Ukrainian land scarred by war; Iranian activist wins a prize

Wind-Powered Cargo Ships: a New Look at the Old Technicolor for a Reducing COVID-19 Infections

Climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel commercial cargo ships — this time with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Cargo ships equipped with massive rigid sails called WindWings could save a substantial amount of fuel, considering how much of the world’s goods are transported by sea.

Doctors noticed a connection between COV-19 infections and cardiovascular issues in people with pre-existing conditions. Researchers found that the virus COVID-19 can cause inflammation in the arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. The good news? The risk can be reduced by Vaccination.

More than 2,500 migrants have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year, according to the U.N. Many boats sink without a trace, which means the actual death toll is likely even higher.

Source: Up First briefing: New House speaker search; wind-powered cargo ships

UpFirst: The Ups and Downs of House Speakers after Sen. Kevin McCarthy’s re-election defeat to Rep. Kevin Hern

Republicans are scrambling to find a new House speaker after House members voted Kevin McCarthy out of the role on Tuesday. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan are seeking the post. Rep. Kevin Hern, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, may also run but hasn’t publicly announced his candidacy.

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There are books In Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, Cat Bohannon shows how female history has been overlooked in the medical field.

Music: Bambino named his seventh album Sahel after the African region he calls home. It’s dedicated to his fellow Tuareg, who are indigenous to the area.

Ukraine’s land scarred by war: Iranian activist wins Nobel prize in 1978 July 11 attack on a black-warped rural area of North Carolina

PCBs were illegally dumped in the majority Black Warren County of North Carolina in 1978. The residents fought back because of the civil rights movement. The movement that was born out of their efforts is still influencing today’s climate activism.

Jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against women’s oppression in Iran and for promoting human rights and freedom for all. The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged Iran’s government to let Mohammadi go so she can accept her prize in person.

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz angered many in his party this week after he advanced a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. His citizens are more supportive of him than before.

The Biden administration made a statement yesterday saying that it would resume deportations to Venezuela immediately and that flights back to Venezuela would resume immediately. The administration is trying to discourage migrants from crossing the U.S-Mexico border illegally. There has been a record amount of migration from Venezuela. This year, 400,000 migrants have crossed the Darién Gap, a treacherous stretch of roadless jungle between South America and Central America, to reach the U.S., according to Panamanian officials.

Source: Up First briefing: Ukraine’s land scarred by war; Iranian activist wins Nobel Prize

A massive scar left by the Soviet Union in Ukraine’s war on the remnants of the First World War II: NASA’s Harvest analysis

A new analysis from NASA’s Harvest program — shared exclusively with NPR — reveals that 6.5-8.5% of Ukraine’s total cropland is unplanted or abandoned due to Russian and Ukrainian troops’ heavy artillery use during the war. It’s left a scar so vast it’s visible from space.