City council votes to increase minimum wage for municipal workers

Weather forecasters predicted a severe thunderstorm with strong winds for the weekendA hotel chain announced it will offer free stays to healthcare workers during holidays

The country’s unemployment rate fell to 4 percent thanks to new jobs in tourismA historical museum opened an exhibit about the first women to work in spaceResearchers found that playing board games improves social skills in young children

A music festival announced it will ban single-use plastics from all its eventsThe city council voted to increase funding for public libraries to stay open later

A car manufacturer revealed a new electric truck with a towing capacity of 10000 pounds

Local police started a campaign to reduce speeding in residential areasA tech company released a language-learning app that uses gamification to make learning fun

A local theater hosted a comedy night featuring 5 local comedians, selling out the venueA school started a debate club that competes against other schools in regional tournaments

A coffee shop began selling fair-trade coffee, ensuring farmers receive a living wageA wildlife conservation group worked with local communities to protect forest habitats from deforestation

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• ·A best-selling author announced a new book focusing on environmental activism
• ·Bakery offers low sugar cookies and pastries for health conscious customers
• ·A bookstore started a program to donate used books to prisons and juvenile detention centers
• ·A software company partnered with a nonprofit organization to donate software to schools in need
• ·Local schools updated their curriculum to include more practical skills
• ·A study found sufficient exercise improves older adults’ memory and cognitive function
• ·A charity organization sent medical teams to help communities affected by a recent earthquake
• ·Researchers discovered that plants grow faster under certain light conditions
• ·A study found fiction reading improves empathy and emotional intelligence in all ages
• ·A tech company released a software update that adds new features to its popular app
• ·The police department launched a campaign to reduce traffic accidents in the city
• ·College students invented a device that turns kitchen waste into biogas for cooking
• ·The government launched a campaign to encourage citizens to use public transport instead of cars
• ·The government passed a law to increase funding for public education by 15%
• ·A major retail company announced it will offer free shipping on all online orders regardless of the purchase amount
• ·A wildfire was contained after firefighters worked for a week to control the blaze