Lauryn Hill Reunites Fugees at Global Citizen, Festival Raises $240 Million in Commitments to Fight World Hunger (variety.com)
Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave (apnews.com)
Prime Minister Trudeau backs bill to ban export of live horses for Japanese horse-meat delicacy (www.theglobeandmail.com)
'Lost’ Brazilian tree rediscovered after almost 200 years (www.euronews.com)
White Rhino Population Rebounds for the First Time in a Decade (abcnews.go.com)
Texas church launches program to help fund transgender kids’ healthcare (www.lgbtqnation.com)
A Texas church has chosen a radically different path from many denominations nationwide. Instead of demonizing LGBTQ+ people, the Galileo Church in Fort Worth has opted to support and welcome the community....
Rising from the ashes: Lahaina’s beloved banyan tree sprouts new life (www.hawaiinewsnow.com)
Brazil's top court boosts indigenous rights in landmark ruling (www.bbc.com)
Pizza, popcorn and pints: six surprising foods that may actually be good for us - Positive News (www.positive.news)
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Scientists successfully maneuver robot through living lung tissue | Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com)
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (apnews.com)
Police say a 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with two family dogs was found hours later asleep in the woods using one of the canines as a furry pillow.
Anheuser-Busch Says It Has Stopped Amputating Tails of Budweiser Clydesdales (www.nytimes.com)
Facing pressure from animal rights activists, Anheuser-Busch announced on Wednesday that it had ended the practice of amputating the tails of its Budweiser Clydesdales, the familiar equine figures in the brewing company’s advertising campaigns for nearly a century....
Switch in fishing methods saves thousands of dolphins (tribune.com.pk)
Pakistan’s territorial waters are home to 25 kinds of dolphins, notably spinner, bottlenose and tropical dolphins – and these endangered creatures were falling prey to the nets in massive numbers....
Volunteers ‘De-seaweeding’ Causes Dramatic 600% Improvement of Coral Regrowth (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Bhutan announces a “milestone achievement” with a 39.5% increase in snow leopard numbers (www.worldwildlife.org)
'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team (www.bbc.com)
First Baby Beaver in 160 Years Seen in S.F. Bay Area Exciting Scientists with Possibility of Recovery (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
40 ‘Heroes’ Lift a Berlin City Bus Off Trapped Young Man (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
‘Living Breakwater’ Makes Room for Oysters and Tidal Pools In Award Winning Design off Staten Island (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal (apnews.com)
Can a Tiny Restaurant Surcharge Move the Needle on Climate? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
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Scots scientists create 'game-changing' palm oil alternative (news.stv.tv)
For First Time, Pig Kidneys Provide Life-Sustaining Organ Function in Human: Hope for 100,000 on Donor List (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Kansas Farmer Plants 1.2 Million Sunflowers for His Wife–A ‘Perfect’ 50th Anniversary Gift (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
