A professional basketball player signed a five-year contract worth $210 million with a hometown team

The government announced plans to upgrade public libraries with new computers and Wi-FiA museum acquired a valuable painting by a famous artist from the Renaissance period

A local farm started a community-supported agriculture program where members get weekly produce boxesEngineers designed a new type of solar panel that works in both direct and indirect sunlightThe postal service introduced a new tracking app that lets users see where their packages are in real time

A celebrity chef published a cookbook with recipes for quick and easy weeknight mealsResearchers calculated that recycling one ton of aluminum saves enough energy to power a home for 10 years

A city launched a program to help homeless people find temporary housing and job training

An airline announced it would add new routes to popular vacation spots in the CaribbeanThe transportation department announced it would make all buses wheelchair-accessible by next year

A fashion designer collaborated with a sports brand to create a line of athletic wear for womenA hospital used drone technology to deliver medical supplies to a remote clinic

A community center organized a craft fair where local artisans sold handmade goodsA tech company released a new tablet with a detachable keyboard for work and entertainment

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• ·Postal service delivers holiday packages ahead of schedule this year
• ·Engineers completed a new tunnel that connects two cities reducing travel time by 45 minutes
• ·A major car manufacturer announced it will stop producing gasoline-powered cars by 2033 focusing on electric vehicles
• ·A popular coffee chain announced plans to open locations in several Asian countries
• ·Doctors recommended limiting the intake of sugary drinks for better health
• ·The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to researchers studying labor market inequality
• ·A local school won a national award for its innovative environmental education program
• ·Art gallery hosts opening reception for exhibit by local contemporary artists
• ·The government announced it will provide free childcare for low-income families, starting next year, to help parents return to work.
• ·A small plane made an emergency landing in a field with all passengers escaping unharmed
• ·A city started a program to plant flowers in public spaces to improve the urban environment
• ·The transportation ministry added more security cameras to public transit stations
• ·The government announced plans to improve access to healthcare in rural areas
• ·A study found that storytelling can improve empathy in young children
• ·The city council voted to add more bus routes to connect suburban areas to downtown
• ·Scientists found that spending time in nature reduces symptoms of attention deficit disorder