick the Great, Prussia, Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Prince Charles of Lorraine, it’s, Glickstein, ” Glickstein, David Allison, ” Allison, Generals Rochambeau, Marquis de Lafayette, – Organizations: CNN, University of North, British, US, Department, State Department’s Office, Austrian, Hulton, National Park Service, National Museum of, Smithsonian, Yorktown, Washington, Getty, Brits, American Revolution, Museum, American, British East India Company, Britain Locations: North America, Asia, University of North Carolina, United States, Massachusetts, Virginia, Britain, France, Cuddalore, India, British, Spain, Netherlands, American, Seattle, Yorktown, Quebec, Abraham, North Carolina, Pacific, Portugal, Canada, Prague, Yorktown , Virginia, “, Dutch Republic, Washington, Paris, Jamaica, Gibraltar, Europe, Philadelphia, Bengal

☆ U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women - study
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Nancy Lapid | Thomson Reuters | Nancy Has Been A Health News Editor At Reuters For More Than A Decade. Previously She Was A Writer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 3 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among Black women, researchers said on Monday. There were an estimated 1,210 maternal deaths in 2019, compared with 505 in 1999, according to a study published in the medical journal JAMA. Unlike previous U.S. studies of maternal mortality, which focused on national trends, the current study analyzed data state-by-state. To the researchers' surprise, Black women had the highest maternal mortality rates in some Northeast states. "Our findings provide important insights on maternal mortality rates leading up to the pandemic, and it's likely that we'll see a continued increase in the risk of maternal mortality across all populations if we analyze data from subsequent years," Bryant said.

Persons: Dr, Allison Bryant, Brigham, Bryant, Nancy Lapid, Michael Erman Organizations: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Blacks, Pacific Islanders, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Thomson Locations: Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Boston, Midwest, Great

☆ India and China are buying new tanks designed to fight on one of the world's highest battlefields
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Both countries are also investing in new light tanks designed for high altitudes and rough terrain. Consequently, India is planning to developing its own light tank to level the playing field. The Type 15A Type 15 tank on display at the Beijing Exhibition Center in October. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty ImagesChina has coped with these issues by deploying its Type 15 light tank, one of the few modern light tanks produced in the 21st century. India has tried on and off since 1983 to develop a new light tank but has never settled on a model.

Persons: —, NOEL CELIS, Arjuna, Ajay Aggarwal, hasn't, Danish Ismail, Narendra Modi's, Toubro, Zorawar Singh Organizations: Service, US Army, Bilderwelt, Beijing Exhibition Center, Getty Images, Abrams, Getty, Hindustan Times, Indian Ministry of Defense, REUTERS, Danish, India's Ministry of Defense, Larsen, Rolls Royce Locations: India, Bologna, China, Japan, Ladakh, AFP, Getty Images China, Russia, Western, People's Republic of China, New Delhi, Pakistan, Indian, Belgian

☆ U.S. faces a wild weekend of weather, including extreme heat and severe storms
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Denise Chow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In an update Friday, the National Weather Service said heat is building along the West Coast and is expected to bring hot and dry conditions to much of California this weekend. Across the central Plains and into the South, which have been baked by high temperatures for days, the heat is expected to persist. Texas, which has been sweltering under an intense, early-season heat wave for the past three weeks, is expected to cool slightly from triple-digit temperatures. As the ongoing heat dome expands deeper into the South, high heat and humidity are expected to blanket parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama through the weekend. Thousands of flights have been disrupted or canceled since Wednesday, adding strain to what is anticipated to be a busy travel weekend.

Persons: Charles Newell, Newell Organizations: National Weather Service, Mexican Health Ministry, Reuters, Emergency Management, Homeland Security Agency, Prediction Center Locations: United States, West, Midwest, Northeast, California, Northern California, Missouri, Gulf, . Texas, Texas, Mexico, Missouri , Arkansas , Louisiana , Tennessee , Mississippi, Alabama, Memphis, Shelby, Mississippi, Tennessee, Canada

☆ US weekly jobless claims post biggest drop in 20 months as economy shows stamina
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"The economy is currently displaying genuine signs of resilience," said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon in New York. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased 26,000 to a seasonally adjusted 239,000 for the week ended June 24. Continuing claims covered the period during which the government surveyed households for June's unemployment rate. The unemployment rate was at 3.7% in May. GDP consumer contributionEconomists had expected first-quarter GDP growth would be raised slightly to a 1.4% pace.

