The city council voted to reduce taxes for small businesses

A streaming service added a collection of classic movies from the 1950s and 1960sPolice used facial recognition technology to identify a suspect in a decades-old cold case

The weather service warned of dangerous thunderstorms with hail and high windsCollege students won a national science competition with their invention that purifies waterA bank introduced a new checking account with no monthly fees and cashback rewards

Medical researchers developed a new vaccine that protects against multiple flu strainsThe transit system announced plans to replace old trains with faster more efficient models

A famous actress announced she will produce a documentary about women’s rights

A study revealed that social media use can reduce face-to-face communication skills in teensThe Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a novelist from a small European country

A fast-food chain added vegan chicken nuggets and burgers to its permanent menuResearchers found that students who take notes by hand retain information better than those who type

The mayor announced a plan to build 8500 affordable housing units over the next four yearsA luxury hotel chain replaced all single-use plastic items in its rooms with eco-friendly alternatives

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• ·Gardening store offers discount on seeds and tools for spring planting season
• ·A famous poet was awarded a lifetime achievement award for their contributions to literature
• ·A famous author released a highly anticipated new novel that quickly became an international bestseller
• ·Firefighters use drones to find missing hiker in remote wilderness area
• ·The local theater group announced its upcoming performance schedule including classic plays
• ·A severe snowstorm hit the northern region closing schools highways and disrupting transit
• ·A protest against educational inequality demanded more funding for schools in poor neighborhoods
• ·Volunteers cleaned up 8 miles of hiking trails in a national park removing trash and debris
• ·Doctors recommended that people with high blood pressure monitor their salt intake
• ·A startup launched a new device to monitor air quality in homes
• ·Parliament voted to pass a revised budget bill aimed at improving public healthcare and education funding
• ·Doctors successfully performed a rare organ transplant on a 5-year-old child giving them a new chance at life
• ·A team of doctors published research on a new treatment for multiple sclerosis
• ·A taxi company added a lost and found feature to its app, helping riders recover items
• ·Weather experts predicted that this year’s hurricane season will be milder than usual
• ·A global summit on gender equality ended with a pledge to close the gender pay gap by 2030