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  • Working Solutions: Recruiting Veterans to Healthcare

    February 21, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, South Paris, Maine

    The Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have joined forces in Oxford County with the hopes of recruiting veterans with medical skills training to the healthcare field. Known as the Expediting Healthcare Employment for Veterans Project, the aim is to make the certification and hiring process more efficient, while also promoting more individuals to join the dwindling medical professional field.

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  • Soda taxes turn out to be very effective at curbing soda drinking

    February 21, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    In 2014, Berkeley, California passed a soda tax that proved so successful in decreasing the sales of sugar-filled drinks, that the the policy is now being considered for a statewide expansion. Although Berkeley was one of the first cities to implement this tax in the United States, other countries have also implemented similar taxes that significantly raise the price of these drinks.

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  • Wisconsin nonprofit seeks to better connect U.S. farmers with their Mexican employees

    February 21, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In the rural landscape of Wisconsin dairy farming, a local nonprofit organization connects American farmers with their immigrant employees to build a bridge with language and comprehensive job training. While the immigrant workers face many hardships on their trek to America, language and cultural barriers can prove difficult once they settle; Puentes (Bridges) offers support for folks who struggle to adapt to American lifestyle and working conditions.

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  • Anti-vaxx propaganda has gone viral on Facebook. Pinterest has a cure

    February 21, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Correcting "data voids," which provide the space for conspiracies to flourish online, requires online platforms to take active measures against misinformation. In the face of digital marketing incentive structures and biases in search algorithms, scientific journals can’t produce enough content to dispel assumptions of false equivalency between science and propaganda, creating a data gap. Pinterest is currently one of the few companies trying to correct this imbalance between settled science and misinformation campaigns characteristic of many online social media platforms.

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  • Berkeley's sugary soda consumption plummeted after tax, study says

    February 21, 2019 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    California marks the first state in the United States to join the ranks of other countries such as Mexico that saw a significant decline in soda sales and increase in water sales after enacting a sugar tax. Critics of the tax have voiced concerns about the policy's impact on small business owners and infringement on consumer choice, but lawmakers are still moving forward with expanding the tax statewide.

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  • APD Trying To Repair Its Reputation On Albuquerque Streets

    February 21, 2019 |

    KUNM |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque Police Department knows that not all community members are apt to trust in officers, so the department created a new interdisciplinary team specifically focused on working with those people. Although this is not a quick fix, the police have reported an increase in information reporting that has lead to the arrests of wanted suspects.

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  • Fighting Weight: Eastside Boxing keeps youth off the streets

    February 21, 2019 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    By taking up boxing, Michigan’s youth learn to diffuse violence and cope with their stressors. Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing provides structure, mentorship, and a social outlet for disadvantaged and troubled youth across Michigan. In addition to keeping young people off of the streets, being a part of the boxing club helps to improve their sense of self-worth.

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  • Shipping industry takes a page from bitcoin to clean up its act

    February 21, 2019 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    As part of a larger shift toward transparency, the shipping industry is exploring blockchain technology through a collaboration between Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration and Frontier Sky. Together, they applied blockchain technology – in this case, apps on their smartphones – at every step of the shipping process, to verify the contents, contracts, and delivery of the process. The industry moves around $4 trillion in cargo annually, and in the global shift to decrease emissions, such technology may be a way forward.

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  • How UNICEF sends lifesaving supplies anywhere within 48 hours

    February 21, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    UNICEF is owner of some of the world's largest humanitarian warehouses, where workers and automated robots work in tandem to ensure that the kits that can help children and families in emergencies are ready to go whenever they are needed. The robots help to pull out supplies and keep track of expiration dates, and UNICEF uses its purchasing power to "push for innovations" that help everyone in their mission.

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  • Meet Oakland California's First Self-Governed, City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp

    February 21, 2019 |

    Invisible People |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The 77th Avenue Rangers homeless encampment in East Oakland won recognition from police and other city agencies, while other encampments were destroyed, thanks to its location away from residential neighborhoods, its constructive relationship with neighboring businesses, and its ability to establish a peaceful, self-governed community. Home to about 35 people for more than a year and a half, the camp provided stability to the lives of unhoused people. Showers, food, medical and social services, and other amenities proved more helpful to residents than what they found on the streets or in city shelters.

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