Persons: Gregory Daco, Unadjusted, Rubeela Farooqi, Jerome Powell, Amira Karaoud, Scott Hoyt, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu Nomiyama, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Reuters, Financial, U.S, Treasury, REUTERS, Conference Board, Gross, Commerce Department, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, EY, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, White Plains , New York, Spanish, Madrid, Louisville, U.S, West Chester , Pennsylvania

☆ US weekly jobless claims post biggest drop in 20 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"A tight labor market will keep the rate path on an upward trajectory, until policymakers see a material rebalancing in supply and demand. "Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased 26,000 to a seasonally adjusted 239,000 for the week ended June 25. Continuing claims covered the period during which the government surveyed households for June's unemployment rate. The unemployment rate was at 3.7% in May. Economists had expected first-quarter GDP growth would be raised slightly to a 1.4% pace.

Persons: Rubeela Farooqi, Unadjusted, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu Nomiyama, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Reuters, Conference Board, Labor, Gross, Commerce Department, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, White Plains , New York, Minnesota, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey

☆ Nursing Homes Defrauded Taxpayers of $83 Million, Lawsuit Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The owners and operators of four nursing homes siphoned off more than $83 million in taxpayer funds and neglected residents, leading to injuries and at least one death, according to the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, who filed a lawsuit against the owners on Wednesday. “They put profit over people again and again and again while vulnerable New Yorkers were reduced to skeletons,” Ms. James said at a news conference on Wednesday, noting in an earlier statement that the co-owners of the nursing homes, Kenneth Rozenberg and Daryl Hagler, had turned the facilities into “moneymaking machines,” “leading to elderly residents and those with disabilities suffering unconscionable pain, neglect, degradation and even death.”The four nursing homes named in the lawsuit, filed after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, are run by Centers Health Care, and include two in New York City, Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Queens and Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation in the Bronx; as well as Martine Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in White Plains and Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Buffalo.

Persons: Letitia James, “, Ms, James, Kenneth Rozenberg, Daryl Hagler, ”, Beth Abraham, Martine Organizations: New York, Control Unit, Centers Health Care, Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation, Healthcare, Beth, Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation, for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Locations: New York State, New York City, Queens, Bronx, White Plains, Buffalo

☆ US core capital goods orders beat expectations; shipments rise modestly
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummarySummary Companies Core capital goods orders increase 0.7% in MayShipment of core capital goods rise 0.2%Durable goods orders jump 1.7%WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in May, but the prior month's data was revised down, suggesting that businesses remained cautious about new capital investment because of higher borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook. Core capital goods orders increased 0.7% last month. Data for April was revised lower to the core capital goods rising 0.6% instead of 1.3% as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast core capital goods orders would be unchanged. Core capital goods shipments are one of the inputs used to calculate equipment spending in the gross domestic product measurement.

Persons: Rubeela Farooqi, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu Organizations: Commerce Department, Reuters, Federal, Institute, Supply, Transportation, Boeing, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, White Plains New York, U.S

☆ US flight delays: Severe storms snarl airlines' schedules
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

United Airlines was once again faring the worst of the American domestic airlines. Republic Airways, which operates short-haul flights for American Airlines, Delta and United, had 17% of its schedule canceled (153 flights) but few delays. More than 40 million people in the Northeast and Central Plains are at risk of severe storms on Tuesday. United CEO blames FAA staffing for “unprecedented” weekend delaysTuesday’s travel troubles are the fourth day in the row of delays and cancellations. The airline canceled 461 flights this past Saturday and Sunday and delayed another 1,972 flights, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware.

Persons: that’s, John F, Kennedy, Boston’s Logan, ”, “, Scott Kirby, Kirby, ” Kirby, Department of Transportation “, it’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Airlines, Republic Airways, American Airlines, Jersey’s Newark Liberty, Storm Prediction, United, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, FAA, Newark Liberty International Airport, Department of Transportation Locations: New York, United States, Delta, United, LaGuardia, Northeast, Central Plains, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wichita, Tulsa, New York , Delaware, Pennsylvania

Compounding the dangerous effects of the heat wave will be abnormally warm overnight temperatures that will provide little to no relief from the heat, the prediction center said. The heat wave is expected to get worse before it gets better, with no relief in sight before early next week. In the meantime, more than 90 record high temperatures could be broken this week from Texas to Missouri to Florida. The state has been experiencing the heat wave for more than two weeks. Eric Gay/APTemperature records already brokenThe intensifying heat wave has already brought record-breaking temperatures to Texas.

