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🎤 The Obama Presidential Center officially opened its doors to the public yesterday, on Juneteenth. At the opening ceremony held the day before, Obama said the center was designed to be “a vibrant, living celebration of community.”

📰 Workers began removing President Trump’s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center last weekend after a court-ordered deadline.

🍎 A new law in New York requires advertisements to clearly label anything that features AI-generated people, or “synthetic performers,” in place of actors.

🙅 The family after whom the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility is named condemned its operations and called for its closure, saying its current operations have “nothing to do with the original mission.” (Gifted link)

Food

A free grocery store in Portland will serve 100,000 households this year

To fight food insecurity in Portland, a nonprofit called Sunshine Division recently opened a grocery store where everything is free. The market is designed to give families in need access to fresh, nutritious food in a way that feels similar to a traditional grocery shopping experience.

The new market is located in a 30,000-square-foot facility with warehouse space, cold storage, loading docks, volunteer areas, and offices — and it expects to serve 100,000 households this year.

Much of the store’s offerings are made possible through donations, and about 80% of the inventory comes from contributions by local grocery stores, retailers, farms, and other food partners.

Even better: Instead of handing out prepacked food boxes, the market lets people shop for themselves and choose the items that best fit their family’s needs, allergies, and dietary restrictions. This approach gives people more choice and a shopping experience that feels familiar and dignified.

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Environment

France just added over 387,000 acres of protected forest

On June 9, France moved one step closer to its 2030 goal of placing 10% of its land under “strong protection” by creating seven new biological reserves and expanding two existing ones.

The largest land area protected under the new measures is the Armontabo Rocky Peaks integral reserve in French Guiana. The reserve accounts for 156,290 hectares — or 387,955 acres — of tropical rainforest and granite peaks.

The other eight reserves are spread across metropolitan France and range from the mountain forests of Vosges to the Mediterranean woodlands of Hérault.

Why is this good news? Protected nature reserves are widely known to prevent species extinction, mitigate climate change by safeguarding carbon storage, and buffer neighboring areas from flooding and erosion.

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Arts & Culture

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Peanuts’ gag on the Late Show finale led to a major donation to World Central Kitchen

Before its cancellation, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” poked fun at its parent network. In the finale, Colbert read a headline about how license holders for Vince Guaraldi’s famous “Peanuts” compositions frequently sue for unauthorized use of the music.

Immediately after, the house band, Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine, began playing the Guaraldi tune: “Linus and Lucy.” In response, Colbert smiled and said, “Oh no! I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!”

CBS just confirmed it would pay the licensing fee. The license holders, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, announced they would donate the payout to World Central Kitchen — the same nonprofit that “The Late Show” recently donated $2.5 million to.

Why is this good news? World Central Kitchen was founded by Chef José Andrés in 2010. Since then, their organization has served over 600 million chef-prepared meals to people around the world, often at the heart of natural disasters and the frontline of humanitarian crises.

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Clean Energy

Spain just launched a new floating ocean solar farm

Spain just launched one of its biggest marine solar energy projects to date with the “Paiporta” platform, a megawatt floating photovoltaic system designed to operate in offshore waters and port environments.

The project is a huge step forward for Spain when it comes to renewable energy. Instead of competing for agricultural land and forests, offshore floating solar installations have been shown to speed up the energy transition by taking advantage of underutilized marine surfaces.

The design of the floating solar farm itself has an added benefit. The cooling effect of the water beneath the platforms reduces the risk of panels overheating, which in turn generates higher electricity. Researchers from Oregon State University said that the cooling effect on floating solar farms can boost panel efficiency by up to 15%.

Why is this good news? When offshore solar farms succeed on a large scale, it helps reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions — all while avoiding many of the land-use conflicts that often slow new energy projects.

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More Good News

​Arizona wildlife experts saved a baby coyote after he was found covered in hundreds of cholla cactus barbs. The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center said the four-week-old pup is recovering well after two and a half hours of careful cactus removal.

​A Florida sea turtle made a miraculous recovery after a boat propeller cut open the underbelly of its shell. A vet at the Florida Aquarium said the sea turtle has its “feisty” attitude back and will soon return to the ocean.

​Defying a statewide ban on rainbow crosswalks, El Paso wrapped Pride flags around its street lights. City officials collaborated with local LGBTQ+ communities to find a legal loophole around Governor Greg Abbott’s 2025 order.

​Harry Styles donated to a British marathon runner who ran across the U.K. from “end to end” for charity. Loz Denis covered 850 miles in 17 days to honor his late parents, who passed from neuroendocrine cancer and heart disease.

​A rare olive ridley sea turtle was seen nesting in Florida for the first time ever. Olive ridleys, also known as Pacific ridley sea turtles, are among the most abundant sea turtle species in the world and are primarily found in India, Mexico, and Costa Rica.

​U.K. conservationists just welcomed a new baby pancake tortoise, giving hope for one of the world’s most endangered reptiles. The new hatchling is the child of tortoise parents Waffle and Maple and will soon be named by the public.

​Residents in a Pennsylvania town are fighting back against proposed data centers that could cover 14% of their town. Residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania are creating the blueprint for how to protect communities from the noise, heat, and utility costs of massive data centers.

​A first-of-its-kind hepatitis B drug is helping a subset of patients achieve a “functional cure.” In recent trials, 1 in 5 patients saw their virus reduced to levels low enough for their natural immune system to keep it in check.

​The biggest expansion in federal scholarship money in 50 years is set to launch this summer. The new policy, known as Workforce Pell, widens the scope of federal Pell Grants by helping lower-income learners pay not just for associate or bachelor’s degrees, but for nondegree job training in high-demand fields.

​Scientists at the University of Missouri mapped 2,000 acres of land to better understand how nature has progressed in the last 200 years. The field research is part of the Lewis and Clark Trail Resurvey, which aims to map America’s forests ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.

more good bits

🦈 Divers on a marine litter mission got the shock of a lifetime.

🩸 Blood-stained newspapers are fighting period poverty.

🍺 “Girl dads” are discussing periods and ponytails over beers at the pub.

🏙️ New Yorkers are moving in with nuns.

🚲 The best cities for biking list is out — see where your city ranks.

🐢 Join the sea turtle nest babysitters club.

⚽ Iranian players and fans are getting a warm welcome to the World Cup. (Reels)

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