Good News Headlines 1/9/18
The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund Has Reached Its $15 Million Goal
by Amy Mackelden, Harper’s Bazaar
The money raised will provide legal support to women and men who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace… Read More
Boston Researchers Develop Way To Deliver A Week’s Worth Of HIV Drugs In One Dose
by Kristin Toussaint, Boston Metro
What if you could get a week’s worth of HIV treatment in one pill? Researchers say it could help patients get the care they need… Read More
In Iceland, It’s Now Illegal To Pay Men More Than Women
from Al Jazeera News
Under the new rules, companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies… Read More
Norway Surpasses Ambitious Car CO2 Goal, 3 Years Early
by Sami Grover, Treehugger
Norway has long been way out in front of the electric car transition, not least because this oil state would rather like to export its oil—and hence provided very generous subsidies to reduce domestic consumption through electric vehicle adoption… Read More
Fighting Bias With Board Games
by Maanvi Singh, WBUR
It's the sort of game you'd pull out at dinner parties when the conversation lulls. But the game's creators says it's good for something else — reducing prejudice… Read More
World’s First ‘Mental Health Ambulance’ Is Helping Hundreds Of People In Sweden
from Good News Network
During its first year on the road, the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PAM) ambulance responded to over 1,000 individuals in need of help… Read More
Antibiotics Will Soon Be Restricted For Canadian Farmers
by Katherine Martinko, Treehugger
This change, issued by Health Canada in July of last year, is part of an attempt to curb growing antibiotic resistance, a problem that already claims 50,000 lives a year in the United States and Europe… Read More
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