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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

For many low-lying island nations , the challenge of higher seas and more intense tropical storms will be existential. Today’s extreme event becomes tomorrow’s normal event.

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South Africa’s NFTfi raises $5M so people can use their NFTs as collateral for loans

TechCrunch

Most of the group still reside in the African country; however , the company is now incorporated in the British Virgin Islands for compliance and regulatory reasons, according to Young. He raised $890,000 as seed money for NTFfi last year, assembling a team in South Africa to build and launch the product.

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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally

The Verge

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”. the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.

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Nonprofit Mailers Cautiously Laud Postage Increase Pause

The NonProfit Times

Plaskett, (D-Virgin Islands); Rep. And they’re right — this would have an impact on the delivery of everything from local newspapers to prescriptions to Grandma’s birthday card. Raja Krishnamoorthi, (D-Illinois); Rep. David Kustoff, (R-Tennessee); Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Maryland); Rep. Mary (Sattler) Peltola (D-Alaska); Rep.

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