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Healing India's Traditional Healers

Sophie Cousins

March 09, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Suri, West Bengal

India has an estimated 2.5 million medical “quacks.” Can they be trained to do no harm?

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How a Wife's Tiny Food Shop Brought Financial Freedom and Escape from Domestic Violence

Sonia Narang

March 08, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

In Indonesia, a country where cases of domestic violence have increased recently, efforts are made to give women business training and financial help to encourage them to leave bad situations at home.

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Is there a movement to depolarize America?

Allison Pond

March 06, 2016 |

Deseret News |

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Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

As views become more polarized, people increasingly sort themselves into tribes based on political ideology. In a effort to diminish this polarization, a small group of activists and academics is searching for ways to stem the partisan tide.

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Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

Shree D N

February 16, 2016 |

Citizen Matters |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

While laws and regulations banning the use of plastic bags and wrappers lag in the government, neighborhoods within the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) have taken it upon themselves to remove wasteful plastic from their communities and their environment. From organizing marches and demonstrations, to creating clever alternatives - such as renting reusable bags from stores and wrapping goods in newspaper - numerous zones within the city are going plastic waste-free on their own initiative, and inspiring their neighbors to do the same.

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Former Islamic extremist tries to save others from his mistakes — with a popular online cartoon

Deepa Bharath

January 06, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

"The Abdullah-X Show" on YouTube is the creation of a former Islamic extremist who says he was attracted precisely to the kind of ideology terrorists espouse these days. He has used the medium to warn potential extremists away from the ideology.

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How Training Without Helmets Could Reduce Head Injuries

Gretchen Reynolds

January 06, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Durham, New Hampshire

To protect the heads of football players, it might be advisable to have them occasionally practice without head protection, according to a counterintuitive new study of a successful Division I football program.

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In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

James Vaznis

January 05, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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A Twist on Caring for a Parent: Move Into the Home

Paula Span

January 04, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.

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How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

Rae Ellen Bichell

January 03, 2016 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Uganda, Kampala, Central Region

Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

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Mastering ‘Life and Knife' Skills in a Training Kitchen

Arnesa A. Howell

December 25, 2015 |

National Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Former convicts learn essential life and culinary skills in a tailored program at D.C. Central Kitchen.

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