Amber Glenn becomes first LGBTQ+ woman to win U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championship (eu.dispatch.com)
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From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise (apnews.com)
Russia-Ukraine war: attacks on Russian enlistment offices signal dissatisfaction with war, says UK (www.theguardian.com)
Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB (www.opb.org)
Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wrexham: Book-loving boy reads to care home residents (www.bbc.com)
A book-loving five-year-old has brought joy to care home residents by reading his favourite stories to them....
Boeing opens warehousing facility in Uttar Pradesh for parts supply (www.zeebiz.com)
Zero Jet Aircraft Crashes: 2023 Was One Of Aviation’s Safest Years On Record (simpleflying.com)
Kitepower's Wind Energy System Fits in a Shipping Container (spectrum.ieee.org)
Scientist shares remarkable before-and-after photos of a restored nature reserve: ‘It’s an incredible example’ (www.yahoo.com)
Woman Buys Stranger’s Antique Wedding Photos at an Auction, Tracks Down 85-Year-Old Bride and Returns Pics (people.com)
This is pretty badass
Cats Filled the Prison. Then the Inmates Fell in Love. (www.nytimes.com)
Some say they were first brought in to take out the rats. Others contend they wandered in on their own....
Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged (apnews.com)
Why a rare image of one of Malaysia’s last tigers is giving conservationists hope (www.cnn.com)
Ancient pear tree comes back to life after being felled to make way for HS2 (www.theguardian.com)
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'I can't accept Drum & Bass. We need Jungle, I'm afraid.' - Amol Rajan on how a University Challenge question spawned a remix craze (www.bbc.com)
No turning back: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins (www.kpbs.org)
The largest dam removal in U.S. history entered a critical phase this week, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River....
Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria (www.theguardian.com)
South Korea passes ban on dog meat consumption (edition.cnn.com)
Rare uttar pradesh good news :Lesbian Couple From Bengal Marries At UP Temple (www.ndtv.com)
Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs (arstechnica.com)
A new start after 60: I was a secretary – until I stumbled upon an amazing story I had to film (www.theguardian.com)
Frances Harper had never used a video camera before. But at the age of 60, lying in the bath, she heard a story that changed her life...
Virginia college students are running a thrift store for transgender and nonbinary people (www.advocate.com)
Transgender people looking to change up their wardrobes are often met with financial barriers. At a private college in Virginia, LGBTQ+ students are working to break down those walls with a no cost food and clothing pantry....
An endangered river dolphin finds an unlikely savior: fisherfolk (www.kpbs.org)
An unlikely citizen scientist is helping to save an endangered dolphin that lives in Pakistan’s Indus River. He’s a fisherman who cannot read or write....