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  • Fewer Illinois residents using payday lenders after state capped interest rates

    March 15, 2024 |

    Chicago Sun-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Predatory Loan Prevention Act caps loan interest rates at 36%, including all fees. Before the Act passed, rates were extremely high, including 297% for payday loans and 178% for auto-title loans. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus pushed for the Act to pass in an effort to close the racial wealth gap and address socioeconomic disparities, as these high-interest rates historically affected minority groups.

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  • Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

    March 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

    The Fitness Trans Formed program provides a safe space for trans people and members of the LGBTQ+ community to exercise and participate in fitness training from trans professionals. Training is available in a tiered pricing structure, including an option to pay nothing, and about 50 individuals have completed a Fitness Trans Formed training program since its inception. The group is also working on plans to provide informed training to other fitness professionals to make their gyms and workout spaces more inclusive.

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  • The Perks of Virtual Coworking With Strangers

    March 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Remote workers are joining virtual coworking sessions with strangers where they share their goals and work quietly for a set period, a practice known as “body doubling,” as a way to fight procrastination and increase productivity.

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  • How a youth-led initiative is breaking the stigma around mental diseases in northern Nigeria

    March 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Friends Advocacy for Mental Health Initiative (FAM) spreads awareness of the importance of mental health. It works to bring services like counseling and support groups to rural communities and schools. The Initiative’s Adolescents Save Haven Club hosts monthly sessions in secondary schools across the country, helping guide youth on their mental health journey, and has since helped over 300 students.

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  • Mini radio tags help track ‘murder hornets' and other invasive insects

    March 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Scientists are using radio tracking technology to track invasive species like “murder hornets” to prevent them from overrunning the environment. The tagged hornet leads scientists to their nest, allowing them to eliminate the hive before an invasion occurs. Neither the U.S. nor Canada has had a giant hornet sighting since the last nest was destroyed in 2021, but this technology allows researchers to be prepared.

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  • Finding Justice Over the Airwaves

    March 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Kukana is a weekly radio show that helps locals who struggle accessing the legal system voice their grievances on the radio and get connected with local support and lawyers to find solutions. Over the past seven years, the Kukana team helped address grievances, from land disputes to human rights issues, for more than 100,000 people.

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  • Canoes Become a Lifeline for Farming Communities Cut Off by River Flooding in Nigeria's Sokoto

    March 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Shinaka, Sokoto

    Some farmers in Sokoto, Nigeria, are cut off from their crops when the Rima River floods during the wet season. So, they use canoes, known as Jirgi, to ferry people and their harvests across the water.

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  • From Waste to Waves: How Shell to Shore is Working with Restaurants to Save Georgia's Coastline through Oysters

    March 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens-based nonprofit Shell to Shore collects oyster shells from restaurants in Georgia to recycle into manmade reefs that will mitigate erosion and flooding.

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  • How Science Sleuths Track Down Bad Research

    March 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Software like Imagetwin and Proofig AI scan images in scientific studies to flag problematic, manipulated, and duplicated images. This is a difficult task that could take up to an hour to do manually, leading to studies passing peer review that should not have.

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  • An App That Helps Riders With Vision Loss Navigate Complex Transit Systems

    March 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Spain, Murcia

    NaviLens developed an app that scans codes posted at bus stops and train stations to provide real-time information via audio and vibration cues for people who are blind or have low vision. The NaviLens app provides information on when the next bus or train is coming, how far a user is from the nearest elevator, and other key details to make the transportation process smoother.

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