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Three times per week we publish new editions with constructive and solutions-focused stories from a variety of sources.
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Three times per week we publish new editions with constructive and solutions-focused stories from a variety of sources.
Web: https://squirrel-news.net/
DE: @squirrelnewsde.bsky.social
Prior to the launch of the scheme, #Romania's recycling rates were among the lowest in the EU. Now, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94% 🇷🇴
Our new issue is out 👇
Our new issue is out 👇
Romania raises recycling rate to 94%, albatross foster families, the crying clubs fighting loneliness - Squirrel News
We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about Romania's wildly successful bottle deposit return scheme, the albatrosses in the Hawaiian Archipelago finding new foster families, and the inv...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Prior to the launch of the scheme, #Romania's recycling rates were among the lowest in the EU. Now, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94% 🇷🇴
Our new issue is out 👇
Our new issue is out 👇
More than 70 species of #sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first 🦈
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
'Historical win' for sharks and rays, UK to ban oil and gas exploration, Los Angelenos paint guerrilla crosswalks - Squirrel News
In today's Squirrel News, more than 70 species of sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first, the UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas explora...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More than 70 species of #sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first 🦈
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
From the UK plan to phase out #animal testing to a German #farmer who rescues “gay sheep” 🐇🐏
here’s our #recap of the most important constructive #news and stories from the past month 👇
here’s our #recap of the most important constructive #news and stories from the past month 👇
Best of November: Bank accounts for homeless people, first-ever treaty with Aboriginal peoples, graduating with $1000 - Squirrel News
From the UK plan to phase out animal testing to a German farmer who rescues "gay sheep": here's our recap of the most important constructive news and stories from the past month.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Ethiopia wants to plant more than seven billion new trees 🌳
a #Belgian town introduces citizen #lottery to rebuild trust in government 🏰
commuters in #Warszaw can take a break from their screens thanks to a #library inside the metro 📚
and more – in our new issue 👇
a #Belgian town introduces citizen #lottery to rebuild trust in government 🏰
commuters in #Warszaw can take a break from their screens thanks to a #library inside the metro 📚
and more – in our new issue 👇
Ethiopia to plant seven billion trees, Belgian town trials "lottery government", Warsaw's metro library - Squirrel News
In today's edition, we're talking about Ethiopia's plan to plant more than seven billion trees by 2025, the Belgian town giving randomly selected residents real policymaking power, and how commuters i...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A ‘forest city’ in #England would repurpose out-of-use farmland as affordable, green housing 🌳
a successful #free #bus rides programme gets the green light to go on 🚌
a man inspired by a poetry book in #prison goes on to found a nonprofit building prison #libraries 📚
and more - in our new issue 👇
a successful #free #bus rides programme gets the green light to go on 🚌
a man inspired by a poetry book in #prison goes on to found a nonprofit building prison #libraries 📚
and more - in our new issue 👇
England plans new 'forest city', Iowa City free bus scheme carries on, ex-inmate builds 500 prison libraries - Squirrel News
In Squirrel News today, a 'forest city' in England would repurpose out-of-use farmland as affordable, green housing connecting forest reserves; a successful free bus rides programme in Iowa City gets ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A ‘forest city’ in #England would repurpose out-of-use farmland as affordable, green housing 🌳
a successful #free #bus rides programme gets the green light to go on 🚌
a man inspired by a poetry book in #prison goes on to found a nonprofit building prison #libraries 📚
and more - in our new issue 👇
a successful #free #bus rides programme gets the green light to go on 🚌
a man inspired by a poetry book in #prison goes on to found a nonprofit building prison #libraries 📚
