Webpagedigest 05/29/2016

05/29/2016

South China Sea fears grow before tribunal rules on disputed islands | World news | The Guardian

'Fears are growing that there will be a sharp rise in tensions in the South China Sea in the next few weeks after an international tribunal delivers a ruling on disputed islands and reefs that Beijing has said it will reject.'
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/29/south-china-sea-fears-grow-before-tribunal-ruling-disputed-islands

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http://tinyurl.com/z9d4mu3

The Story Behind the E.P.A’s Contaminated Water Revelation - NYTimes.com

'Anyone who wants to understand how seriously the United States government considers its duty to protect the health of its citizens need only review the history of the correspondence between Bilott and the agency. It is a one-sided correspondence.'
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/magazine/the-story-behind-the-epas-contaminated-water-revelation.html?_r=0&referer=http://popurls.com/?d=t

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http://tinyurl.com/jny84qz

If you're looking for a chill summer, you better get off of the coasts | The Verge

'The US government's forecast for summer 2016 was released this week, and it's not pretty. Most of the continental United States has a good chance of a scorcher this year. In fact, the only part of the country that's likely to escape it is the heart of the Great Plains.'
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/28/11783794/summer-2016-forecast-noaa-above-average-temperatures

Trump: Immigrants treated better than vets
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rolling-thunder-rally-veterans-000000093.html

Rookie Alexander Rossi wins the Indy 500 - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-indy-500-live-updates-20160529-snap-story.html

Hardly a dog's life for Obama's Bo, Sunny
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hardly-dogs-life-obamas-pets-bo-sunny-120557747.html

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8 Wild Ideas That Debuted at the Indy 500, From Seat Belts to Mirrors | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/8-wild-ideas-debuted-indy-500-seat-belts-mirrors/

When the River Rises: The Wimberley Floods of 2015 Texas Monthly – Featured

'In Texas’s Flash Flood Alley, it takes only a few hours to cause lifelong devastation. - See more at: http://features.texasmonthly.com/editorial/wimberley-floods-memorial-day-weekend-2015/#sthash.Bz8ihPG8.dpuf

Meet the world's most influential dogs!
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/meet-the-worlds-most-infl_b_10179422.html