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  • Agricultura Familiar vem dando seu jeito para sobreviver na pandemia

    August 03, 2020 |

    Agência Eco Nordeste |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Ceará

    Por causa da pandemia de Covid-19, agricultores familiares do Ceará criaram listas virtuais e até aplicativo para continuar vendendo os próprios produtos.

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  • Building Trees in the Metaverse Might Actually Save the Forest

    August 02, 2020 |

    Freethink |

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    Response Location: United States, Southern Pines, North Carolina

    By building scientifically accurate virtual tress, NatureXR is providing an opportunity for scientists, policymakers, and other stakeholders to use virtual reality to understand ecosystems and model conservation impacts. Creating an authentic 3D-version of a tree can be challenging, but by developing a “procedural” tree, the software can generate a forest of trees that are unique, accurate, and realistic. VR nature can also make the environment accessible for people who might not be able to experience it due to disabilities, distance, or even fear.

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  • Some hospitals are tracking Covid-19 by adding sensors to employees' badges

    August 02, 2020 |

    CNBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    SwipeSense is a monitoring technology adapted to track people’s movements as a form of contact tracing for Covid-19 in hospitals. Staff wear the device while at work, which uses sensors and location beacons to track movements, and when a positive Covid-19 test arises the hospital can quickly identify and quarantine those exposed to limit further spread. After adopting the device, and combined with other sanitation strategies, an Illinois hospital's staff infection rate dropped from 17% in March to less than 1% in June. Some have expressed privacy and security concerns with monitoring people’s movements.

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  • In Staten Island, A Burgeoning Youth-Led Movement For Social Justice Is Afoot

    August 01, 2020 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    The Young Leaders of Staten Island (YSLI) was created in Staten Island to fight for social justice after young residents of the borough felt the local response to George Floyd's murder was not enough. YSLI mobilized hundreds of protesters to march in Staten Island's largest public protest of 1,800 people. The group has demanded justice through police reform and beyond, hosting voter registration and census completion drives. Their efforts have resulted in 125 people registering for the census and 85 people to vote.

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  • Vielfalt säen – Saatgutretter im Einsatz

    August 01, 2020 |

    ZDF |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Nur noch wenige verschiedene Sorten Äpfel, Tomaten oder Getreide sind auf dem Markt. Das geht häufig nicht nur zu Lasten des Geschmacks, sondern kann im Fall von Pflanzenkrankheiten gefährlich werden. Mit verschiedenen Ansätzen arbeiten Gärtner, Wissenschaftler und Landwirte daran, mehr Vielfalt zurückzubringen.

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  • While President Trump and national GOP sound alarm on voting by mail, red Utah embraces it

    August 01, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Voting by mail in Utah has led to high turnout, even for Republicans who party officials feared would not vote, because it removes obstacles such as missing work, bad weather, and long wait times. It is also safer for public health. Republican turnout nearly doubled, as did the overall turnout, since transitioning to the system. Some criticize the delayed results caused by accepting ballots postmarked the day before election day, and 18 counties don't pay return postage, which can disenfranchise voters. Native American tribal nations don't have formal street addresses, which can also disenfranchise voters.

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  • States eye vote by mail, Oregon officials say it's safe and secure

    July 31, 2020 |

    KPTV-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Officials in Oregon, where voters have voted by mail in statewide elections for decades, point to their successful system to counter Donald Trump’s claim that voting by mail is “rigged” and results could take “years.” Several precautions prevent voter fraud, including a signature verification system, unique tracking barcodes on every ballot, and voters can get alerts when their ballot is received and counted. Officials and academics who have studied the system say that fraud is exceedingly rare with current security measures, though states implementing the system for the first time could experience delays.

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  • How 2 New York Schools Became Models for Coping in a Pandemic

    July 31, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Mott Haven and Broome Street Academy serve students in the child welfare system and at-risk students. Before the pandemic, they were already preparing for crisis intervention. The two have provided students with services that fall outside of the educational spectrum, things like cash grants and weekly counseling. By doing so, they hope students can focus on classes. Now, they might be a model for other schools around the country.

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  • Here's a radical idea that will change policing, transform prisons and reduce crime: treat criminals like human beings

    July 31, 2020 |

    The Correspondent |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Comparing Norway's and the United States' approaches to prisons and policing puts the lie to the American notion that being tough and unrelentingly punitive effectively addresses crime. In Norway, even people imprisoned for violent crimes, in maximum-security prisons, are treated with respect and kindness, with privileges that would be unthinkable in most American prisons. The results are telling: Norway's recidivism rate, the lowest in the world, is less than one-third of the U.S. rate. While prison costs are far higher per capita, the ultimate costs in lower crime make the Norwegian approach affordable.

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  • How a packed slum in Mumbai beat back the coronavirus, as India's cases continue to soar

    July 31, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Dharavi

    The population of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, made the region a hotspot for coronavirus transmission, but local officials' aggressive action plan – which included testing, contact tracing, quarantine, and increased sanitation efforts – helped quell the spread of the virus. Although the process was challenging for local doctors and the shutdown of normal day-to-day routines had a negative impact on the region's economy, Dharavi has already been able to begin the process of reopening.

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