and more - in our new issue 👇
#Korea commits to ending coal power by 2040 ⚡️
#Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon region 🌴
#Australia bans social media for children under 16 📱
and more – in our new issue 👇
#Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon region 🌴
#Australia bans social media for children under 16 📱
and more – in our new issue 👇
Korea to phase out coal, Colombia bans drilling and mining in Amazon, Australia bans social media for under-16s - Squirrel News
We're wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about South Korea's pledge to end coal power by 2040, Colombia's halt on the authorisation of new oil developments and mining operations in its port...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#Korea commits to ending coal power by 2040 ⚡️
#Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon region 🌴
#Australia bans social media for children under 16 📱
and more – in our new issue 👇
#Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon region 🌴
#Australia bans social media for children under 16 📱
and more – in our new issue 👇
Nick Hudson and his organisation E2AC @goodmovies.bsky.social are bridging the gap between two worlds: #entertainment and non-profits. In our new #podcast episode, Nick explains to us, how E2AC inspires movie lovers to take #action, and why donating and supporting a cause can be addictive 🎧👇
#39: From viewing to doing: How to use entertainment to change society - Squirrel News
Nick Hudson and his organisation E2CA (entertainment to affect change) are bridging the gap between two worlds: entertainment and non-profits. In this episode, Nick explains to us, how he came to crea...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Nick Hudson and his organisation E2AC @goodmovies.bsky.social are bridging the gap between two worlds: #entertainment and non-profits. In our new #podcast episode, Nick explains to us, how E2AC inspires movie lovers to take #action, and why donating and supporting a cause can be addictive 🎧👇
A US-accredited university offers online college education and #degrees to the world tuition-free 🧑🎓
an Atlanta nonprofit offers grants that pay a full year’s #rent 🏘️
specially trained puppies from Wales are tracking poachers in Africa to save #wildlife 🐕
and more – in our new issue 👇
an Atlanta nonprofit offers grants that pay a full year’s #rent 🏘️
specially trained puppies from Wales are tracking poachers in Africa to save #wildlife 🐕
and more – in our new issue 👇
Free college education for anyone, free rent in Atlanta, puppies stopping poachers - Squirrel News
Today in Squirrel News, a US-accredited university offers online college education and degrees to the world tuition-free, an Atlanta nonprofit offers grants that pay a full year's rent to income-quali...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#Homeless people will for the first time be able to open accounts with the UK’s five biggest banks 💳
a small city in France cut #organic waste by 40% 🥒
a nonprofit redirects $300 million of unused #medicine to those in need 💊
and much more – in our new issue 👇
a small city in France cut #organic waste by 40% 🥒
a nonprofit redirects $300 million of unused #medicine to those in need 💊
and much more – in our new issue 👇
Bank accounts for homeless people, France's composting capital, mob grazing - Squirrel News
Today at Squirrel News, we're talking about how the five biggest UK banks have launched a pilot scheme to make banking accessible for homeless people, how a small city in France managed to cut organic...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
US cities see an unprecedented drop in gun #violence 🔫
parents and schoolkids form an increasingly popular #bike bus and tell how it’s done 🚴
a non-profit tour group makes hiking in NY’s Catskills accessible to #wheelchair users 🦽
and much more – in our new issue 👇
parents and schoolkids form an increasingly popular #bike bus and tell how it’s done 🚴
a non-profit tour group makes hiking in NY’s Catskills accessible to #wheelchair users 🦽
and much more – in our new issue 👇
Great drop in US gun violence, 'bike buses' catching on, hiking with ATV wheelchairs - Squirrel News
In today's edition of Squirrel News, US cities, both red and blue, have seen an unprecedented drop in gun violence; parents and schoolkids form an increasingly popular bike bus and tell us how it's do...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
US cities see an unprecedented drop in gun #violence 🔫
parents and schoolkids form an increasingly popular #bike bus and tell how it’s done 🚴
a non-profit tour group makes hiking in NY’s Catskills accessible to #wheelchair users 🦽
