1. U.S. Administers 1 Million Vaccine Doses For Third Straight Day!
“The U.S. administered more than 1 million vaccine doses Friday, marking the third day in a row more than a million shots were distributed, according to a White House official.”
2. Black Cat Appreciation Day brings Utah closer to being a no-kill state
“Black Cat Appreciation Day was created in an effort to recognize black cats who are often overlooked in shelters and rescues. A study investigating "black cat bias" found that black cats experience the highest euthanasia and lowest adoption rates compared to cats of other colors.”
“Temma Martin, with Best Friends Animal Society, said that celebrating black cats by adopting them or posting pictures of them on social media could help combat that bias, and possibly bring Utah closer to becoming a no-kill state. The state is about 800 animals shy of the title.”
3. 11-year-old launches campaign to save the bees: "We're going to win"
“Scarlett Harper is fearless, especially when it comes to bees. When the 11-year-old Illinois resident learned the bees in her neighborhood were being wiped out by mosquito pesticides, she launched a campaign to save them.”
“Harper helped create the "Bee Bill," officially known as Illinois HB 3118, with State Representative Robyn Gabel. It aims to restrict mosquito control pesticides that can be lethal to bees. After cold-calling lawmakers, Harper was able to secure 22 co-sponsors — and the bill made it out of the state's Energy and Environment Committee with a unanimous 29-0 vote.”
4. ‘Tiger King’ stars agree to give up remaining animals to Department of Justice
They're never gonna financially recover from this
“Justice Ayesha A Malik was nominated to the role by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, and she will remain in that position until March 2031.”
Pakistan has already had a female leader. Many women have made huge impacts on Pakistan, both politically and socially.
Just like the US or elsewhere, there’s complex layers of history and culture. The people are not a monolith. There are millions of artists and scientists and people who disagree with their own culture or leadership. When you look at a foreign nation, you are looking at your own nation’s reflection in this world.
“The Phoenix Zoo had its most successful black-footed ferret breeding season in 20 years, with 27 kits born since May.”
“The six litters of the endangered species were born in about a month to mothers Mandolin, Lazuli, Ridley, Sedona, Vermillion, Yoshi and Jarvis, their father.”
"After scrambling for days to bring them to safety, nine members of an Afghan all-girls robotics team have arrived in Qatar, the team's parent organization has confirmed. Their flight out of Afghanistan was organized by the Qatar government, which expedited visas and sent an aircraft. The team first made headlines in 2017 after winning a special award at an international robotics competition in the US."
That's it for this week. Until next week