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The Biggest Outbreak of Bird Flu in American History
America's poultry industry is under assault as never before from bird flu. It's thought to have started with migrating wild geese, but nobody knows why it's spreading. So far, there's no threat to the food supply, but prices could be on the rise and the future is full of uncertainties.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAmerica's poultry industry is under assault as never before from bird flu. It's thought to have started with migrating wild geese, but nobody knows why it's spreading. So far, there's no threat to the food supply, but prices could be on the rise and the future is full of uncertainties.
Also, Shiite forces mobilize to retake Ramadi. On today's Talking Point, the Colorado River and America's water crisis.
Photo: Health workers pack dead chickens into trash bins at a wholesale poultry market. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
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3 storiesShiite Forces Mobilize to Retake Ramadi
The government of Iraq has deployed two powerful Shiite militias to help retake the city of Ramadi from ISIS, the so-called Islamic state, which captured it Sunday. It's a risky strategy in volatile Anbar Province, with its mix of Sunni tribesmen and other security units. Nour Malas is reporting from Baghdad for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story6 minThe Biggest Outbreak of Bird Flu in American History
In Nebraska , Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa , National Guard soldiers have an assignment they never expected. They're helping to dispose of tens of millions of dead birds — turkeys and egg-laying chickens that are dying or being killed in order to stop the worst spread of bird flu in American history.
Read the story32 minThe Colorado and America's Water Crisis
There are more water-rights to the Colorado River than there is water — and 16 years of drought in the Western States have led to a serious water crisis. The Colorado flows through seven states and serves 36 million people — and that's led to so much alteration and so much control that it's more like a 1400-mile long canal than a river.
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