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Society USARooftop Farms in Big Apple Grow Vegetables with Rainwater, Reduce City Heat
Finding local, organic vegetables in a city full of high-rise buildings is becoming easier and easier: farms set up on the rooftops in the Big Apple - the nickname for New York City - are providing sustainable produce in the United States’ most populous area.
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Society USAFormer Drug Addict Who Lived on the Streets Now Helps Others to Get Tech-Jobs
San Francisco’s homelessness crises prompted Vietnam veteran Del Seymour to start a social enterprise in his neighborhood of Tenderloin that provides “economic empowerment” to those living in the streets, preparing them for long-term jobs.
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Animals USAYou Hurt Animals – We Put You in Jail, U.S. Senate Says Unanimously
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT), which would make several kinds of animal cruelty a federal felony in the United States with a punishment of up to seven years in prison.
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Heroes USAJennifer Lopez and Fiancé Donate Food to School After Teacher is in Tears
When Jennifer Lopez and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez came across a teacher’s viral Facebook post about a hungry child in her school in Tennessee, United States, they wanted to help – so they donated a massive supply of food.
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Society
Society USA“Stay with Us – If You Spent More Than Ten Years in Prison”, Local Hosts Offer Ex-Prisoners
An initiative in the United States is matching prison inmates due for release with community hosts and mentors in Alameda County, California, to help them re-integrate to life in the outside world while providing them with a spare space for six months.
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