• In 2021, 147 countries have improved their overall score on the Social Progress Index since previous indices. Social Progress Imperative.
• HPV vaccine saves thousands of women from cervical cancer, UK study shows. The Guardian.
• Tucson OK’s measure to gradually raise minimum wage to $15 AP.
• Hiring grows in U.S. as employers add 531,000 jobs, beating expectations. NBC News.
• Firefighting robots go autonomous. Scientific American.
• A father and son in remote Siberia are trying to engineer an ice age ecosystem. Peer-reviewed scientific papers show they are slowing global warming. Reuters.
• Japan start-up designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy. Reuters.
• 20 recent justice reform measures to celebrate. The Innocence Project.

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