The country’s inflation rate dropped to 1.9% in August the lowest in two years

The government passed a law to protect endangered butterflies from habitat destructionA restaurant chain announced it would start offering plant-based burgers at all its locations

Volunteers cleaned up over 2000 pounds of trash from a popular beach over a weekend cleanup eventThe central bank announced it would raise interest rates by 0.25% to combat rising inflationA renowned painter opened an exhibition featuring 50 new works inspired by urban landscapes

A hospital successfully performed a double-lung transplant on a patient with a rare lung diseaseA community center offered free English classes to immigrants and refugees new to the area

A sports league announced it would shorten its season by two weeks to reduce player fatigue

A severe thunderstorm with lightning strikes caused power outages for 5000 homes in the suburbsLocal businesses donated goods and services to a charity auction benefiting a children’s hospital

The United Nations released a report on the effects of climate change on coastal communitiesA cyclist set a new national record for the fastest time in a 100-kilometer race

A library added new audio books and e-books to its collection for users to borrow onlineResearchers found that eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain health

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• ·A city council voted to ban single-use plastic bags in all retail stores starting next year
• ·The transportation department announced plans to build a new subway line to connect the airport to the city center
• ·A new study showed that 75% of office workers prefer a hybrid work schedule
• ·A survey found that 65% of consumers prefer to buy products with eco-friendly packaging
• ·Wrestling team wins state championship for fourth year in a row
• ·Paramedics use new portable defibrillators to save heart attack patients
• ·Book publisher releases memoir by famous political figure
• ·Scientists warned that rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching in tropical reefs
• ·Coffee shop donates portion of sales to local animal shelter
• ·Research shows that exposure to sunlight helps regulate mood in winter
• ·Study reveals that eating breakfast improves academic performance in high school students
• ·Doctors developed a new surgical tool to make operations less invasive
• ·Coast guard rescues boaters caught in storm off northern coast
• ·A tech company announced it will open a new research lab focused on climate change solutions
• ·A team of doctors developed a new treatment for a rare childhood disease
• ·A team of researchers found that regular consumption of a certain fruit may lower the risk of heart disease by 20%.