and much more – in our new issue 👇
parents and schoolkids form an increasingly popular #bike bus and tell how it’s done 🚴
a non-profit tour group makes hiking in NY’s Catskills accessible to #wheelchair users 🦽
and much more – in our new issue 👇
Australia has so much #solar power that it's giving it away for free 🇦🇺
Lithuania has more than #halved its suicide rate 🇱🇹
in Japan #litter-picking has become a competitive sport 🇯🇵
and more – in our new issue 👇
Lithuania has more than #halved its suicide rate 🇱🇹
in Japan #litter-picking has become a competitive sport 🇯🇵
and more – in our new issue 👇
Free electricity in Australia, Lithuania halves suicide rate, litter-picking becomes global competitive sport - Squirrel News
We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about how Australia is planning to give away free solar power due to a national surplus, Japan's litter-picking scheme becoming a global sport, and ...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Australia has so much #solar power that it's giving it away for free 🇦🇺
Lithuania has more than #halved its suicide rate 🇱🇹
in Japan #litter-picking has become a competitive sport 🇯🇵
and more – in our new issue 👇
Lithuania has more than #halved its suicide rate 🇱🇹
in Japan #litter-picking has become a competitive sport 🇯🇵
and more – in our new issue 👇
Australia signs first-ever treaty with #Aboriginal peoples 🪃
New York City elects first #Muslim mayor 🌃
New Renters' Rights Act set to benefit 11 million people across England 🇬🇧
and more – in our new issue 👇
New York City elects first #Muslim mayor 🌃
New Renters' Rights Act set to benefit 11 million people across England 🇬🇧
and more – in our new issue 👇
Australia's treaty with Aboriginal peoples, NYC elects first Muslim mayor, Europe's landmark climate ruling - Squirrel News
In today's edition, we're exploring a first-of-its-kind legislation between Australia's First Peoples and the Victorian parliament, Zohran Mamdani's landslide win making him New York's first Muslim ma...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Australia signs first-ever treaty with #Aboriginal peoples 🪃
New York City elects first #Muslim mayor 🌃
New Renters' Rights Act set to benefit 11 million people across England 🇬🇧
and more – in our new issue 👇
New York City elects first #Muslim mayor 🌃
New Renters' Rights Act set to benefit 11 million people across England 🇬🇧
and more – in our new issue 👇
A new #month is on the doorstep, so it’s time for a look back at the stories that caught our editors’ attention over the past four #weeks 👇
25 stories of progress and solutions from October 2025 - Squirrel News
A new month is on the doorstep, so it's time for a look back at the stories that caught our editors' attention over the past four weeks! From concrete data that suggests people are feeling safer and m...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today in Squirrel News:
the #crowdfunding campaigns rebuilding Syria 🇸🇾
#superwood that's stronger than steel 🪓
#coral reef restoration with a 90% success rate 🪸
and much more 👇
the #crowdfunding campaigns rebuilding Syria 🇸🇾
#superwood that's stronger than steel 🪓
#coral reef restoration with a 90% success rate 🪸
and much more 👇
The crowdfunding campaigns rebuilding Syria, stronger-than-steel superwood, "pay as you throw" waste disposal - Squirrel News
We're kicking off the week talking about the enormous grassroots community effort gathering money to reconstruct Syria, a new type of wood that's stronger and more sustainable than steel, and a new ap...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today in Squirrel News:
the #crowdfunding campaigns rebuilding Syria 🇸🇾
#superwood that's stronger than steel 🪓
#coral reef restoration with a 90% success rate 🪸
and much more 👇
the #crowdfunding campaigns rebuilding Syria 🇸🇾
#superwood that's stronger than steel 🪓
#coral reef restoration with a 90% success rate 🪸
and much more 👇
NGOs called the ruling historic: “This is the first time in the world that a major oil and gas firm was found liable for misleading the public by greening its image”.
First-ever greenwashing conviction in France, deforestation drops for third decade in a row, London's scream clubs - Squirrel News
We're wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about the Paris activists taking a greenwashing oil giant to court and winning, the global drop in deforestation over the past thirty years, and the...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NGOs called the ruling historic: “This is the first time in the world that a major oil and gas firm was found liable for misleading the public by greening its image”.