Persons: Wesley Hopkins, ”, Eric Gay, Del, Rodrigo Pineda, Jose Balino, Dorsey, Kaylee Greenlee Beal Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Austin EMS, The Texas Department of State Health Services, Dallas, ” New, Del Rio, Central Locations: Arizona, Florida, Dallas , New Orleans, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Plains, Missouri, Shreveport, Austin , Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, ” New Orleans, Albuquerque, San Antonio, San Angelo, Del Rio, Angelo, Eagle Pass , Texas, Southern Plains

"Much of the (Midwest) region did not see appreciable rainfall. As of June 20, 58% of the Midwest was in moderate drought or worse, the broadest area since 2012, the Drought Monitor data showed. 2 soybean producer in moderate drought or worse. In Illinois, the largest soy grower and second-largest corn producer, moderate drought or worse spanned 82% of the state. Conditions worsened across the eastern half of the High Plains, with 34% of the region in moderate drought or worse.

Persons: climatologists, Karl Plume, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S . Drought, Drought, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Chicago, of Trade, USDA, Weather, Thomson Locations: North Dakota, Kansas, U.S, Midwest, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Southern Plains, Chicago

☆ These endangered leopards could be about to disappear in Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —The Indochinese leopard is dangerously close to becoming extinct in Cambodia, according to wild cat conservationists, who spent more than a decade looking for the creatures and found just 35. During that period, they only spotted 35 adult Indochinese leopards, and when they returned in 2021, not a single leopard could be seen. Historically, the Indochinese leopard was found throughout Indochina – spanning Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and parts of southwestern China – but almost all the territory they once roamed has disappeared due to human encroachment. Only 35 adult Indochinese leopards were seen between 2009 to 2021 in Cambodia, conservationist group Panthera found. While leopards are vanishing from Cambodia, their numbers in the wild along the Thailand-Myanmar border are likely less than 900, Rostro-García added.

Persons: Oxford University’s WildCRU, Hun Sen, ”, Susana Rostro, Gareth Mann Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Oxford, Biological Conservation, WWF, FA Cambodia, Global Forest Watch, IUCN Locations: Hong Kong, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, WWF Cambodia, Malaysia

☆ Pride organizers describe timid sponsors and tighter security but no mass corporate retreat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Sara Ruberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Many Pride organizers across the country say high-profile brand backlashes, restrictive legislation and heightened threats against LGBTQ people have fueled record crowd turnout this year. Most of the Pride organizers NBC News spoke with, including Snider, declined to identify corporate sponsors that shrunk their involvement or visibility, concerned about alienating important financial backers. Like Indy Pride, Pride organizations are typically nonprofit organizations that also offer year-round services to the LGBTQ community, such as grants, educational events and support for political activism. Josh Coleman, president of Central Alabama Pride in Birmingham, said some longtime corporate sponsors dropped out this year, including Wells Fargo. Kendra Johnson, executive director of Equality NC, said threats against the community and Pride events have risen dramatically throughout North Carolina.

Persons: InterPride, Shelly Snider, Snider, We've, Bud Light, Josh Coleman, Wells Fargo, It's, Coleman, we've, hasn't, Vanessa Rodley, didn't, Charles Schwab, Wells, Bruce Starr, Pride, Seth McCollough, McCollough, haven't, they've, Kendra Johnson, I've, Johnson, Ron deHarte, deHarte Organizations: Boston Red Sox, Pride, Fenway, Indy, NBC, Indy Pride, Central Alabama Pride, Memphis's, Kroger, Terminix, South Pride, Nike, Ford, Equality, United States Association of Locations: Boston, U.S, Indianapolis, Birmingham, Wells, Tennessee, Memphis, Auburn , Alabama, Plains, Midwest, South, bluer, New York City, Charleston , South Carolina, North Carolina

‘Living on top of each other’Mission Antarctica: Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust sends a crack team to run one of the world's most remote post offices. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Shovel your way in: It was a tough start. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Food reserves: Unsurprisingly, fresh food is in short supply, other than what comes their way via visiting cruise ships. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Kitted out: Those sunglasses are crucial if you don't want to risk snow blindness. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust The post office at the end of the world Prev NextThe chosen candidates beat out odds of one in a thousand – but this is not a cozy posting.

