Good News Friday

  • There are over 100 million fewer children in child labor today than in 2000, even as the child population increased by 230 million over the same period. UNICEF.
  • Jamaica records significant decline in murders: 42 percent year-on-year reduction. NY Carib News.
  • $105M reparations plan for descendants of 1921 Tulsa race massacre unveiled by mayor. ABC News.
  • In the first quarter of 2025, the United States added 8.6 GW of solar manufacturing capacity, led by factories in Texas, Ohio, and Arizona. Wood Mackenzie.
  • Once thought extinct, Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna has been rediscovered. Nature.

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