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Newsday Tuesday: Some Good News About the Ozone Layer!

For years we’ve heard about the hole in the ozone layer as we’ve considered how to be more environmentally conscious, making decisions about the cars we drive and the hairspray we use. The good news is: our efforts are working.

We Are Here for All of Us: Alicia Keys Joins the Social Good Summit

Alicia Keys' new song is an anthem of unity, a cry for compassion. She invites us to go deeper, think more, care more, do more for each other and for this world we occupy together. Alicia is joining the Social Good Summit next week to do exactly that.

Getting Creative With Energy: Success Stories

Imagine you’re on the operating table at a hospital and, without warning, the lights go out. In Haiti, still reeling from the devastating impact of a massive earthquake five years ago, mothers and other patients needing care know this experience all too well.

Newsday Tuesday: When Life Feels Unbearable There is Still Hope

There is nothing that can prepare you for grief of suicide, but there's hope. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its newest data and there are clues and guidelines that can help prevent suicide and save the life of someone we care about.

What Will You Be Doing in 30 Years?

What can we really do about climate change? These words from the UN Secretary-General have been haunting me: “Three decades from now the world is going to be a very different place. How it looks will depend on actions we take today. We have big decisions to make and little time to make them..."

A Mom-Designed Solution: Keeping Children’s Vaccine Records Current and Useful

Lisa Scharoun is a professor in graphic design and a mom. Her experiences in both of those critical parts of her life led to an award-winning design for better vaccine records as part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation "Records for Life" project.

Newsday Tuesday: Girls Fight Back

Imagine an 11-year-old girl being considered too old for marriage. It’s a crazy thought, yet millions of girls throughout the world are married as children.