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6 days ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

When Britt Riley had her first daughter, Harper, she took 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave from her remote marketing job. After returning to work, she felt like she was falling behind, both as a mom and in her career. When her second daughter, Zoe, was born less than two years later, it became even more apparent that Riley needed a type of support that didn’t seem to exist. So she set out to create it herself.

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Stephanie Friedman

Lyme disease, tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever — these are just some of the serious tick-borne diseases that affect tens of thousands of Americans every year. There is currently one vaccine for preventing tick-borne illness, but it only protects against encephalitis. Thankfully, a recent study on animal resistance may help pave the way for broader and more effective options.

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Stephanie Friedman

Fifteen years ago, Saatchi Art embarked on a mission to become a one-stop shop for beginners and connoisseurs alike to purchase works from emerging artists around the world. Today, it houses a whopping 1.4 million original pieces from 94,000 artists in over 110 countries — and it’s changing the way consumers access original artwork.

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

There are approximately 400,000 children currently living in foster care in the United States. These kids often shuffle from house to house, sometimes toting what few belongings they own in just a trash bag. Every year, around 20,000 young people age out of the system, and for them, the process of finding and furnishing a place of their own can be overwhelming — if not impossible. In Los Angeles, the problem is particularly pressing.

1 week ago | nicenews.com | Rebekah Brandes

Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa. The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business Insider Africa reports, including expanding its airport capacity and improving its road networks.