Opinion | The Great Wheat Price Surge That Sputtered (www.nytimes.com)
Prices spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine, but only briefly, and economists are still debating why.
Op-Ed: Free School Meals Are Here to Stay in Massachusetts. Who’s Next? – Food Tank (foodtank.com)
Massachusetts recently passed a budget to ensure permanent, universal school meals for K-12 students. Which states will be next?
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Works to Make it Easier for People with Disabilities to Access Public Services Online | The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
Announces new proposed rule ahead of 33rd anniversary of the ADA that would improve online access to state and local services for nearly 50 million people with vision, hearing, cognitive, and manual dexterity disabilities. For more than three decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been a driving force in moving...
How 2023's Murder Decline Compares to Other Declines (jasher.substack.com)
Where would a 10 percent decline in murder this year rank with homicide declines in the 20th Century?
New malaria vaccine works well in infants, offers adults layered protection (arstechnica.com)
New vaccine targets a distinct stage in the malarial parasite's life cycle.
Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
The health of effects of ingesting microplastics are, predictably, not good, though the science is in its early stages.
The world’s first zero-waste island (www.positive.news)
A tiny Greek island has undergone a green revolution, becoming energy self-sufficient and permanently closing its landfill site
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon in historic decision (www.thestar.com)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a historic decision, Ecuadorians voted on Sunday against the oil drilling of a protected area in the Amazon that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and serves as a biodiversity hotspot.
Positive News On Climate Change: There May Still be Hope In The face Of A Global Crisis (www.globe-wire.com)
Climate change is one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity today. It threatens our health, our economy, our security and our future. But
Abortion rights have won in every election since Roe v. Wade was overturned (www.nbcnews.com)
Abortion has been on the ballot in seven states since June 2022. In each instance, anti-abortion groups have lost.
Driven out by decades of conflict, native giraffes make a return to Angola (www.theguardian.com)
In a ‘message of hope’ the animals have been brought in from Namibia to establish a group in their historical homeland
‘It’s really only the beginning’: are we on the cusp of a breakthrough in endometriosis? (www.theguardian.com)
After generations of inaction and very few novel ideas, researchers and activists are hopeful a new path is being charted in understanding and treating the crippling chronic condition
Oman’s New Labour Law: An Overview - Migrant Rights (www.migrant-rights.org)
Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Middle East
Investors are increasingly optimistic about Brazil’s economy (www.economist.com)
An efficient finance minister and the favourable international backdrop are helping
India’s Tobacco Industry Regulations | Think Global Health (www.thinkglobalhealth.org)
Its restrictions on images of tobacco on streaming services could shape public health guidelines around the globe
Air pollution in Europe: 2023 reporting status under the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive (www.eea.europa.eu)
This briefing describes the progress made by the EU and its Member States towards reducing emissions of the five main air pollutants regulated under the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive. It presents an assessment of Member State performance against the emission reduction commitments for 2020-2029 as well as...
Average Mexican household income rose by 11% from 2020–2022 (mexiconewsdaily.com)
The sharp rise from 2020 to 2022 is partly due to pandemic effects and a rising minimum wage that reduced the ratio of income inequality.
Number of Mexicans in poverty declined by 8.9M from 2020–2022 (mexiconewsdaily.com)
Government data shows that 46.8 million Mexicans were living in a "situation of poverty" in 2022, down from 55.7 million in 2020.
Crime Is Down. So Why Don’t New Yorkers Feel Safe? (www.nytimes.com)
Crime isn’t what it was in the 1980s. But a new podcast about the Bernhard Goetz subway shootings suggests that even then, the fear of crime outpaced reality.
Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation - TRT Afrika (www.trtafrika.com)
It follows incidents of public lynching of people, especially the elderly, accused of involvement in witchcraft.
Epidemiologic trends and risk factors associated with the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease in the United States, 1990-2019 (www.sciencedirect.com)
Despite the decline in the rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, it is unknown how the 3 strong and modifiable risk factors — alcohol, smoki…
16 million less children suffered from stunting in 2022 compared to 2012: Global report | India News - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
India News: NEW DELHI: There were 16 million fewer stunted children in India in 2022 as compared to 2012, according to the 2023 edition of the ‘Joint Malnutrition.
Massachusetts passed a millionaire's tax. Now, the revenue is paying for free public school lunches. (www.cbsnews.com)
The new millionaire's tax will generate $1 billion in annual revenue, which will fund education and transportation in the state.
Thousands took to the streets in Mexico to celebrate a trans woman (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Captured on city cams, the roar of crowds across the city could be heard for kilometers...
Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in Landmark Climate Case (www.nytimes.com)
The court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that regulators must be allowed to consider climate impact.
