U.S. "forever war" authorizations could end
By Hicbd
"A U.S. Senate committee will consider legislation next week that would repeal two authorizations for past wars in Iraq, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday, in a renewed push to reassert Congress' role in deciding to send troops into combat...The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will take up the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, or AUMFs, Schumer said."
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Comfort kits could help migrant / refugee children
By Hicbd
"Comfort for children at the U.S. southern border provides a sense of security. Comfort kits, including warm blankets, hygiene supplies and backpacks with school materials help these children feel safe and calm emotional distress, while also helping them prepare for and look forward to returning to school."
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Churches could provide homelessness services / shelter
By Hicbd
"For the past 15 years, the St. Boniface Catholic Church in San Francisco, California has taken The Bible's teachings to heart by alllowing the unhoused sleep in its pews as part of an outreach program called the Gubbio Project...Many people experiencing homelessness go to sleep at sun up because it's safer for them to be awake during the night."
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The Trinseo chemical plant / other chemical plants could not release dangerous chemicals
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"The Trinseo PLC chemical plant—also known as DOW Chemical plant or Rohm and Haas—in Bristol, PA, has repeatedly put our community's health and wellbeing at risk through their negligent actions...We urge the City of Philadelphia and Bucks County to shut down Trinseo PLC chemical plant permanently. If Trinseo cannot operate without putting our drinking water at risk, then they should not be allowed to continue their operation."
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Early college / dual enrollment programs could increase college enrollment rates
By Hicbd
"Early college programs have been gaining popularity across the country, recently expanding in states such as Texas and Massachusetts. Unlike dual enrollment programs — which allow students to take a handful of college courses and earn credits that can be applied to a degree program after high school — early college students earn a diploma and a degree at the same time."
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Receiving disability benefits could not require lawyers / payments
By Hicbd
"Programs meant to address these disparities require disabled people to constantly prove they are disabled enough to receive benefits, and some politicians have sought to undermine these programs and reduce government spending on low-income households by creating convoluted evaluation and reporting requirements that weed out many individuals who should be eligible. The system is so complicated that a whole legal industry exists to help disabled people apply for programs and appeal disability insurance decisions."
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Writing could improve through copywork
By Hicbd
"Copywork is the practice of copying written works. Literally. You sit, and you type or handwrite paragraph after paragraph of another writer’s work. Many writers, such as Hunter S. Thompson, and Benjamin Franklin according to Art of Manliness, and Billy Collins used this technique to improve their writing. To learn the structure of it from those they admired and I, too, have done the same."
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By Hicbd
"A hyped new vehicle features multiple blades and wings and has a face that resembles a Transformer that didn’t quite complete its metamorphosis. It’s even got a jet engine in the back, giving the impression that it might take to the skies at any moment. But this is no plane — it’s a new electric car."
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By Hicbd
"Sustainable aviation fuels, or SAFs, are biofuels that can be made from many different products, including municipal waste like trash, corn or sugar. They could be a game-changer in reducing the high emissions currently caused by air travel. But sustainable fuels are also more expensive than traditional jet fuels. Experts said that tax credits and other government incentives might be the only thing to get producers to move toward sustainable fuels."
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Reintroducing wolves could be both good and bad
By Hicbd
"In 1884, the first efforts to eradicate predatory species from nature were legally enforced in Montana. The decision was made to remove wolves, coyotes, bears, and cougars that were killing their livestock and game animals...In the 1960s, the first ideas of wolf reintroduction were presented to Congress. Their belief was that the reintroduction of natural predators would help to stabilize the region."
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