Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

1. Jean Paul Gaultier bans fur from all its collections. – Source
2. The U.S. just elected 8 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. – Source
3. SCJ Ruth B. Ginsburg out of the hospital and “doing great”. – Source
4. 10,000 torches light up Tower of London to commemorate 100 years since the end of WWI. – Source
5. American trucker treats busload of Canadian veterans to dinner. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Half of YouTube viewers use it to learn how to do things they’ve never done. – Source
7. In an attempt to curb predatory loan practices, Colorado voted yesterday to limit the effective interest rate of payday loans (Prop 111). – Source
8. One hundred years after the guns of World War One fell silent, the leaders of France and Germany held hands and rested their heads against one another in a poignant ceremony to mark the signing of the Armistice peace agreement. – Source
9. Conservative state Kansas elects Sharice Davids, the 1st gay Native American Woman in Congress. – Source
10. NBC Chicago calls Bills Mafia the laughingstock of NFL. Bills Mafia members responded by donating to a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides support for children with cancer. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. U.S. cigarette smoking rate reaches a new low. – Source
12. Man breaks a hip on way to buy a lotto ticket, wins a share of $1 million hospital pool. – Source
13. How a prison rowing machine turned a career criminal into a world record-breaking triathlete. – Source
14. One woman’s Facebook post leads to Michigan vote against gerrymandering. – Source
15. Garbageman saves 93-year-old woman from California fire. – Source
In regards to #9, I know it’s supposed to be uplifting, but it’s concerning how people cheer on the elections based on diversity instead of qualifications.
I want the most qualified person on the job, and their sexuality/skin color/ethnicity is unlikely to be a qualifying trait.