Deforestation Fell 26% in Colombian Amazon Last Year (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
FDA approves groundbreaking blood test to predict preeclampsia in pregnant women - with 96% accuracy (www.drugs.com)
Netherlands to Return nearly 500 Looted Objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Amber Glenn becomes first LGBTQ+ woman to win U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championship (eu.dispatch.com)
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Kitepower's Wind Energy System Fits in a Shipping Container (spectrum.ieee.org)
Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged (apnews.com)
Rare uttar pradesh good news :Lesbian Couple From Bengal Marries At UP Temple (www.ndtv.com)
African elephant populations stabilise in southern heartlands (www.theguardian.com)
Hawai‘i Land Trust purchases 642 acres at Mahukona, forever protecting important cultural site on Big Island’s Kohala Coast (bigislandnow.com)
Bangor laundromat donates over 900 pairs of socks to local charities (www.wabi.tv)
Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon in November (phys.org)
Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Music (www.nytimes.com)
Man Visits Shelter Dog Every Day for 2 Months to Earn Her Trust Before Fostering Her (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
India tunnel collapse: All workers rescued after group trapped for more than two weeks in Uttarakhand (news.sky.com)
Zimbabwean ranger brings unloved painted dogs back from brink (www.theguardian.com)
Chicken finds her forever home on Thanksgiving after being rescued by police in Lake Zurich, Illinois. (www.lakemchenryscanner.com)
New Hampshire man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions (apnews.com)
Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol (arstechnica.com)
Dog who survived 72 days in mountains after owner's death is regaining weight and back on hiking trails (apnews.com)
Free Santa's grotto family floored by demand (www.bbc.co.uk)
A couple who turn their conservatory into a free Santa’s grotto to ensure no family misses out on Christmas say they have been overwhelmed by the response....
Keokuk High School helping students with food, laundry, personal products (www.tspr.org)
Honda Introduces Revolutionary Hands-Free Wheelchair Controlled by Body Movements (www.gamersubculture.com)
Novel brain implant helps paralyzed woman speak using a digital avatar (engineering.berkeley.edu)
Largest School District In Vermont Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights For Students (www.erininthemorning.com)
While school districts grapple with attacks on transgender students, some schools are moving in the other direction. Champlain Valley School District has passed expansive rights for trans students....
