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The Takeaway looks like at the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, a swath of warm water in the pacific, and the evolution of opera. (episode)
The U.N. says the number of refugees arriving to Greece has soared 750 percent since last year—50,000 immigrants, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, arrived in July alone.
Christopher Catrambone, a businessman from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who has set up an offshore aid station for migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Time is running out for the diplomats who are trying to forge a meaningful climate change agreement ahead of a major climate summit in Paris later this year.
Hot weather conditions have created a record-breaking warm patch of ocean water being dubbed the "blob"—and it isn't good for marine life.
Opponents have spent millions on TV ads to pressure lawmakers to vote against the deal. In response, 29 leading scientists signed a letter supporting the deal.
Gunfire erupted outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, a roadside bomb was detonated in the south-east, and five Turkish security force members have been killed.
Before Spotify, iTunes, and SoundCloud, there was opera.