• According to multiple sources, homicide rates in the US are lower now than almost any time in the last 60 years. Noahpinion.
• In just one year, Colorado is using a billion fewer plastic bags. 9News.
• How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution. The Guardian.
• Teen girls invent AI device to reduce wildlife collisions. CBS News.
• Biden pardons thousands of LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientation. CBS News.
• Epileptic teen receives first ever seizure-controlling brain implant. engadget.
• Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) as a public health problem. WHO.
• Current best-practice policies could prevent approximately 66% of the total deaths originally estimated to be caused by trans-fatty acids intake annually — equivalent to almost 183,000 lives saved each year. WHO.

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