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The pandemic was the bloodiest year for driving in over a decade

The Verge

These estimates are actually fairly conservative , since deaths in driveways, parking lots, or private roads are excluded. The number of pedestrian deaths in 2020 — 6,205 — was flat compared to 2019, which is still alarming, given that year was among the deadliest for pedestrians in 30 years.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Utah’s tourism slogan captures the physical wonders of our state, which has some of the best skiing, highest deserts and deepest canyons in the world. Utah has the highest birth rate in the country (88 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44) and the youngest population – almost a third of Utahns are under the age of 18. better way.

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Engadget

The USPS does run a program for federal agencies and their employees , but it's not available to the general public. National chains There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices.

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Facebook scammers want you to think Elon Musk can cure diabetes

Engadget

The vast majority feature Elon Musk and Fox News hosts, but there are also versions with other notable figures, including Oprah Winfrey, former Utah Senator Mitt Romney and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Several of the ads identified by Engadget feature video clips of Musks recent public appearances and speeches.

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How the Trump and DOGE cuts could ruin National Parks this summer

Fast Company Tech

The net effect: If youre planning a vacation to a national park or public lands this spring or summer, the experience might be very different than it was in the past. Our parks were already stretched thin, says John Gardner, senior director on budget and appropriations at the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association.

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Trump slashed the Forest Service and put a timber exec in charge. It could lead to a corporate takeover of public lands

Fast Company Tech

But current and former Forest Service employees warn that mass firings threaten public access to federal lands and increase wildfire danger for tens of millions. They also fear the Trump administration is moving toward auctioning off public lands to corporations interested in resource extraction. It would not be the first time.

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The antitrust case against Google is becoming just another partisan fight

The Verge

Reuters reported that one email said Texans “‘are put at risk’ by the company, ‘whose executives clearly display anti-conservative and anti-Republican bias, subtly controlling what Americans see when they search for information about national political issues.’”. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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