Persons: They’d, Clare Ballantyne, it’s, Ballantyne, Lucy Bruzzone, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett, Camilla Nichol, Nichol, “, ”, Vicky Inglis, ‘ Cheeriness, Cheeriness, They’ll, aren’t, Says Nichol Organizations: CNN, Britain’s Royal Navy, Port, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Base, Antarctic Heritage Trust Food, Antarctic Heritage, British Antarctic Survey, International Association of Antarctica Locations: there’s, Antarctica, Inglis, Montreal, Antarctic

☆ Severe Drought Stunts Great Plains Wheat Crops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Shannon Najmabadi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones

☆ Accused in Missing Man’s Grisly Killing: His Ex-Wife and Her Husband
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just before 4 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Steven Kraft did as he often did on Tuesday afternoons. He caught up with them over a fast-food dinner before returning them to their mother’s home around 7 p.m.That was the last time anyone saw Mr. Kraft alive. But on Thursday, Mr. Kraft’s ex-wife, Jamie Orsini, and her husband, Nicholas Orsini, were arrested and each charged with one count of carjacking resulting in death and one count of conspiracy. The Orsinis are accused of concocting and executing an elaborate scheme to murder Mr. Kraft, 34, and dismember and burn his body, according to a criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court in White Plains, N.Y. Mr. Kraft’s body has not been recovered, according to investigators.

Persons: Steven Kraft, Kraft, Kraft’s, Jamie Orsini, Nicholas Orsini Organizations: Court Locations: Marlboro, N.Y, Beacon, White Plains

☆ Scientists discover duck-billed dinosaur roamed Chile 72 million years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Scientists have dubbed the dinosaur Gonkoken nanoi and say it weighed up to a metric ton and could grow to 4 meters (13.12 feet) in length according to the study published in Science Advances. In 2013, an expedition led by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) discovered fragments of yellowish bones at the bottom of a hillside close to the major tourist destination Torres del Paine in Patagonia. "(The) Gonkoken nanoi is not an advanced duck-billed dinosaur, but rather an older transitional duck-billed lineage: an evolutionary link to advanced forms," said Alexander Vargas, another study author. "Gon" means similar or similar to and "koken" means wild duck or swan. Reporting by Fabian Andres Cambero; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Torres del, Read, del, Jhonathan Alarcon, Alarcon, Alexander Vargas, Mario, Fabian Andres Cambero, Alexander Villegas, Sandra Maler Organizations: El valle del rio, Torres del Paine, Chilean Antarctic Institute, del Paine, Thomson Locations: Chilean, El valle del, Chinas, Torres, Magallanes, Antarctic, Chile, SANTIAGO, Patagonia

☆ Retaking Villages Leaves Ukrainian Troops Exposed and Diving for Cover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | David Guttenfelder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the first whistle of an incoming shell, the soldiers in a newly liberated but desolate Ukrainian village dived into the weeds on a roadside on Thursday and lay face down as explosions erupted. “Is everybody alive?” one yelled when it was over. The soldiers sprang back up and kept running, passing the wafting smoke from explosions. In fierce fighting on the plains, the military said it had broken through a first line of Russian defenses and reclaimed seven villages. The fruits of their labor could be seen on a visit with the Ukrainian military to one of those villages, Blahodatne, on Thursday — as well as the daunting challenges that lie ahead.

Locations: Ukraine

☆ Here's why the 1930s Great Plains Dust Bowl drought-disaster hit so hard and lasted so long, and why it could happen again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In the early 20 th century, farmers across the Great Plains harnessed new technology to cash in on a huge demand for wheat. But over-farming led to the removal of prairie grasses which had kept the topsoil in place. For years, the region was bombarded by monster dust storms called "black blizzards" that sometimes buried entire houses in grit. During the 1930s, after an intensive period of over-farming, dust storms regularly wreaked havoc, blanketing towns and farms in grit, destroying crops and making people sick. The drought and storms led to one of the largest mass migrations in a short period of time in US history.

Organizations: Service

☆ Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Nadja Popovich | Brad Plumer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

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☆ Denver Nuggets Beat Miami Heat for First N.B.A. Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It took an unheralded center from Serbia who turned into the most formidable player in the game and a Canadian point guard who found himself again after a long and arduous recovery from a career-threatening knee injury. It took patience, collaboration and a discipline born of trying, failing and learning how to keep climbing just a bit higher. The Denver Nuggets are N.B.A. They beat the Miami Heat, 94-89, in Game 5 to seal the victory. The rest of Denver’s indefatigable eight-man rotation bolstered the team’s two biggest stars until the end.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Ball, Miami Heat Locations: Serbia, Canadian

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