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The invasive northern giant hornet, nicknamed the "murder hornet," has been officially declared eradicated in the US, five years after first being detected in Washington state.

The hornets, which posed significant threats to honeybees and native insects, were wiped out through public cooperation, trapping efforts, and innovative tracking by researchers.

First spotted in 2019, the hornets decimated bee hives and could deliver dangerous stings. Four nests were destroyed in Washington by 2021.

Officials remain vigilant, though no confirmed sightings have occurred since 2021, marking a rare success in invasive species control.

Gay Gen-Z New York City Council member Chi Ossé has successfully done something that has failed in past attempts — ending the longtime practices of having apartment-seekers pay expensive brokers’ fees… and he did it, in part, by using social media videos.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23203762

Cross-posted from "5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV" by @MicroWave@lemmy.world in !health@lemmy.world

Edit if you see this after I deleted it (or if the delete doesn't federate): Didn't see this was from 2023 when I cross-posted it. It's still uplifting news, just not recent enough to merit posting.

Summary

A 53-year-old German man, known as the “Dusseldorf patient,” has become the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure.

Researchers announced that he has shown no detectable virus after stopping treatment four years ago, following a stem cell transplant performed to treat cancer.

This high-risk procedure replaces the immune system and has previously cured four other HIV patients, all with donors carrying a rare HIV-resistant mutation.

While not a viable option for widespread use, these cases provide valuable insights for developing safer and more accessible HIV cures.

Source https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-jersey-latest-state-prohibit-bans-books-school-116604778

A bakery in Conway NH is suing the town after being told their mural violates advertising signage laws. It seems the sign just has pastries and doesn't otherwise advertise the business, so they're calling it art and arguing it should stay. The town disagrees so they're going to court over it.

The bakery is suing the town for $1, and permission to keep the kids mural up.

This is a small business fighting to keep kids art on display. Suing for $1 is a way to signal that are willing to do this at a financial loss, and that the display isn't a means of enriching themselves but rather their community.

Archived version, for posterity

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22791328

The world's oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the approximate age of 74, US biologists say.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was filmed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean with her latest partner looking after the egg.

Members of the species usually only live for 12-40 years, but Wisdom was tagged in 1956 when she was about five.

Edit: trying to add a link to this post because it only added the image, but it's being a bish

www.iflscience.com/wisdom-the-worlds-oldest-bird-lays-egg-at-74-years-old-after-finding-new-mate-77074