Washington (CNN)Florida has reached a deal with a real estate company to acquire 20,000 acres of the Everglades that is slated for oil production in order to protect the wetlands, Florida’s governor announced Wednesday.
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Washington (CNN)Florida has reached a deal with a real estate company to acquire 20,000 acres of the Everglades that is slated for oil production in order to protect the wetlands, Florida’s governor announced Wednesday.
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(CNN)A 5-year-old Georgia boy awoke to flames in the bedroom. But he didn’t panic, and his actions helped save his entire family.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/13/us/house-fire-five-year-old-saved-family-trnd/index.html
SEA ISLE CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) — First responders help deliver the first baby born in Sea Isle City in more than 40 years.
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A deluge of rain over the past week has resulted in Sydney’s dams reaching their highest total since April 2018, while the Rural Fire Service has announced that all of the remaining blazes had officially been contained.
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Legislation being introduced by the WA government will also track dogs throughout their lives using a central registration system.
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Scientists have discovered the first fast radio burst that beats at a steady rhythm, and the mysterious repeating signal is coming from the outskirts of another galaxy.
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https://india.mongabay.com/2020/02/indian-government-proposes-a-10-year-plan-to-protect-birds/
In past years almost all of the food was just disposed of, but this year Food Rescue US, Centerplate Hospitality and the NFL Green Initiative collected and distributed over 30,000 pounds of food to local Miami shelters with the help of countless volunteers.
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A well dug by wombats has attracted a variety of native fauna to the unique water source.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s woman-led centre-left government plans to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers, nearly doubling paternity leave, it announced on Wednesday.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said on Sunday.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/cocktail-flu-hiv-drugs-appears-124753996.html
Gidon Kremer is considered one of the most compelling artists of his generation
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Minnesota is asking homeowners to turn their lawns into prairie to help bring back the bees.
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A bill to ban the use of conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky is coming from a surprising source.
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https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/1/30/kentucky-republican-gay-son-wants-ban-conversion-therapy
A tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Great Britain, introduced in 2013, has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40% to 3% over six years, according to research led by UCL.
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https://m.phys.org/news/2020-01-british-carbon-tax-coal-fired-electricity.html
(CNN)An Indiana teenager is being honored after a distressed parent left a newborn child in a baby drop-off box he raised money to install.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/25/us/teenager-baby-box-newborn-baby-trnd/index.html
Scotland is on track to move its energy sector to 100 percent renewables by the end of this year.
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https://earther.gizmodo.com/scotland-is-on-track-to-hit-100-percent-renewable-energ-1841202818
For more than 50 years, the federal government has been funding the program to make sure older Americans get the nutrition they need. Now, a project in Vancouver, Wash., is trying to use those funds for something new: a retro-hip diner, where seniors can get eggs, coffee, and community.
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According to a new study, bees are fans of hemp. Taller hemp plants, it seems, attracts bee populations to it in droves.
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https://captain-planet.net/cannabis-could-help-restore-bee-populations/
City’s municipal credit bank will cancel some debt if young adults engage with training schemes.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/17/amsterdam-young-people-debt-credit-bank
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in the UK has dropped substantially since 2012, according to figures released by Public Health England.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51122979
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – In a sweeping move, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced that her office has asked the court to dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions going back decades.
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https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/13/la-county-da-to-dismiss-nearly-66k-marijuana-convictions/
From Monday, same-sex couples will be able to register to marry, meaning the first ceremonies will take place in February
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Aircraft are being used to feed the thousands of hungry wildlife stranded amid the Australian bushfire crisis.
(CNN)Linda Herring always wanted a big family. But she never imagined that she would foster more than 600 children and turn her home into a safe haven where every child was given shelter, food, clothing, and most importantly, endless amounts of love.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/11/us/iowa-woman-fostered-600-children-trnd/index.html