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A trifecta of global crises could snarl supply chains and increase prices
A sudden flurry of global developments has the US economy staring down a troubling trifecta of majo…
Eliza Relman
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The world is on the verge of a food crisis - access and availability both
The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conf…
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Climate change is disrupting our food system, which makes it vulnerable to new crises
Weather, the atmosphere, the oceans, and the climate are all changing. That has devastating effects…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Mississippi River's flow is the weakest it's been in 35 years. Seawater overtaking the river could make New Orleans' drinking water too salty for months.
The Mississippi River hit its lowest flow rate since 1988, allowing a saltwater wedge to surge in f…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Katie H…
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California Rep. Maxine Waters introduces bills to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to fight homelessness and solve the affordable housing crisis
The bills would invest over $150 billion in affordable housing, send $100 billion to first-generati…
Eliza Relman
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Biden is going through the roughest patch of his presidency so far, with multiple crises converging on the White House
As he's confronted with almost nothing but bad news, Biden continues to paint a rosy picture of the…
John Haltiwanger
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Water crises are the biggest risk facing mankind - here's why
Four billion people already face severe water scarcity at least one month each year, according to a…
Gus Lubin
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The Navy's oldest operational ship just turned 50. Here's why it's still on the frontline of crises and conflict
50 years after joining the fleet, USS Blue Ridge is still in service and is still one of the Navy's…
Benjamin Brimelow
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One of Biden's favorite lines about the US economic recovery doesn't hold water
The president has repeatedly said the US is "the only nation that has turned every crisis we ever f…
Ben Winck
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People are openly speculating to Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook's crises will totally destroy his legacy
Facebook remains in remarkably decent shape, according to usage figures published by Business Insid…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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New Jersey's largest city is distributing bottled water - another sign that its water crisis may be mirroring Flint
On Sunday, Mayor Baraka announced that Newark would begin offering free bottled water at four local…
Aria Bendix
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How the founder of Zillow and Hotwire led his startups through major crises, layoffs, and a down round to massive exits
Almost two years to the day from launch, in both cases - Hotwire, '99 to '01, and Zillow, '06 to '0…
Anna Mazarakis,Alyson Shontell
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These $2,000 solar panels pull clean drinking water out of the air, and they might be a solution to the global water crisis
Since launching the product in 2015, Zero Mass Water has gone on to install its panels in 18 differ…
Aria Bendix
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Meet the embattled governor who finds himself at the heart of one of the biggest crises in America
He's clashed with both the right and the left in his state. The former, at times, has criticized hi…
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21 million Americans don't have access to safe drinking water. That can put them at higher risk of getting COVID-19.
Those without clean water face a choice: wash your hands but risk exposure to chemicals, or face a …