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Can plastic roads curb waste epidemic?

Katy Scott

July 02, 2018 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland

Aiming to improve road conditions and cut down on plastic waste, a Scottish engineer found a way to blend the two. After testing a series of different recipes, he found the perfect recipe that is now being used across United Kingdom and the Gulf, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Can the A.C.L.U. Become the N.R.A. for the Left?

Joel Lovell

July 02, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The ACLU has unrolled a new operation to counter human rights abuses under the current administration. They’ve hired more lawyers, taken 170 “Trump-related legal actions, and filed 83 lawsuits against the Trump administration. They’re also getting more engaged with electoral races, something they have never done before. “That’s the way we’re going to survive this. Pressure in the courts, pressure from the public.”

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Papua New Guinea Aims To Redefine Masculinity In A Way That's Nonviolent

Durrie Bouscaren

July 02, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Papua New Guinea

Advocates who created a hotline for domestic abuse survivors in Papua New Guinea were surprised when many of the people seeking their services were men who had hit their partners. The anonymous phone service allows men to open up about their problems that led to the violence. Other programs focus on teaching young men about healthy relationships and to rethink traditional notions of masculinity that contribute to the country being among the worst in the world for intimate partner violence.

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A história do garotinho que ganhou uma prótese de braço do homem de ferro

Breno Damascena

July 02, 2018 |

Universa - UOL |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

Pesquisadores da Universidade de São Paulo desenvolveram uma prótese de braço no formato de super-herói. A criança que usou a peça se adaptou bem e se sentiu feliz por ter um braço do homem de ferro.

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Can a Web App Help Reduce Nigerian Food Waste?

Amy Fallon

July 02, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos, Lagos

In Nigeria, a new app is helping to notify shop-owners when their food approaches its expiration date. Shop-owners can then enact heavy discounts on the item, which are sold to participating non-governmental organizations that distribute the food to those in need. The app, Chowberry, has helped "20,000 households across Nigeria... and receives 6,000 daily visits."

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The Push to Turn Church Land Into Farmland

Leilani Clark

July 02, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Paicines, California

Churches across the U.S. own a staggering amount of land that often goes unused and untended. FaithLands is an intersectional group of church leaders who are seeking to encourage churches to parcel off some of this land to local farmers who will implement sustainable agricultural practices on the unused land. This solution stimulates the local economies, feeds local people, allows small scale farmers to earn a living, and benefits the churches by turning unused land into profitable land.

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How Denver's Disability Activists Transformed the City

Natasha Gardner

July 01, 2018 |

5280 - The Denver Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Disability activists have used nonviolent direct action for decades, including lying in the street to protest inaccessible public transit and crawling up the steps of the U.S. Capital to support the Americans with Disabilities Act. “We have never gone out a door that we do not have a solution for,” says ADAPT member Dawn Russell. “That’s ADAPT 101.”

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Community works to help children overcome trauma

Kelly Byer

July 01, 2018 |

The Canton Repository |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), have long-term effects on children as they grow up, and children with high ACEs scores often experience serious mental health problems. In Stark County, Ohio, the Stark County Family Council's Trauma and Resiliency Committee works with schools, educators, and children with ACEs to help lower suicide and crime rates among these adolescents.

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After Decades of Reform, Has Chicago Finally Learned How to Fix Education?

J. Brian Charles

July 01, 2018 |

Governing |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In 2017, researchers found that Chicago elementary and middle school students were improving their test scores at a faster pace than almost all of their peers nationwide. Reflecting on this surprising statistic and lessons learned from 30 years of education reform experimentation, CPS points to its emphasis on high quality principal development and teacher mentoring programs as one of the most crucial factors in the turnaround.

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Mobile Drivers' Licenses to Debut in Iowa This Year

Theo Douglas

July 01, 2018 |

Government Technology |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

Iowans will soon store their drivers’ licenses on their smartphones rather than in their wallets. The state is moving forward after a pilot project demonstrated the promise of going digital. Several more states are considering similar programs.

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