What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash
Grist reports Plympton, MA cut waste by implementing a pay-per-bag system, reducing trash volume by nearly half and saving $65,000 annually.
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What happens to leftover hotel soap? How organizations are reducing waste while addressing hygiene inequality
Reasons to be Cheerful reports on initiatives like Eco-Soap Bank and Soap Aid, recycling hotel soap to reduce waste and improve hygiene access.
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How AI can make infectious disease surveillance smarter, faster, and more useful
Healthbeat reports that AI can enhance infectious disease surveillance, improving speed, accuracy, and data management in public health systems.
Continue ReadingEl plan de Netanyahu para tomar Gaza no satisface a nadie más que a él mismo
Análisis de Tal Shalev, de CNN Casi dos años después del inicio de la guerra en Gaza, el gabinete de seguridad israelí votó a favor de una nueva expansión militar: la toma de la Ciudad de Gaza. El plan, impulsado e iniciado por el primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, revela probablemente más sobre sus maniobras
Continue ReadingLa cumbre entre Trump y Putin en Alaska parece prepararse para sellar una derrota de Ucrania
Análisis de Nick Paton Walsh, CNN La ubicación importa, declaró el exmagnate inmobiliario estadounidense Donald Trump. Momentos después, anunció que Alaska, un lugar vendido por Rusia a Estados Unidos hace 158 años por US$ 7,2 millones, sería el lugar donde el presidente Vladimir Putin intentará vender su gran acuerdo de tierras, en el que Kyiv
Continue ReadingIdentifican al atacante del tiroteo en el CDC cerca de la Universidad Emory
Por Kathleen Magramo y Ray Sanchez, CNN Los empleados de la principal agencia de salud pública de Estados Unidos, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), estaban terminando su jornada laboral el viernes cuando las balas atravesaron las ventanas de sus oficinas, silbando justo por encima
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Altercation between player and fan mars return of Tom Brady’s Birmingham City to English soccer’s second tier
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Birmingham City Football Club drew its first game in its return to the EFL Championship, English soccer’s second tier, but the opening game festivities turned sour following an altercation between a fan and a player late on. The moment was captured on the TV broadcast which showed a fan
Continue ReadingA heroic pit bull helps rescue his owners with the aid of a Pittsburgh man willing to follow
By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Gary Thynes was taking his dog out to play in the park last week in Pittsburgh when he noticed a “beautiful pit bull” walking alone with his leash dragging behind him. Concerned the dog might get hit by a passing car, Thynes tried to get close enough to catch
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Trump’s East Wing expansion requires a reimagined White House tour
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s long-term vision to expand the White House’s entertaining capacity is going to have short-term impacts on Americans seeking to visit the complex now. A residence, a workplace and a museum, the White House is the only home of a head of state in the world that
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Ancient viral DNA may play a key role in early human development, new study suggests
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses that embedded themselves into our genetic code over the course
Continue ReadingSin obstáculos para ser reelegido presidente de El Salvador, Bukele avanza bajo la sombra de Trump
Análisis de Juan Carlos López El video circula en redes. La diputada Suecy Callejas, primera vicepresidenta de la Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador, se pronunciaba ante el pleno durante el debate en el que fue aprobada la reelección indefinida el 31 de julio. “Hay un comunicado oficial de nuestro partido. Los diputados de la bancada
Continue Reading¿Fin del sueño europeo? España sigue siendo bastión para los latinoamericanos, pero aumenta la retórica antiinmigrante
Por Pau Mosquera Mientras en Estados Unidos la política inmigratoria del presidente Donald Trump se ha convertido en la prioridad en la agenda de su administración, y muchos inmigrantes han visto el “sueño americano” desaparecer, al otro lado del Atlántico crece el discurso antiinmigrante. Desde los centros italianos de detención de migrantes rescatados en el
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Republicans reprise anti-transgender ‘Kamala is for they/them’ ads for the midterms
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign. “Roy Cooper sides with they/them,” read the language on screen in the ad, produced by the Senate Leadership Fund.
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Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.
Continue ReadingCómo el bombardeo atómico de Nagasaki trastocó la concepción japonesa de la maternidad
Por Hanako Montgomery, CNN Cuando el hijo adulto de Kikuyo Nakamura descubrió que tenía bultos en la espalda, asumió que era solo un sarpullido. Aun así, ella lo instó a ir al hospital: más vale prevenir que curar. Hiroshi, su segundo hijo, nació en 1948, tres años después de que Estados Unidos lanzara la bomba
Continue ReadingWhich country flies the most? Where are people going? And in which planes? 2024 aviation stats revealed
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week: the secret tunnel city underneath Rome, China’s “8D city” where trains pass through walls, plus a new report reveals the world’s busiest flight routes, biggest aviation markets and most popular planes. The world’s plane-loving nations Isn’t data just delicious? The International
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Columbia/Boone County Health and Human Services hosts immunization event
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With back-to-school prep in full swing, parents are invited to stop by the Columbia/Boone County Health and Human Services building on Saturday to pick up some peace of mind with the department’s immunization event. The World Health Organization recommends vaccination rates to be at least 95% for the best herd immunity, but
Continue ReadingA Nicaraguan immigrant and his family have been barricaded at home for days after he outran ICE agents
By Graham Hurley and Gonzalo Alvarado CNN (CNN) — Roberto Reyes had barely left his Fontana, California, apartment and was just a block down the road on his way to work when four white cars swarmed him, boxing in his vehicle. Within moments, the 32-year-old father frantically looked for an escape as he noticed an
Continue ReadingTrump made his MAGA Fed pick. His next choice will be far more consequential
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump recently nominated one of his economic advisers to the Federal Reserve’s top ranks, but his next choice will be far more consequential. Plans for picking the next Fed chair are already taking shape. Trump on Thursday nominated White House economist Stephen Miran to temporarily fill
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Who was John F. Kennedy Jr.?
By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — John F. Kennedy Jr. was born into the Kennedy political dynasty in the early 1960’s just after his father was elected president of the United States of America. Now 26 years after his death, his life is embedded into politics and culture. “JFK Jr. was harnessing his celebrity into
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