Economy
Dollar Holding Firm Despite Inflation
The dollar started the week with support as traders bet U.S. inflation data and appearances from several Federal Reserve officials would bolster the case for higher interest rates.
Environment
Norway blows up hydro dam to restore river health and fish stocks
The dam’s destruction is part of a trend to remove the obsolete barriers that litter Europe’s waterways. It is estimated that there are at least 1.2 million instream barriers in Europe and that they are a factor in the massive drop in the number of migratory freshwater fish across the continent, with numbers declining by more than 90% between 1970 and 2016.
A colony of 60 million fish has been discovered in Antarctica
The discovery of the world’s largest fish breeding ground shows how little is known about the ocean depths.
Health
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses, but has decided to allow a separate regulation that requires health care workers to get a vaccine to take effect.
New Dutch government expected to ease month-long COVID-19 lockdown
The new government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was expected to ease a month-long COVID-19 lockdown on Friday, as popular support for it is evaporating despite strain on hospitals and record new infections.
Republican Sen. Marshall plans to introduce ‘Fauci Act’
Marshall’s bill, which will be titled the Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals (FAUCI) Act, will mandate that the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) provide a list of all confidential filers within the government whose financial disclosures are not public, as first reported by The Hill.
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