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A Moroccan soldier on a hilltop in Western Sahara. Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty
Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in a phone call on Friday that the Biden administration would not reverse President Trump's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Western Sahara, at least for the time being, two sources familiar with the call told me.
Why it matters: Trump's recognition of the Western Sahara as part of Morocco reversed decades of U.S. policy regarding the disputed territory, and was part of a broader deal that included the renewal of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel.
The backstory: There had been almost no contact between the Biden administration and the Moroccan government over the first three months of the new administration.
The state of play: Senior White House and State Department officials have held multiple discussions on this issue over the last few weeks.
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Beauty brands are hiring — or buying — technology companies that let customers virtually try on makeup, hair and skin care products.
Why it matters: With COVID keeping people away from cosmetics counters, the latest thing in "beauty tech" is the VTO — or virtual try-on. Customers love playing with these apps so much that companies see big revenue boosts after introducing them.
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios
Temperature departures from average in degrees Celsius during 2021. (Berkeley Earth).
Global warming became local to a new and devastating extent in 2021, with the year ranking as the sixth-warmest on record, according to new, independent data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth.
Why it matters: Each year's data adds to the relentless long-term trend, which shows rapid warming due overwhelmingly to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions during the past several decades in particular.
