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Wear Your Music

 Bracelets from recycled guitar strings donated by over 150 famous musicians such as Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Joan Baez. Removed from the waste stream, the materials are handcrafted in Providence, RI and become one-of-a-kind memorabilia. Profits from the sales of these bracelets benefit any charity...

International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. WHAT THEY DO Serve people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict and natural disasters. Work in countries...

4Ocean

 Every product purchased funds the removal of one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. HISTORY The story begins when Alex and Andrew take a surf trip to Bali Indonesia that would inevitably change their lives and the fate of the ocean. Devastated by the amount...

Thousands in Budapest march against ‘slave law’ forcing overtime on workers

Photo by László Balogh (Getty Images) Article by Emma Graham-Harrison, via The Guardian Thousands of protesters in Hungary braved snow and freezing temperatures on a march against Viktor Orbán’s rightwing government, denouncing harsh new legislation that has been dubbed the “slave law”. Passed in December, it allows companies...

Widespread Coral Bleaching Along Konkan Coast and Gulf of Mannar

Photo by Richard Vevers (The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey, CC 2.0) Article by Vishwa Mohan, via The Weather Channel Rising sea temperature due to climate change affected corals in India during the global coral bleaching events between 2014-17. Though most sites with coral reefs...

China’s Chang’e-4 Makes Historic Landing on Dark Side of the Moon

Photo via CGTN (CNSA Photo) Article by Hu Yiwei, Wu Lei via CGTN China's Chang'e-4 probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 a.m. BJT Thursday. This is the first ever soft-landing on this previously uncharted area. The dark side is never visible from...

Cannabis Legalization Means Safer Borders And Less Smuggling, Study Shows

Photo by Steve Hillebrand Article by Pat Beggan, via Ganjapreneur The analysis reveals no connection between additional miles of border fence and the rate of cannabis seizures but does reveal a large drop in seizures following the launch of state-legal sales. An analysis of Border Patrol cannabis seizures...

No Other Congress Has Ever Looked Like This…

Photo via CNN.com (Getty Images) Article by By Clare Foran and Phil Mattingly, via CNN Washington (CNN) — The 116th class of Congress broke barriers before its members even set foot in Washington. One example: Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and the first Somali-American member of Congress, noted...

From Selling Homes to the NFL: How an ‘Angel’ Helped Matt Nagy

Photo courtesy of Larry Wisdom, via espn.com Article by Wayne Drehs, via ESPN LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- As he strolled into the tiny, dimly lit, all-brick restaurant 10 years ago, Matt Nagy had one goal: to put football in his past. But little did he know his...

Thailand to Allow Medical Marijuana, a First in Southeast Asia

Photo from NY Times article via Reuters Article by Richard C. Paddock, via The New York Times BANGKOK — In a region known for its harsh penalties for illegal drugs, Thailand is set to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to allow the use of marijuana...