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🇺🇸 There are more than 1,800 "No Kings" protests planned across the U.S. today, Saturday, June 14. A "nationwide day of defiance" of President Trump's militarized parade, some events are doubling as food drives.
🚨 The city of Glendale, California ended its agreement with the federal government to house people detained by ICE, saying the "local decision reflects our core values: public safety, transparency, and community trust."
👏 A federal judge said the Trump administration cannot force recipients to stop programs that promote DEI or acknowledge the existence of transgender people as a requirement to receive grant funding.
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French Polynesia created the world's largest marine protected area
At the U.N. Ocean Conference this week, French Polynesia announced the creation of the world's largest marine protected area, covering nearly 5 million square kilometers, or over 1.9 million square miles. It also plans to add another 500,000 square kilometers by next World Ocean Day.
Of that area, 1.1 million square kilometers (424,712 square miles) will be designated as highly or fully protected, meaning only traditional coastal fishing, ecotourism, and scientific research are allowed.
Extractive practices like deep-sea mining and bottom trawling — a destructive type of fishing that drags large nets align the sea floor — will be restricted across the entire MPA.
Why is this good news? The ocean is critical to sustaining all life on Earth, and it's extremely under-protected. Marine protected areas restrict these practices to keep marine ecosystems thriving — supporting all Earth's ecosystems as a result.
In a medical breakthrough, researchers just got closer to a cure for HIV by finding a way to force the virus out of hiding inside cells
HIV's ability to conceal itself inside certain white blood cells has been a key challenge in finding a cure. Now, researchers in Australia have found a way to make that "hidden" virus visible, so it can be fully cleared from the body.
The method is based on mRNA technology, which they found can be delivered into cells where HIV is hiding, and then tell the cells to reveal the virus.
"Previously thought impossible," the results "overwhelmed" researchers, who initially thought they were too good to be true.
Why is this good news? There are nearly 40 million people living with HIV globally, who currently have to take medication for the rest of their lives to suppress the virus and ensure they don't develop symptoms or transmit it to others. And the virus is still deadly; UNAIDS estimated that one person died of HIV every minute in 2023.
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A UK startup recycles pet ashes into artificial reefs to save marine life — and human remains are next
United Kingdom-based startup Resting Reef calls its alternative to traditional burial methods "a new tradition around death that truly honors life."
It takes the ashes of a beloved pet — or soon, human — and combines them with crushed oyster shells and concrete, which is then molded into reef structures in which fish species can thrive.
Their first project placed 24 memorial reefs for pet owners in the United States and U.K. It was a huge success, attracting 84 fish species and achieving fish diversity "14 times greater than nearby degraded areas."
Why is this good news?Human activity has led to the loss of 85% of oyster reefs, which help regenerate marine ecosystems, prevent coastal erosion, and more. Now, humans (and their beloved pets) can be a part of the solution: their ashes are primarily made up of calcium phosphate, "one of nature's main fertilizers."
Eliminating a 200-year-old law, England and Wales are decriminalizing 'rough sleeping'
Starting next year, rough sleeping — sleeping outside or in places that aren't designed for people to live in, including cars, doorways, and abandoned buildings — will be decriminalized as England and Wales scrap the Vagrancy Act.
The law was first introduced in 1824 to deal with rising homelessness. Calling it "cruel and outdated," the government's new plan is to target crimes like organized begging by gangs and trespassing.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the move would end "nearly two centuries of injustice towards some of the most vulnerable in society."
Why is this good news? Nobody should be deemed a criminal for sleeping on the street. The only role the government should play in addressing homelessness is improving systems to ensure everyone who wants to be housed can access it.
Take action to help migrant communities amid protests in Los Angeles
This past weekend, thousands of Los Angeles residents flooded the city's streets in response to large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the L.A., Paramount, and Compton areas, organizing protests and attempting to block the transport of detainees.
These protesters have been met with force from federal authorities and the LAPD, including the use of "less lethal munitions," such as flash bangs, pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets.
As California leaders work to scale down ICE and National Guard presence in the state, the protesters are continuing their efforts — and we can all help support immigrant communities, in and out of L.A.
A blind skateboarder created the world's first adaptive skatepark. Wanting a better experience for fellow visually impaired skateboarders — and those wanting to try out the sport — Dan Mancina's 5,000-square-foot skatepark is completely accessible and welcoming for both seasoned skateboarding enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The Philadelphia Eagles' owner donated $50 million to support a new autism research initiative.The Lurie Autism Institute will work to improve understanding of the genetics and other processes underlying autism, study how behaviors on the spectrum grow and evolve across the lifespan, use AI to analyze data to identify new treatment targets and existing drugs that could be repurposed for autism, and more.
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