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Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

Jeffrey Dastin

October 09, 2018 |

Reuters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Amazon trashed its automated resume-reviewing software after the company discovered that the software had taught itself to discriminate against women applicants. The situation shows the limits of machine learning in human resources.

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In charting the future of the Clark Fork River, lessons exist on Blackfoot, Bitterroot rivers

Rob Chaney

October 08, 2018 |

Missoulian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Turah, Montana

The Clark Fork River in Montana has recently undergone a significant revitalization process and is now bringing in greater recreational opportunities and interest in rural housing development. This change has spurred the local community to analyze what's worked – such as forming a local collaborative and assessing how to handle tourism – and what they've learned from the failures over the recent years.

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Whisky and vodka flow as Tasmanian farmers embrace spirit of sustainability

Fiona Breen

October 07, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.

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Head trauma: Area football teams work to lessen the impact

Noah Jones

October 05, 2018 |

Richland Source |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ohio football coach Mark Genders is working to reduce the possibility of head trauma and concussion for his players. He introduced the Guardian Cap, a helmet cover that reduces impact and has his players use it at games and at practice.

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Allowing drugs at a tiny house village didn't work. So why is Seattle trying it again?

Danny Westneat

October 05, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

When Seattle allowed a homeless encampment to freely use drugs, 911 calls jumped up. Dealers flocked in, and the majority of inhabitants camped out for more than a year. Instead of trying it again, the city should be investing in more stable housing for addicts, argues Danny Westneat.

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New tsunami warning system

Marco Werman

October 01, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Indonesia, Sulawesi

The warning system in Indonesia to alert residents of tsunamis could not prevent disaster in Sulawesi because it hasn't worked for six years after many of the surface buoys were vandalized. However, a new system is underway where sensors on the bottom of the ocean detect tsunami waves and send acoustic signals back to shore, giving people 20 to 30 minutes warning to evacuate. A prototype has been installed, with more testing and infrastructure development planned.

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The Elwha's Living Laboratory: Lessons From the World's Largest Dam-removal Project

Tara Lohan

October 01, 2018 |

The Revelator |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

When dams were implemented in Washington's Elwha River, the community saw a rapid decline of salmon and other species, as well as an impact to the economy. Removing the dams has turned into a teachable lesson for other areas considering similar pathways after researchers have recorded a significant impact in species and ecosystem restoration.

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Voter ID tied to lower Wisconsin turnout; students, people of color, elderly most affected

Cameron Smith

September 30, 2018 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Voter ID laws may reduce voter turnout, enough to change election results. For example, according to a UW-Madison study, thousands of people in Dane and Milwaukee counties did not vote in the 2016 presidential election because of confusion over new voter ID requirements or a lack of proper identification. Meanwhile, voter fraud, the justification for such voter ID laws, has been found to be a largely overblown fear by a federal judge.

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World Bank backs efforts to clean up cooking fuels in Uganda

Jacky Achan

September 30, 2018 |

New Vision |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Clean cookstoves can reduce indoor air pollution, along with a host of other social and environmental benefits. However, uptake has been slow in countries such as Uganda because such stoves tend to be more expensive for families in the short-term.

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Operation Ceasefire: Inside a Community's Radical Approach to Gang Violence

Scott Michels

September 26, 2018 |

Retro Report |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Operation Ceasefire, known as the “Boston miracle,” abandoned traditional policing’s responses to street violence, which caused severe racial tensions, and created a community coalition that used a carrot-and-stick model of targeting people at risk of suffering or committing violence, threatening them with punishment but offering instead social services if they put their guns down. After dramatically reducing violence in Boston in the early 1990s, it spread nationwide. But this highly targeted enforcement method can fail when it isn’t done by the book or sustained over a long period.

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