A tiny eye implant helps patients with advanced macular degeneration #read again 👁️
‘restaurants solidaire’ in Marseille are making #gourmet food accessible to those on a tight budget 👨🍳
a study shows the change in recommendations for avoiding peanut #allergies has paid off 🥜
and much more 👇
‘restaurants solidaire’ in Marseille are making #gourmet food accessible to those on a tight budget 👨🍳
a study shows the change in recommendations for avoiding peanut #allergies has paid off 🥜
and much more 👇
Eye implants help blind patients read again, gourmet food for €1, feeding peanuts to babies big success - Squirrel News
In Squirrel News today, a tiny eye implant helps patients with advanced macular degeneration read again, 'restaurants solidaire' in Marseille are making gourmet food accessible to those on a tight bud...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A tiny eye implant helps patients with advanced macular degeneration #read again 👁️
‘restaurants solidaire’ in Marseille are making #gourmet food accessible to those on a tight budget 👨🍳
a study shows the change in recommendations for avoiding peanut #allergies has paid off 🥜
and much more 👇
‘restaurants solidaire’ in Marseille are making #gourmet food accessible to those on a tight budget 👨🍳
a study shows the change in recommendations for avoiding peanut #allergies has paid off 🥜
and much more 👇
In today’s edition, we’re talking about new data that reveals most people expect their lives to #improve 🙂 #Scotland taking a step towards becoming the first UK country to criminalise #ecocide 🏴 and the operating room compact enough to fit in a backpack 🏥
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New data shows global optimism about the future, Scotland to criminalise ecocide, the OR that fits in a backpack - Squirrel News
In today's edition, we're talking about new data that reveals most people expect their lives to improve, Scotland taking a step towards becoming the first UK country to criminalise ecocide, and the op...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#Solar energy becomes the world’s cheapest power source ☀️
Agrivoltaics triple farmers’ incomes in #India 🇮🇳
MPs across Latin America unite to end fossil fuels in the #Amazon 🌴
and more – in our new issue 👇
Agrivoltaics triple farmers’ incomes in #India 🇮🇳
MPs across Latin America unite to end fossil fuels in the #Amazon 🌴
and more – in our new issue 👇
Solar named world's cheapest power source, agrivoltaics triples farmers' income, first rewilded sharks thrive - Squirrel News
We're kicking off the week talking about big wins in green power generation, as well as the resounding success of the first-ever shark rewilding programme.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#Renewables overtake coal as planet's biggest source of energy ☀️ 🌬️
#Cigarette smoking sees a global decrease 🚬
#hairdressers are being trained as "mental health ambassadors" in west Africa 🗨️
and more – in our new issue 👇
#Cigarette smoking sees a global decrease 🚬
#hairdressers are being trained as "mental health ambassadors" in west Africa 🗨️
and more – in our new issue 👇
Renewables overtake coal, Denmark bans social media for under-15s, number of smokers worldwide drops - Squirrel News
In today's edition, we're looking at green energy outpacing coal as the world's leading source of power, the big drop in the number cigarette smokers over the past 15 years, and Denmark's mission to i...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#Renewables overtake coal as planet's biggest source of energy ☀️ 🌬️
#Cigarette smoking sees a global decrease 🚬
#hairdressers are being trained as "mental health ambassadors" in west Africa 🗨️
and more – in our new issue 👇
#Cigarette smoking sees a global decrease 🚬
#hairdressers are being trained as "mental health ambassadors" in west Africa 🗨️
and more – in our new issue 👇
A university #student in California designs an app that shortens preparation for child #cancer treatments 🏥
Atlanta neighbourhood residents build a pop-up #bike lane for school kids 🚲
and endangered gorillas in #Uganda are coming back thanks to the tourist economy 🦍
and more – in our new issue 👇
Atlanta neighbourhood residents build a pop-up #bike lane for school kids 🚲
and endangered gorillas in #Uganda are coming back thanks to the tourist economy 🦍
and more – in our new issue 👇
Student develops app to treat childhood cancer, residents build bike lane, mountain gorillas make a comeback - Squirrel News
In today's Squirrel News, a university student in California designs an app that shortens preparation for cancer treatments, Atlanta neighbourhood residents get together and build a pop-up bike lane f...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Uzbekistan lifts 20% of population out of #poverty in eight years 🇺🇿
Huntington’s #disease successfully treated in world first 🧬
Brazilian president announces $1 billion investment in global #forest fund 🇧🇷
and more – in our new issue 👇
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Huntington’s #disease successfully treated in world first 🧬
Brazilian president announces $1 billion investment in global #forest fund 🇧🇷
and more – in our new issue 👇
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Uzbekistan's poverty rate plummets, Huntington's disease treated in world first, the cafe run by deaf baristas - Squirrel News
We're closing out the week at Squirrel News talking about how Uzbekistan managed to lower their nationwide poverty rate by 10% in just four years, a new gene
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September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Uzbekistan lifts 20% of population out of #poverty in eight years 🇺🇿
Huntington’s #disease successfully treated in world first 🧬
Brazilian president announces $1 billion investment in global #forest fund 🇧🇷
and more – in our new issue 👇
squirrel-news.net/news/uzbekis...
