MIT’s New Desalination System Produces Freshwater That Is “Cheaper Than Tap Water” (scitechdaily.com)
Scientists Find Success With New Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Technology (insideclimatenews.org)
8 rehabilitated manatees flown from Ohio to Florida in preparation for release (www.clickorlando.com)
Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law (oag.ca.gov)
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful displays to the New Mexico sky (apnews.com)
Research Identifies Optimal Duration of Everyday Activities for Health Advantages (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September (www.reuters.com)
Reading Ripples Project Benefits from Book Collection. Books being donated for children and teens in need. To date, United Way has processed and distributed nearly 7,500 books. (gantnews.com)
[USA, Nespelem, WA] 23 Buffalo Released on the Colville Reservation. These herds preserve the ecosystems that sustain both bison and tribal communities. (www.tribaltribune.com)
These herds preserve the ecosystems that sustain both bison and tribal communities.
What went right this week: the good news you should know about - Positive News (www.positive.news)
Postal worker brings dog to vet after snakebite and lets family know on their doorbell camera (people.com)
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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup (www.geekwire.com)
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10,000 Wild Oysters Released Onto Human-Made Reef off Coast of England (www.ecowatch.com)
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Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier elected in Manitoba (www.theguardian.com)
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Pakistan resumes issuing 'X' ID cards to transgender people (www.washingtonblade.com)
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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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Watch: Police Officer Nearly Gored While Freeing Bull Elk from Swing (www.outdoorlife.com)
Can homegrown carbon offsetting tackle dodgy ‘far-flung’ schemes? (www.euronews.com)
Indiana Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Woman in Daring Overpass Save (yugmarg.in)
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Make a Difference: Local heroes honoured at awards in Leeds (www.bbc.com)
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Denver Basic Income Project for the unhoused sees the number of participants who own or rent a home increase from 5% of participants to 40% in 6 months. (drive.google.com)
There are multiple groups, the group referred to in the title received a lump sum of $6500 the first month, then $500 every month after that.
Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision (www.advocate.com)
The Supreme Court of the East African country of Mauritius decriminalized same-sex sexual relations Wednesday when it declared the country’s British colonial era anti-sodomy laws relations were unconstitutional....
Brazil's government starts expelling non-Indigenous people from two native territories in the Amazon (apnews.com)
'Happy news' as endangered Sumatran rhino, the smallest and hairiest species, is born in Indonesia (www.abc.net.au)
An endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, the smallest and hairiest of the five extant rhino species, was born in Indonesia last week in a conservation area, the country’s government said on Monday....
Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world (apnews.com)
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains....
