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  • Fewer Illinois residents using payday lenders after state capped interest rates

    The Predatory Loan Prevention Act caps loan interest rates at 36%, including all fees. Before the Act passed, rates were extremely high, including 297% for payday loans and 178% for auto-title loans. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus pushed for the Act to pass in an effort to close the racial wealth gap and address socioeconomic disparities, as these high-interest rates historically affected minority groups.

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  • Canoes Become a Lifeline for Farming Communities Cut Off by River Flooding in Nigeria's Sokoto

    Some farmers in Sokoto, Nigeria, are cut off from their crops when the Rima River floods during the wet season. So, they use canoes, known as Jirgi, to ferry people and their harvests across the water.

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  • First over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. expands access to contraception

    Opill is the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. and is set to be available in stores like CVS, Target, Walgreens and Walmart, as well as online. Needing doctor’s appointments to get a prescription for birth control can be an unnecessary barrier to contraception access, but Opill being available over-the-counter makes it much easier, and more affordable, for people to access care.

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  • Enrollment in tribal language courses grows in Oklahoma as tribes aim to increase fluency

    In an effort to increase language fluency and preserve the Indigenous culture, public schools in Oklahoma are offering Indigenous language programs to teach a variety of languages, like Cherokee and Choctaw, to interested students. In the 2022-2023 school year, 3,314 students from elementary through high school participated in an Indigenous language program.

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  • Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

    An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at Standford University analyzes aerial photographs to detect fields with manure illegally spread on them in the winter. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can use that information to manually check fields for compliance with regulations that are meant to prevent water contamination.

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  • Children in the courtroom: How Virginia judges are giving kids a voice

    Judges in Roanoke, Virginia, are ensuring children have a voice in the courtroom to improve the way cases are handled and the outcomes for children in foster care. They encourage children to speak up, ask them what they want, prepare them in advance with worksheets and letters, and even offer them gifts like a book or stuffed animal.

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  • More Colorado students are eating school meals now that they're free. The state might cut back.

    After Colorado limited tax deductions for high earners to help fund free school meals, participation in breakfast programs rose 35 percent, while schools saw participation in lunch programs increase by 31 percent. However, the tax changes did not provide enough revenue to fully cover the cost of the free meals, and lawmakers are now considering whether to limit eligibility for the free meals.

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  • Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with hard times

    The Art Experience provides free art therapy classes for caregivers, offering a space for them to gather for respite and creative self-expression. At the classes, caregivers learn mindfulness, self-care practices and meet one-on-one with certified art therapists to discuss their individual situations and learn ways to cope with stress.

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  • How Southern Africa's Elephants Bounced Back

    The once-declining elephant population at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe is now stable because the rangers use the core-buffer model to keep them safe. To ensure they have enough room to live comfortably, the elephants are allowed to wander far into less-protected zones. But the park has a well-protected core patrolled by rangers that elephants can return to when they feel threatened.

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  • Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

    The town of Ithaca is working with its local gas utility and area homeowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by removing gas pipes from homes and businesses by switching them over to electricity, primarily from renewable sources. While the transition is a long process, the town expects to achieve about a 30% reduction in emissions in the next year.

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