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Damage from permafrost thawing in Russian Arctic may top $85B by 2050, ministry reports

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The permafrost degradation is the cause of 29% of losses in oil and gas production, it causes problems of highways, and additionally the vast majority of promising gas horizons is located in the cryolithozone of Russia https://tass.com/society/1603209

North Dakota Gov. Burgum signs 2 laws that prevent transgender athletes from joining female sports teams

Fox News North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the bills with veto-proof majorities this year. If the governor had vetoed the bills or…

Taiwanese workers leaving mainland China over Covid-19, political tensions, factory departures

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Just 163,000 Taiwanese worked in mainland China in 2021, down from over 400,000 in 2011, with the total having fallen for eight consecutive years, according to the island’s Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and…

Behind the Story: Free Speech Controversy at Stanford

New York Times A conversation with the Times reporter Vimal Patel, who wrote about the Federalist Society event last month that went viral. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/stanford-law-free-speech.html

Crosscurrents Hide a Rapidly Cooling Labor Market

Wall Street Journal Even with less demand, a still-constricted supply of workers is keeping pressure on wages, inflation and interest rates. https://www.wsj.com/articles/crosscurrents-hide-a-rapidly-cooling-labor-market-41342d41

When Returning Home Means Becoming the Grown-Up

Wall Street Journal It’s a reality for those who become caregivers for parents back home. Author Gothataone Moeng explores what happens when a trip takes her back to Botswana to care for her mother. https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-returning-home-means-becoming-the-grown-up-ab3717a6

Texas-Border Bridges Race to Expand as Trade Grows with Mexico

Wall Street Journal Most U.S.-Mexico spans are owned by the communities that surround them, so toll revenue stays local, bolstering the budgets of low-income border cities and counties. https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-border-bridges-race-to-expand-as-trade-grows-with-mexico-c1878199

UN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med

Washington Post The migration agency of the United Nations says the first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/migrants-mediterranean-sea-deaths-italy/bf6c0e94-d931-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Brazil won’t sell Ukraine weapons, but it is offering to broker peace.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/brazil-wont-sell-ukraine-weapons-but-it-is-offering-to-broker-peace.html

Washington’s denial of involvement in Nord Stream explosions supports Hersh’s version

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Nord Stream AG reported that “unprecedented damage” occurred on three strings of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines on September 27 https://tass.com/world/1603207