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'Homeless outreach' rangers issue help (not citations) in Golden Gate Park

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Ranger Amanda Barrows leads a detail across 220 parks in San Francisco to help homeless people get the help they need.
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37 Ways To Intentionally Celebrate Black History Month

Now more than ever, it is crucial to honor Black History Month, a celebration of the many contributions and achievements of Black Americans. 
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You can stream 2025 Sundance documentaries online — here are 9 that everyone's talking about

Looking to watch new Sundance documentaries from home? Here are 9 of the most anticipated docs from the 2025 festival.
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Tim Walz's daughter, Hope Walz: On getting through Inauguration Day, building community & going outside

Hope Walz gives an exclusive interview, sharing advice for staying optimistic, clues into her future, and heartfelt stories about her dad.
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Japan rolls out new recycled toilet paper made from used diapers

The Shibushi Osaki Roll was designed after two municipalities collected 98 tons of diapers for recycling.
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The Great Salt Lake could disappear in 5 years. This teen is using hydrogels to save it little by little

When it comes to saving the lake, locals say "all the darts and arrows point back to agriculture."
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MIT lab designs biodegradable material to replace microplastics in beauty products

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The World Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago

This might come as a surprise: Worldwide tree cover has grown — not shrunk! — by 2.24 million square kilometers — the size of Texas and Alaska combined — in the last 35 years, according to a paper in the science journal “Nature.”
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'Homeless outreach' rangers issue help (not citations) in Golden Gate Park

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