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Paola Rosa-Aquino writes this morning on how Biden’s new conservation corps stirs hopes of a nature-focused hiring spree:
Nearly a century ago, the US faced unemployment at 25% and environmental woes such as flooding along major rivers and extensive deforestation. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to tackle these emergencies simultaneously by creating the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of his New Deal.
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South Korea’s new foreign minister said today he was confident about coordinating North Korea policy with the United States despite earlier signs of differences.
Reuters report that Chung Eui-yong, 74, took office as South Korea’s top diplomat this week, having been president Moon Jae-in’s first national security adviser until last year. In that role, Chung helped facilitate Moon’s summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and sought to meditate between Pyongyang and Washington.
