arctic
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Nations such as China, Russia and the United States are scrambling to secure a foothold in the Arctic for strategic reasons and to access huge reserves of natural resources.
From Barron's
All sides met last week to discuss how to allay U.S. concerns over Arctic security without crossing Denmark’s red lines on Greenland’s sovereignty, according Danish officials.
The Arctic air that has engulfed the Eastern and Southern U.S. has resulted in a rare situation in which it is colder in Florida than Montana, the weather service said.
Frigid Arctic air, winter storms and a “bomb cyclone” dumped heavy snow on New England, triggered flight cancellations in North Carolina and tested the limits of power systems in the South.
From Los Angeles Times
House of Representatives previously voted to strip Graham’s controversial Arctic Frost provision from the package, which would have allowed senators to sue the Justice Department if their phone records are seized without their knowledge.
From Salon
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