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There are no vets on this small Hawaiian island. Locals are stepping in to save cats stranded by the rising floods

On the left, a young woman holds several kittens to her chest as she looks at them with concern. On the right, floodwaters on a road in Hawaii
As devastating floods sweep across Hawaii, one small but determined nonprofit is stepping up for the islands’ most vulnerable animals.
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50 of the funniest No Kings sign ideas for the March 28 nationwide protest

The third No Kings protest is planned for March 28, 2026, and frankly, we could all use some comic relief.
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35+ No Kings sign ideas for kids attending March 28 nationwide protest

The third No Kings protest is planned for March 28, 2026. If you’re planning to bring along your kids, here are some child-friendly protest sign ideas.
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For the first time ever, part of the ocean now has legal personhood. What does it mean for waves to have rights?

Waves at the mouth of the Doce River now have the “intrinsic right to existence, regeneration, and restoration”
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Locals step in to save pregnant cats, kittens as floodwaters strand them across Molokai

As devastating floods sweep across Hawaii, one small but determined nonprofit is stepping up for the islands’ most vulnerable animals.
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Local Hawaiians clean up flood debris on beaches: 'When the government won't care for our people, we will'

As Hawaiians await federal disaster aid, locals are taking care of their beaches and neighborhoods.
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Hawaii neighbors lift 98-year-old woman from floodwaters using a tractor in viral video

A man was surveying a neighborhood for help when he found an elderly woman in distress. And then he called in the “braddahs.”
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Japanese rice cracker factory transformed into affordable apartments on Skid Row

For nearly a century, the lot housed a factory where Japanese rice crackers called Umeya were made — until the production company shut down operations in 2017.
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DeSantis banned Pride crosswalks, so an Orlando restaurant filled its parking lot with rainbows ahead of Pulse anniversary

An Orlando restaurateur is being honored for her efforts to revive Pride-themed street art in honor of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
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