内容摘要：In a proposed rule last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service said habitat modification shouldn’t be considered harm because it isn’t the same as intentionally targeting a species, which is called “take.”

In a proposed rule last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service said habitat modification shouldn’t be considered harm because it isn’t the same as intentionally targeting a species, which is called “take.”

The total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for the week of May 17 increased by 26,000 to 1.92 million, the most since November of 2021.COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka hosted one of New Zealand’s top ministers to discuss ways to deepen bilateral ties in areas such as trade, tourism and agriculture.

Winston Peters, New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, met Sri Lanka Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath in the capital Colombo on Monday. The five-day visit by Peters is scheduled to continue until WednesdayThe visit comes as Sri Lanka struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis, which began in the Indian Ocean island nation three years ago.The countries have improved relations in recent years, establishing a New Zealand embassy in Colombo in 2021 and a Sri Lankan embassy in Wellington this year.

The discussion Monday focused on advancing ties in trade, investment, agriculture, education and tourism, Herath said.“We also explored expanding trade links in high-potential sectors such as diary, processed food, fresh produce and discussed improving market access for Sri Lankan products,” Herath told reporters.

He commended New Zealand’s support in developing Sri Lanka’s dairy industry, saying it had a “transformational impact on rural livelihood.”

Sri Lanka has embarked on an effort to expand and modernize its domestic diary industry in recent years, but still produces only about 40% of the country’s demand for milk and dairy products, while the balance is imported.“That’s part of tennis, especially here. My opponent had her fans here; I have mine in Belgium. It’s normal,” said Elise Mertens, the 24th-seeded Belgian who was a semifinalist at the 2018 Australian Open and lost Tuesday to Lois Boisson of France at Court 14. “Fans were loud but not insulting. I didn’t feel any particular hostility.”

There are two sides to the loud backing French players receive.It “makes you feel like you could reach for the stars,” said the highest-ranked French woman, Varvara Gracheva, who acknowledged that support also can become a burden.

She lost in the first round Tuesday.It’s been a quarter of a century since a woman representing the host nation won the singles title at the French Open (