New Zealand Has Eradicated COVID-19 - 'Crushing' the Virus to End Social Distancing
After eradicating domestic COVID-19, New Zealand has ended all social distancing and other lockdown measures, with businesses and athletes celebrating.
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26-0 Vote Passes the 'Breonna Law' Banning No-Knock Police Raids in Kentucky
Louisville Kentucky Metro Council passed the Breonna Law - a ban on no-knock police raids after one such raid killed resident EMT Breonna Taylor.
EU Plans to Raise $22 Billion Annually to Protect 30% of Land and Oceans for Biodiversity
To support dimishing biodiversity, the European Commission has drafted a plan to raise 20 billion euro annually to reform agriculture, and protect nature.
Historic Deal to Protect Millions of Monarch Butterfly Habitat Acres is Unprecedented
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Univ. of Illinois created a historic public-private agreement, to protect millions of acres for monarch butterflies.
Scientists Use Gene-targeting Breakthrough Against COVID-19 Cells With CRISPR Tool Called 'PAC-MAN'
It's PAC-MAN to the rescue for COVID-19, since Stanford scientists have developed a gene-targeting, antiviral agent nicknamed PAC-MAN with Berkeley Lab.
River Running Through Zion National Park Will Be Protected Forever Thanks to the Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy bought the 419-acre property of Sheep Bridge along the Virgin River near Zion National Park, Utah, to protect it from developement.
Colorado Senate to Vote on Sweeping Police Accountability Act
Colorado's new police accountability act reforms policing in Colorado—and it has made it through committee to be brought to a vote in less than a week.
World Celebrates Central America's First Same-Sex Marriage After Costa Rica Passes Trailblazing Legislation
These two Latina women just became the first same-sex couple in Costa Rica—and all of Central America—to legally tie the knot.
NASA's Historic New International Agreements Set Stage for Peaceful and Cooperative Future of Space Exploration
The Artemis Accords, which have already been supported by several global space agencies, build upon the same values of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967.
Canadian Government Buys Hotels to House Homeless People-And Also Rehire Workers
Once the worst of the pandemic has passed, the British Columbian government will help the homeless hotel residents transition into more permanent housing.
Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon
The Ashaninka people of the Amazon have won a 20-year legal battle with illegal logging interests, securing $3 million and undisputed right to their land.
U.S. Approves Plan to Build the Nation's Largest Solar Project in the Desert by 2022
Not only will the Gemini Solar Project be the largest in US history, it is set to be the eighth largest in the world at 690-MW.
US Traffic Deaths Fell in 2019 For Third Straight Year, Even as Overall Road Use Increased
Traffic deaths on American highways have decreased for the third year in a row, according to preliminary estimates reported for 2019.
California Will Start Paying Restaurants To Deliver Food to Seniors in Need
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will start paying restaurants to deliver food to Seniors in need, focusing on local small businesses.
Countries Hit Hardest By COVID-19 Are Starting to Lift Social Restrictions After Encouraging New Recovery Rates
Although the world is still in the throes of grappling with the novel coronavirus, France, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and Taiwan have reported progress.
FDA Approves Emergency Use of Nation's First Drug Treatment Against COVID-19
The drug treatment from Gilead Sciences Inc. was approved for emergency usage after it was shown to help patients recover 31% faster.
City Gives Trees Email Addresses So Folks Can Report Problems, But They Send Love Letters Instead
When Melbourne, Australia gave its trees email addresses so residents could report problems with them, people started writing notes to the trees instead.
First Mexican Woman Picked as Presidential Candidate
Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman, 51 year-old Josefina Vazquez Mota, to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's top office.
Treasured Rings Get Flushed Down Toilet but Dedicated Sanitation Crew Comes to the Rescue
After accidentally flushing them down the toilet, a sewer crew went out of their way to help a Colorado woman recover a pair of valuable diamond rings that were an 18th birthday gift from her late father. Worth $10,000 and seemingly lost, the rings were miraculously located downstream in the sewer system by devoted city workers from the North Table Mountain Water Department in Golden.
Your Cosmetics Contain Unsafe Ingredients: Congress May Finally Take Action-Here's What You Need to Know
Did you know many cosmetics products used by your family contain harmful ingredients banned in Europe and Canada? The Congress may reform age-old laws to change that.
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