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Google.org has been briefly mentioned here before, but now the New York Times provides more information on the organization. The NYTimes requires registration at their site, but you can use BugMeNot to get around that.
Google.org is for-profit and this provides some pros and cons. They will have more freedom with how to spend their money [...]

On Monday, a new traffic law will force Londoners to buckle up their children or face stiff penalties. From September 18, all children under four foot five inches (about 135 cm) must be secured in a car seat or booster seat. Those who ignore this rule will face a mandatory traffic fine of £30 [...]

A group of young journalists will get the opportunity to ask UN officials tough questions. The kids will also have the chance to express what it is like to be a child around the world to the delegates to policy makers. I hope that the UN listens.
“The 11 young journalists, from all 4 continents, [...]

I’d like to introduce everyone to our newest writer Nikki! She made her first post yesterday about the Madrid fashion show. Please give her a warm welcome.
Nikki hails from Vancouver, British Columbia and loves Canucks and coffee. Originally from Africa, Nikki has travelled the world making a difference doing all sorts of journalistically [...]

Jane Anderson writes to tell us about a neat article at TechSoup:
Search Engines Help Nonprofits Raise Funds, Get Publicity
“I found this article in techsoup and have started using the search engine at work daily. It’s such a great idea and I’m suprised it wasn’t around sooner!”
From the article:
“Two search engines offering such services are GoodSearch [...]

The Toronto Star has an article about how Stockholm is dealing with traffic. They are going to vote on permanently implementing a congestion charge like London’s. They performed a pilot test for the charge and people hated the idea, then people saw the benefits of a congestion charge and opinion switched quickly.
The article [...]