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HOUR 1

• (Live Feed) House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee drills John Kerry, Climate Envoy,  on President Biden's Climate Agenda  / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6331125961112
• President Biden is in Finland, celebrating the country as the newest member of NATO / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-in-finland-after-nato-shows-solidarity-with-ukraine-at-summit/
• Key take-aways after NATO's Summit / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187435354/nato-summit-takeaways-ukraine-sweden-turkey
• The FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill made in Dublin called Opill / (NYTimes) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/health/otc-birth-control-pill.html?
• President Biden frames his energy plan but obscures his record on climate policy / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1186854511/biden-climate-jobs-voters
• Tom overviews President Bidens Clean Energy agenda
• Alex Gimarc from South Anchorage on Biden's clean energy agenda 

HOUR 2

• Tom overviews why the U.S. has a presence in the Pacific and Asia
• U.S. forces in the Pacific are leading a massive multi-nation exercise to prepare for a potential conflict / (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/u-s-conducting-massive-military-exercise-in-pacific-as-tensions-with-china-heighten-187956805937
• The Anchorage Assembly is a step closer to establishing temporary allowed camps for homeless individuals / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/13/anchorage-assembly-passes-municipal-code-changes-establish-allowed-camps/
• The Anchorage Community Development Authority launches the Facade program
• Mike Robbins, Executive Director of ACDA calls in regarding the Facade Program
• An invasive species of mollusks, typically found in Southeast Alaska and established in Girdwood in 2015, have been reported in the Anchorage Bowl this year / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/13/invasive-slug-species-girdwood-may-be-move-experts-ask-public-help-tracking/
• Tom discusses ways to control slugs