Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found. (www.businessinsider.com)
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Henry Kissinger, America’s Most Notorious War Criminal, Dies At 100 (www.huffpost.com)
Neighbors call police on boy asking to mow lawns to save for a PS5, officers pitch in to buy him the console (katu.com)
Texas church defies government crackdown by blessing drag queens (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The Cathedral of Hope — an LGBTQ±affirming United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas — has made a concerted effort to defend the queer community from “persecution,” as the state government targets drag queens and transgender people....
U.S. inflation falls to 3%, lowest level in more than 2 years, as price pressures ease (www.politico.com)
Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI (www.euronews.com)
Well, this is something! (fossil-free electricity in Europe) (files.mastodon.social)
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US student, 14, wins award for developing soap to treat skin cancer (www.theguardian.com)
Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’...
Giant kites could pull ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissions (www.cnn.com)
Texas church launches program to help fund transgender kids’ healthcare (www.lgbtqnation.com)
A Texas church has chosen a radically different path from many denominations nationwide. Instead of demonizing LGBTQ+ people, the Galileo Church in Fort Worth has opted to support and welcome the community....
South Korea passes ban on dog meat consumption (edition.cnn.com)
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality
Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows...
Leave Texas and other Draconian states and risk getting pulled over for driving pregnant? Nope, just have the pills mailed from California. (www.cbsnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned. California already has a law protecting doctors who provide abortions from out-of-state judgments.
Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Solar cell prices plunge to all-time low (www.pv-magazine.com)
MIT’s New Desalination System Produces Freshwater That Is “Cheaper Than Tap Water” (scitechdaily.com)
Cate Blanchett launches program to empower female, trans & nonbinary filmmakers (www.lgbtqnation.com)
New S.C. law lets students bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note (www.wistv.com)
Sheep aren't hurt in removing their wool. (youtube.com)
Because of innovations in LED technology, the amount of electricity used for lighting is down drastically (www.bloomberg.com)
World’s First Electric Aircraft Flight Powered by New Liquid Hydrogen–Flew for 3 Hours (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation (www.404media.co)
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Plant-based filter removes up to 99.9% of microplastics from water (newatlas.com)
Boston.com: Giant inflatable ducks are floating in a Maine harbor, and no one knows where they came from (www.boston.com)
Potentially the world's largest lithium deposit has been found in a US volcano (www.techspot.com)
