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  • LGBT Couples From China Say ‘I Do' in Utah Over Zoom

    October 11, 2022 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah County, Utah

    Utah has no residency or citizenship requirements for marriage licenses, which has made it a destination wedding spot. The state’s second-biggest county, Utah County, started conducting virtual wedding ceremonies in 2020 in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. So far, couples from more than 100 countries have signed up for virtual marriage licenses. Zoom weddings in Utah have become a viable solution, especially for couples who face legal or religious challenges when trying to get married in their home country.

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  • ‘Pretty remarkable': How Florida got power back for 2 million after Ian

    October 11, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    After 15 years of fortifying the electric grid with swaps like concrete and steel electric poles and underground power lines, Florida utility companies were able to restore power to residents after Hurricane Ian faster than any previous storm.

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  • The Post-Roe Abortion Underground

    October 10, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    The nonprofit Las Libres in Guanajuato, Mexico, helps women access medication for abortions for free. By working with volunteers like the Old Hippies of San Miguel de Allende, the organization delivers the medication to distributors in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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  • How to Hire Remote Workers from Economically Distressed Countries

    October 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Venezuela

    iWorker is a virtual assistant agency that connects bilingual professionals from economically troubled countries like Venezuela to businesses in the US, Europe, and Canada. By connecting workers with these jobs, the platform not only provides them with an income, it ensures that the income will be paid in a foreign currency more stable than their own, helping the recipients manage surging rates of inflation. Since 2018, iWorker has provided work to over 4,500 Venezuelans inside and outside of the country.

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  • London's Deadly, Polluted Air Turned the City Into an EV Pioneer

    October 10, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: England, London

    London charges higher-emission vehicles every day they enter the city center, called the Ultra Low Emission Zone, on top of the already existing London Congestion Charge for non-electric vehicles to enter the zone. Since the charges were implemented, the city has seen an increase in electric vehicle adoption and improved air quality.

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  • Advancing Girl Child Education in Oyo Community

    October 10, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    The Wonderland Gifted Girls Academy provides free education to girls in Oyo State, Nigeria, to increase educational opportunities for girls and give them a foundation to build their future on.

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  • How This NGO Helps Innocent Inmates Regain Freedom

    October 10, 2022 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ikeja, Lagos State

    The nonprofit Hope Behind Bars provides legal services for free for those who are arbitrarily detained to help them get justice. The organization does their own investigation and represents inmates in court.

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  • How Utah can control dust from the Great Salt Lake — and why it will cost lots of money

    October 10, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To prevent particulate matter air pollution from the dried-out Owens Lakebed, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power used a myriad of measures including shallow flooding, tillage, laying gravel, and planting managed vegetation.

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  • How one small fire district doubled its staff amid critical first responder shortage

    October 10, 2022 |

    KATU-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    To combat severe first responder shortages, fire departments in Oregon received state funding for a paid apprentice program in which recruits receive a livable wage while training to make the career a more attractive option.

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  • The New Abortion Underground

    October 10, 2022 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    By working with a nonprofit, Las Libres, in Guanajuato, Mexico, volunteers are helping women access medication for abortions for free. Las Libres organizes the supply chain to get the medication to those in need in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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