upliftingnews

Biden designates national monument near Grand Canyon to protect sacred sites, environment (www.knau.org)

“President Joe has designated a nearly 1-million-acre national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. It permanently bans new uranium mining in an area that holds spiritual and cultural significance to more than a dozen tribes in the region.”

Man’s Beach Proposal Saved After Teen with Metal Detector Finds Missing Engagement Ring in the Sand (people.com)

Miami Police Officer with Autistic Son Honored After Saving Autistic Boy from Drowning (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Two Critically Endangered Baby Condors Born in National Park Are Healthy, ‘Adorable Fluffballs’ (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

Ok, still a ways to go before celebration, but we’re trending in the right direction. So, I’m choosing optimism.

In California, wildfires are prevented by crews of unlikely firefighters: goats (www.npr.org)

Dog chases bear away from where Connecticut toddler was playing (www.upi.com)

New National Monument Spans 1 Million Sacred Acres Linking Indian Reservations to the Grand Canyon (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

New S.C. law lets students bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note (www.wistv.com)

India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years (www.reuters.com)

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Century-old Schoolhouse Saved from Demolition—Moved in its Entirety to New Home in Tribal Reservation (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

U.S. lab says it repeated fusion energy feat — with higher yield (www.washingtonpost.com)

Threatened Western Quolls Return to Western Australia After 100 Year Absence (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

AI Can Accurately Detect 20% More Breast Cancers than Traditional Screening by Radiologists (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Saturday marked 3rd-highest ridership day on BART since pandemic (www.kron4.com)

Hopefully, our public transit can recover and continue to serve us in the Bay Area. This is encouraging.

Petting other people's dogs, even briefly, can boost your health (www.npr.org)

Kansas City woman gets help from good Samaritan after months without A/C (fox4kc.com)

Dutch researchers: “Less plastic in oceans than assumed” (nltimes.nl)

Car Lover’s Roadtrip Reunites 90-year-old Vintage Austin With Every Previous Owner (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

Hero Post Office Worker Saves Senior From Sending Thousands of Dollars to a Scammer (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

GNN Readers Donate 20,000 Meals to Hungry Kids in Partnership With Nutrition Company (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

'Cuddling' is just what the doctor ordered for a 200-pound walrus calf rescued this week in Alaska (apnews.com)

FDA approves first ever pill for postpartum depression (www.nbcnews.com)