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Maggie Rogers is selling concert tickets to her fans IRL to fight exploitation in the live music industry

Maggie Rogers just dropped her third album "Don't Forget Me," and will soon take it on tour. But first — she's selling tickets in-person at box offices.
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Triptych image in monochrome depicting natural disasters: a hurricane from above, an aerial view of a flooded residential area, and a barren tree in a foggy landscape.

Global death tolls from natural disasters have actually plummeted over the last century

A study from Our World in Data finds that the global death toll from natural disasters has greatly reduced since the 1900s, due to a constellation of solutions.
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A person holds a large egg, belonging to a California condor at the San Diego Zoo

In a milestone for critically endangered species, a baby California condor has just hatched in San Diego

A baby California condor has hatched at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, marking a major conservation milestone for the critically endangered species.
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Microplastics no more: Scientists invented sustainable glitter made from fruit

Scientists have come up with a sustainable glitter alternative derived from fruit. Conventional glitter contains harmful microplastics that pollute the environment. The new biodegradable glitter is vegan, so everyone can sparkle again guilt-free.
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A group of Korean women protest in Gwangwhamun plaza in 2018

South Korea's 4B movement is going viral — but what is it?

The 4B movement urges South Korean women to forgo marriage, dating, and childbirth in the name of fighting the patriarchy. And TikTok just found out about it.
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30 years after genocide: Rwanda’s youth feel united, despite older generations’ concerns over ethnic tensions

Millennials and Gen Zs have little desire to bring up what they classify as their parents’ divisions and instead see each other as fellow Rwandans. But among Rwanda’s older generation, the fear of a resurgence of ethnic tensions remains alive.
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Donate your eclipse glasses and pay it forward to students in Latin America

Make the good from yesterday's total solar eclipse last by donating your undamaged eclipse glasses to schoolchildren in Latin America.
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Red-headed musician Chappell Roan performs on stage, microphone in hand, wearing a black and pink outfit.

Chappell Roan wants your friendship bracelets — and all proceeds are going to Gaza relief

Chappell Roan encouraged fans to donate friendship bracelets at her tour merch table, reselling them to benefit Mercy-USA for Gaza relief.
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New study: 69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation

During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.
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Proteins in milk and blood could soon let doctors detect breast cancer earlier — and save lives

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.
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Total solar eclipse, showing ‘diamond ring’ effect, which is visible just before or just after totality when the last or first slither of sunlight glints through a gap in the lunar topography

Eclipse good news: This is how visually impaired students will 'get a feel for' the eclipse

In the U.S., over 7 million people are blind or visually impaired and may not be able to experience an eclipse the traditional way.
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Good News This Week: April 6, 2024 - Legos, Trees, & Renewables

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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