Island nations, at risk of disappearing, urge climate action

Nov 4, 2021 8 min

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Rising sea levels are an existential threat to island nations. <a href="https://apple.news/AYE0RHLDzTyK-qSZTGzWTpA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> looks at how their leaders are stepping up the fight to get big countries to do more about climate change. <a href="https://apple.news/Abq2KMLl_TbCtWPoTVb45Dg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> reports on how New York taxi drivers scored a victory after a two-week hunger strike, earning relief from debt that has brought many of them close to financial ruin. An investigation from the <a href="https://apple.news/AGwDidnLSSmOUfGQ1CMrqPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> found that police hurt thousands of teenagers every year, including a striking number of Black girls. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArDY1R2j4QzqdJ2i2ru-Yrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story of a marathoner aiming to finish her sixth marathon in six weeks. She’s running on two rebuilt knees.

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