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Massachusetts adopts universal free school meals (turnto10.com)

Massachusetts public school students will be returning to the classroom with free school lunches.Funding for the program is included in the $56 billion state bu

NSW gay conversion therapy ban to extend to gender identity, transgender suppression (amp.smh.com.au)

Red Cross implements FDA policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood (abcnews.go.com)

More gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood after the Red Cross announced Monday it would follow recent guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Once nearing extinction, Brazil's golden monkeys have rebounded from yellow fever, scientists say (apnews.com)

A new population study shows golden lion tamarins are rebounding in Brazil. The monkeys are endangered but are considered one of conservation’s rare success stories.

Taiwan to provide period products in all schools, universities (www.taiwannews.com.tw)

Government aims to end period poverty, estimates 95,000 students will benefit from program

HIV Transmission Virtually Eliminated in Inner Sydney, Australia (www.poz.com)

Sydney may be the first city in the world to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Tiger populations grow in India and Bhutan (www.bbc.com)

The news comes as the world continues to grapple with the loss of species linked to climate change.

California’s free prison calls are repairing estranged relationships and aiding rehabilitation (www.latimes.com)

California is the second state to mandate free calls in state prisons. The move is restoring frayed family relationships and may reduce recidivism rates.

Scientists develop game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease ticks (www.newsweek.com)

Researchers have developed a way to vaccinate people such that the ticks that cause Lyme disease cannot be colonized by the bacteria that cause the disease.

Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution (www.bbc.com)

It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs bill outlawing pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent (www.kshb.com)

A little-known practice that allowed medical students to perform pelvic and other intimate exams on unconscious patients without their consent is now banned in Missouri.

Medical abortion pill to become easier to access across Australia as restrictions scrapped | Health | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)

MS-2 Step medication, also known as RU486, can now be prescribed by any healthcare practitioner

Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads (www.politico.eu)

Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August.

ZERO POLLUTION: Commission Proposes To Ban All Remaining Intentional Uses of Mercury in the EU - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)

Today, the European Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the Mercury Regulation, to protect EU citizens and the environment mercury.

Good Good Good: News To Help You Feel Hopeful & Do Good (www.goodgoodgood.co)

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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (www.nytimes.com)

The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.

A Texas Oak Tree Was Believed to Be Extinct. Now It’s Making a Comeback. (www.texasmonthly.com)

Twelve years after the last known Quercus tardifolia disappeared, conservationists at the San Antonio Botanical Garden are bringing the species back.

Cycles Now Outnumber Cars In City Of London (www.forbes.com)

The traffic survey was conducted on The Corporation is the municipal governing body of London’s square mile.

The UN report noted that deprivation in all indicators declined in India and “the poorest States and groups, including children and people in disadvantaged caste groups, had the fastest absolute progress.” (www.thehindu.com)

What went right this week: the good news you should know about (www.positive.news)

A new climate ally was identified, Belize was declared malaria-free, and the world’s most liveable cities were revealed, plus more good news

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

Arizona governor greenlights over-the-counter birth control (www.yahoo.com)

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has expanded access to over-the-counter birth control that will “soon be available to Arizonans,” according to a press release. Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to their local pharmacy and purchase oral contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription. Hobbs, in announcing the move...

Michigan Legislature approves ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ minors (apnews.com)

Michigan is set to ban so-called conversion therapy for minors after the state Senate sent the legislation to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday.