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🍎 New York City mayor-elect Zohram Mamdani announced his all-women transition team, including former city and federal officials, nonprofit executives, and veterans of City Hall, who will help him prepare to take office and immediately get to work on January 1.
⚖️ A federal judge in Chicago will issue an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, saying that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly lied about threats posed by protesters and reporters.
Environment
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The High Seas Treaty won one of five 2025 Earthshot Prizes for its work to revive and protect the world’s oceans
The winners of the 2025 Earthshot Prizes were just announced, and the High Seas Treaty was one of them. It’s a historic recognition of an almost two-decade global effort to protect half of the planet that lies beyond national jurisdiction.
In September, the High Seas Treaty reached the 60-ratification threshold needed, triggering it to enter into force in January 2026 — a huge and historic milestone for ocean protection as it’s the world’s first treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters.
A total of 75 countries have now ratified it, indicating their consent to adhere to the new international law.
Why is this good news?The £1 million Earthshot Prize comes at a critical time, since once the treaty is in force, governments and civil society must then work together to turn commitments into action.
Meta’s AI glasses could bring more independence for the blind community.While Meta originally designed them for other purposes, the blind community has been able to connect their glasses to the “Be My Eyes” app, use the optical character recognition to recognize and read text aloud, and more.
Governments doing good
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From tiny homes to factory renovations, cities build subsidized housing for teachers
Ms. Rachel wore an upcycled dress embroidered with artwork by Gazan children to the Glamour Women of the Year Awards
Ahead of this week’s Glamour Women of the Year Awards, Ms. Rachel, an honoree, asked kids from Gaza to make artwork that told their stories. She then had their drawings embroidered onto an upcycled dress to wear to the event, part of her continued advocacy for children in Gaza and around the world.
On the red carpet, she shared that the kids all knew about the dress and were “so excited.” And in her acceptance speech, Ms. Rachel touched each drawing as she said the name of the child who drew it.
On Instagram, she tagged each of the children’s accounts who made artwork for the dress, and said that she’d personally made a donation to each of them.
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