Huntington’s #disease successfully treated in world first 🧬
Brazilian president announces $1 billion investment in global #forest fund 🇧🇷
and more – in our new issue 👇
squirrel-news.net/news/uzbekis...
In today’s edition, we’re covering 👇
the development of an #ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on #Indigenous knowledge 🌊
the government-run school #meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever 🥣
and the Pakistani #train driver making history 🇵🇰
the development of an #ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on #Indigenous knowledge 🌊
the government-run school #meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever 🥣
and the Pakistani #train driver making history 🇵🇰
World's first Indigenous-led ocean reserve, 466 million fed by school meals, Pakistan's first woman train driver - Squirrel News
In today's edition, we're covering the development of an ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on Indigenous knowledge, the government-run school meal plans getting food to more hungry children t...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In today’s edition, we’re covering 👇
the development of an #ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on #Indigenous knowledge 🌊
the government-run school #meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever 🥣
and the Pakistani #train driver making history 🇵🇰
the development of an #ocean reserve the size of the Amazon built on #Indigenous knowledge 🌊
the government-run school #meal plans getting food to more hungry children than ever 🥣
and the Pakistani #train driver making history 🇵🇰
The High Seas #Treaty to protect 30% of international waters by 2030 will be ratified now that 60 nations have signed on 🌊
Bolivia ends underage #marriage by eliminating exceptions 🇧🇴
and #green-roofed bus stops to beat city heat have made their way to the US 🚌
Bolivia ends underage #marriage by eliminating exceptions 🇧🇴
and #green-roofed bus stops to beat city heat have made their way to the US 🚌
High Seas Treaty ratified, Bolivia bans child marriage, green bus stops - Squirrel News
In this edition of Squirrel News, the High Seas Treaty to protect 30% of international waters by 2030 will be ratified now that 60 nations have signed on, Bolivia ends underage marriage by eliminating...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The High Seas #Treaty to protect 30% of international waters by 2030 will be ratified now that 60 nations have signed on 🌊
Bolivia ends underage #marriage by eliminating exceptions 🇧🇴
and #green-roofed bus stops to beat city heat have made their way to the US 🚌
Bolivia ends underage #marriage by eliminating exceptions 🇧🇴
and #green-roofed bus stops to beat city heat have made their way to the US 🚌
Gen Z protestors in #Nepal organise a #Discord poll to elect an interim leader during regime change 💻
the fired US federal archivist forms a civic #education group to bolster #democracy 💬
and the worlds’s longest train tunnel breaks ground 🚞
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the fired US federal archivist forms a civic #education group to bolster #democracy 💬
and the worlds’s longest train tunnel breaks ground 🚞
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Nepal's Discord revolution, world's longest train tunnel, table tennis against Parkinson's - Squirrel News
In today's Squirrel News, Gen Z protestors in Nepal organise a Discord poll as an 'egalitarian' way to find a temporary head of government, the Brenner Tunnel breaks ground with the goal of improving ...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Gen Z protestors in #Nepal organise a #Discord poll to elect an interim leader during regime change 💻
the fired US federal archivist forms a civic #education group to bolster #democracy 💬
and the worlds’s longest train tunnel breaks ground 🚞
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the fired US federal archivist forms a civic #education group to bolster #democracy 💬
and the worlds’s longest train tunnel breaks ground 🚞
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