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Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.

Karla Adam

May 30, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway achieved nearly 90% electric vehicle adoption through a 25-year strategy of generous tax incentives (including a 25% VAT exemption), government-subsidized charging infrastructure, and legal guarantees for charging access, resulting in EVs becoming cheaper than gas cars and transforming even remote Arctic regions into EV-dominant markets.

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How different Chicago organizations are informationally combating ICE

Matt Brady

May 30, 2025 |

ILLatinoNews.com (Illinois Latino News) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

As ICE steps up arrest efforts around the country, organizations such as Arise Chicago are working to educate communities with Know Your Rights toolkits that help them prepare for potential confrontations with ICE officers. The kits are available digitally and can be accessed through a QR code, making the information easy to disseminate.

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Lo que quedó del plan que redujo los embarazos adolescentes al 50% y fue desmantelado por el gobierno de Milei

Julieta Galera

May 29, 2025 |

elDiarioAR |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

El Plan ENIA fue una estrategia intersectorial impulsada por el Estado argentino entre 2017 y 2024 para reducir el embarazo no intencional en la adolescencia a través de educación sexual integral, distribución gratuita de métodos anticonceptivos y asesorías de salud en escuelas, logrando como principal impacto una reducción del 50% en los embarazos adolescentes en las zonas donde fue implementado. Tras el cambio de gestión y el recorte de fondos, el plan fue interrumpido, forzando adaptaciones locales y fallas en la provisión.

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Apprentices of the World, Unite!

Kirk Carapezza, Jon Marcus

May 29, 2025 |

GBH |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

As society debates the value of a traditional college degree, states, employers, and even colleges are opting to focus on apprenticeships that allow students to learn on the job and gain real-world experience while also being compensated for their work. Nationwide, there are about 680,000 registered apprentices working in fields ranging from information technology to aquaculture to fashion.

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This house overwhelms me and no one is grateful

Camila Ramírez

May 28, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Bogotá's Manzanas del Cuidado (Caregiving Blocks) provides free services like education, counseling, and skills training at 25 neighborhood locations to reduce the burden on women caregivers, successfully empowering participants to complete high school, gain new skills, and find employment opportunities. It's become a pioneering model in Latin America for recognizing unrenumerating labors. Read this article in Spanish here: https://solu.news/zfxr

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Know Your Rights: Community forums as a solution to immigration enforcement changes

Nicole Williams-Quezada

May 28, 2025 |

Hilltop Views |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

CAMINA ATX, a grassroots initiative founded by immigrants, hosts “Know Your Rights” forums that draw hundreds of people. Their approach to prioritizing cultural competency, accessibility and community ownership has emerged as an effective community-based response that provides critical information, resources and support networks for immigrants, mixed-status families, concerned citizens and anyone seeking to better understand constitutional protections in the current enforcement climate.

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This Nigerian nonprofit brings former foes together through the power of storytelling

Nathaniel Bivan

May 27, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau

The Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse, or Yiavha, brings together Nigerians from ethnic groups with a history of conflict and violence to help them find common ground through community storytelling. The organization has held more than 60 storytelling sessions in Nigeria’s Plateau state and has trained more than 300 youth to become peace ambassadors tasked with organizing their own storytelling events.

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For a Brooklyn Haitian nonprofit, new property signals strides in building collective wealth

Allison Hunter

May 27, 2025 |

Haitian Times |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brooklyn, New York

The Haitian nonprofit Life of Hope had faced chronic rental instability for years before developing a financing strategy using federal funds, bridge loans, and private donations to finally secure permanent ownership of a facility. Since purchasing a warehouse to house the organization in June 2024, the organization has solidified itself as a permanent pillar in the local Haitian community, providing English classes, cultural programming, and other community services to more than 60,000 people, serving as a model for other Haitian nonprofits.

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'It's loud again': Phone bans are changing Colorado's school culture

Leigh Paterson

May 27, 2025 |

KUNC |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Colorado

Some Colorado school districts are banning cell phones in school for the entire day to reduce distractions and encourage students to connect more with their peers. Teachers report seeing students take more time on tests and homework, and most students are easily adapting to the new rules, finding other ways to connect and entertain themselves during downtime, like lunch periods.

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The Shops Where Trash Becomes Crafters' Treasure

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 27, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Creative reuse centers like Smart Art and Craft Supplies tackle waste reduction by redistributing donated art materials, simultaneously providing meaningful employment and inclusion opportunities for adults with disabilities.

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