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Jamaica Strong concert live right now!
Raising money for hurricane relief. Give if you can!
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Raising money for hurricane relief. Give if you can!
champ.ly/tH2jWXev
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Jamaica Strong concert live right now!
Raising money for hurricane relief. Give if you can!
champ.ly/tH2jWXev
Raising money for hurricane relief. Give if you can!
champ.ly/tH2jWXev
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Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy & the green transition.
However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report.
However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report.
Congo Basin communities bear the costs of industrial expansion
Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy and the green transition. However, communities that have lived in the world’s…
news.mongabay.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy & the green transition.
However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report.
However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report.
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If you read one thing today, make it this piece by @nytimes.com's Kurt Streeter about the extraordinary Bryan Stevenson. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
If you read one thing today, make it this piece by @nytimes.com's Kurt Streeter about the extraordinary Bryan Stevenson. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
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Via @sourcenm.com: New Mexico will offer child care at no cost to all residents, regardless of incomes, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Monday, thus becoming the first U.S. state to offer universal free child care, she said.
New Mexico governor announces free universal child care | Alabama Reflector
The state will begin writing rules to entirely remove the income eligibility threshold for a family to receive child care assistance.
alabamareflector.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Via @sourcenm.com: New Mexico will offer child care at no cost to all residents, regardless of incomes, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Monday, thus becoming the first U.S. state to offer universal free child care, she said.
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Massachusetts has issued new regulations to ban "junk fees".
The rules require businesses to be transparent about all fees upfront, prevent unnecessary charges, and make it easier to cancel subscriptions.
The regulations apply to all businesses operating in or selling to MA.
The rules require businesses to be transparent about all fees upfront, prevent unnecessary charges, and make it easier to cancel subscriptions.
The regulations apply to all businesses operating in or selling to MA.
September 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Massachusetts has issued new regulations to ban "junk fees".
The rules require businesses to be transparent about all fees upfront, prevent unnecessary charges, and make it easier to cancel subscriptions.
The regulations apply to all businesses operating in or selling to MA.
The rules require businesses to be transparent about all fees upfront, prevent unnecessary charges, and make it easier to cancel subscriptions.
The regulations apply to all businesses operating in or selling to MA.
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High-school senior Ashanty Rosario has watched as her classmates grow more reliant on AI tools. “These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students,” she argues.
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
High-school senior Ashanty Rosario has watched as her classmates grow more reliant on AI tools. “These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students,” she argues.
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Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...
A Labor Day Reflection
The last hazy days of summer—and a history of struggle
www.americaamerica.news
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...
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The logistics of health care can be frustrating. If you have a bureaucratic horror story or need help with a tough question, reach out to Health Care Helpline from NPR and KFF Health News.
Have a health care system headache? Share your story
The logistics of health care can be frustrating. If you have a bureaucratic horror story or need help with a tough question, reach out to Health Care Helpline from NPR and KFF Health News.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The logistics of health care can be frustrating. If you have a bureaucratic horror story or need help with a tough question, reach out to Health Care Helpline from NPR and KFF Health News.
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
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Analysis of almost three million children captures when ‘mathematical gender gap’ first emerges and could help focus efforts to stop girls from falling behind
https://go.nature.com/4nfnmka
https://go.nature.com/4nfnmka
When do girls fall behind in maths? Gigantic study pinpoints the moment
Analysis of almost three million children captures when ‘mathematical gender gap’ first emerges and could help focus efforts to stop girls from falling behind.
go.nature.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Analysis of almost three million children captures when ‘mathematical gender gap’ first emerges and could help focus efforts to stop girls from falling behind
https://go.nature.com/4nfnmka
https://go.nature.com/4nfnmka
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Proud of my Jamaican heritage and proud to celebrate all that the Caribbean community brings to this state and this country.
During #CaribbeanHeritageMonth we honor all Caribbean Americans do to make our state stronger and more prosperous.
youtube.com/shorts/KGt0M...
During #CaribbeanHeritageMonth we honor all Caribbean Americans do to make our state stronger and more prosperous.
youtube.com/shorts/KGt0M...
Celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month
YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore
youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Proud of my Jamaican heritage and proud to celebrate all that the Caribbean community brings to this state and this country.
During #CaribbeanHeritageMonth we honor all Caribbean Americans do to make our state stronger and more prosperous.
youtube.com/shorts/KGt0M...
During #CaribbeanHeritageMonth we honor all Caribbean Americans do to make our state stronger and more prosperous.
youtube.com/shorts/KGt0M...
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
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Due to climate pressures, home insurance prices could, on average, leap an additional 29% over the next 30 years, a research firm found.
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
www.propublica.org
May 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Due to climate pressures, home insurance prices could, on average, leap an additional 29% over the next 30 years, a research firm found.
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
(Published Feb. 2025)
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I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!
May 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!
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At 95 years old, Catherine Kuehn became a world-record-holding powerlifter. “Strong Grandma,” a new documentary short, follows Kuehn as she prepares for what may be her final competition.
Deadlifting in Your Nineties, in “Strong Grandma”
An elderly powerlifter trains for competition, in Cecilia Brown and Winslow Crane-Murdoch’s short documentary.
www.newyorker.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
At 95 years old, Catherine Kuehn became a world-record-holding powerlifter. “Strong Grandma,” a new documentary short, follows Kuehn as she prepares for what may be her final competition.
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Turnovers belong in bakeries, not on basketball courts.
March 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Turnovers belong in bakeries, not on basketball courts.
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Dear Autocorrect,
Our name is not 'Miriam.' Thank you for your prompt response in this urgent matter.
Love always,
Merriam-Webster
Our name is not 'Miriam.' Thank you for your prompt response in this urgent matter.
Love always,
Merriam-Webster
March 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dear Autocorrect,
Our name is not 'Miriam.' Thank you for your prompt response in this urgent matter.
Love always,
Merriam-Webster
Our name is not 'Miriam.' Thank you for your prompt response in this urgent matter.
Love always,
Merriam-Webster
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The 3 different mechanisms that drive hunger
From an excellent new review article
@nejm.org
Deconvoluting the gut microbiota circuity role is a work in progress
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
From an excellent new review article
@nejm.org
Deconvoluting the gut microbiota circuity role is a work in progress
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
January 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The 3 different mechanisms that drive hunger
From an excellent new review article
@nejm.org
Deconvoluting the gut microbiota circuity role is a work in progress
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
From an excellent new review article
@nejm.org
Deconvoluting the gut microbiota circuity role is a work in progress
nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
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🧵Rapid Response: Air Filters for LA
We are providing fans and filters to help LA residents breathe cleaner air during these devastating fires. Follow this thread for updates and how to get involved.
Donate to support:
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We are providing fans and filters to help LA residents breathe cleaner air during these devastating fires. Follow this thread for updates and how to get involved.
Donate to support:
paypal.com/donate?campa...
Rapid Response: Air Filters for LA
Help Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.
paypal.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🧵Rapid Response: Air Filters for LA
We are providing fans and filters to help LA residents breathe cleaner air during these devastating fires. Follow this thread for updates and how to get involved.
Donate to support:
paypal.com/donate?campa...
We are providing fans and filters to help LA residents breathe cleaner air during these devastating fires. Follow this thread for updates and how to get involved.
Donate to support:
paypal.com/donate?campa...
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
propub.li
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
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I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
“All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”
www.whatimreading.net
January 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
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52 years ago today, School House Rock made its debut on ABC.
Have you ever wondered who the voice was behind your favorite School House Rock songs?
Meet Jack Sheldon performing a live rendition of Conjunction Junction.
Have you ever wondered who the voice was behind your favorite School House Rock songs?
Meet Jack Sheldon performing a live rendition of Conjunction Junction.
January 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
52 years ago today, School House Rock made its debut on ABC.
Have you ever wondered who the voice was behind your favorite School House Rock songs?
Meet Jack Sheldon performing a live rendition of Conjunction Junction.
Have you ever wondered who the voice was behind your favorite School House Rock songs?
Meet Jack Sheldon performing a live rendition of Conjunction Junction.