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Deportation Protection Extended One Year for Liberian Refugees in the US

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In a suprising turn of events, President Trump released a presidential memorandum last week that  extends the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status for around 4,000 Liberian refugees who feared they would be deported at the end of the month. Although not a solution, the one-year extension will provide much needed relief for the community. This …

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Trophy hunting threatens giraffes with extinction; U.S. conservationist groups sue Trump administration

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Conservationist groups in the United States brought a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday for not protecting giraffes via the country’s Endangered Species Act.  The suit challenges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s refusal to act on a public petition from April 2017 seeking Endangered Species Act protection for giraffes. The agency is required …

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Freeing the Snake: Protecting Idaho’s Wild Salmon

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By: Jessica Colleen McDermott This article first appeared on ourpositiveplanet.com   Idaho’s wild salmon are headed towards extinction. This fact, though often ignored by politicians and government agencies, has been at the forefront of conservation groups’ work for decades. These groups form a coalition of non-profits strewn across the Western US with the singular, shared …

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HIV Researchers authorize widespread use of PrEP

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah  A new research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow today shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.  PrEP is a combination of two drugs that people can take before sex to prevent …

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Mike King wins 2018 Transport Media Award

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By Karen Mazzoli Mike King, a multi-award-winning journalist, and shipping and logistics consultant has been announced today as the winner of the 2018 IRU Media Prize on the future of transport and trade from the Swiss-based International Road Transport Organization (IRU). The IRU, founded in 1948, is the world’s leading road transport organization, promoting economic growth, …

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