Here are this week’s Uplifting Headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines
1. U.S. officials declare Green sea turtles of Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico are no longer an endangered species. Officials hailed decades of conservation work for saving the long-imperiled creatures. – Source
2. Boy Scout returns Chris Hemsworth,s lost wallet, gets $10,000 reward and a letter of recommendation to become an Eagle Scout. – Source
3. Instead of buying a yacht, this person is sending an entire kindergarten class to college. – Source
4. A father has been reunited with his daughter after finding her at a homeless shelter two years after his former partner disappeared with their child. – Source
5. Founder of China’s Tencent to give $2 billion in shares to charity. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines
6. 72-year-old finishes Boston Marathon after 9 hours in dead last place, doesn’t matter though because she ran 26.2 miles completing her 75th marathon. – Source
7. The Romanian woman saving victims of sex trafficking: Psychologist Iana Matei rescues girls forced into prostitution and gives them shelter, counseling and an education. – Source
8. Kids help boy with autism sing ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen’ at talent show after he forgets the words. – Source
9. Abused circus tiger gets fairy-tale ending. Hoover the tiger will be sent from Peru to Florida after spending more than a grim decade with a traveling circus. – Source
10. Rodney the guinea pig is saved from a house blaze by a Florida firefighter. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines
11. Emaciated child photographed on January 31st now healthy and well. – Source
12. Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the professional ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg three years ago in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, next week will become the first bombing survivor to run the storied race. – Source
13. Michigan cop buys car seat for struggling dad instead of issuing a ticket. – Source
14. F16 fighter jet saves patient’s life by flying medical equipment across Norway – 450 km in 25 minutes. – Source
15. Girl with no legs goes on to have inspirational 15-year-long career as a village doctor making house calls. – Source
16-20 Uplifting Headlines
16. A bear who was rescued from a bile farm was caught on camera jumping for joy while taking a dip in a pool in Vietnam for the first time. – Source
17. Expelled from high school or getting married, Ohio woman finally graduates at the age of 93. – Source
18. Rich kids on Instagram are revealing their parents’ shadiness to investigators. Super rich investors’ children’s Instagram accounts oftentimes geo-tag their extravagant posts, allowing authorities to investigate where exactly their parents are spending their money. – Source
19. This dog’s certified nose is saving bee colonies by detecting a damaging bacteria in beehives. – Source
20. Russian teenager born with no fingers becomes a celebrated piano player. – Source
21-25 Uplifting Headlines
21. An Afghan teacher bikes books to children in remote villages who can’t go to school. – Source
22. Coral reef discovered in murky waters of the Amazon river, covering 3600 sq. km. – Source
23. Man accidentally discovers “perfectly preserved” Roman villa in his backyard – Luke Irwin came across a well preserved Roman villa dating back 1,400 yrs which may have been home to an emperor. – Source
24. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster conducts legal wedding in New Zealand – A pastarafian couple in New Zealand has become the first to “tie the noodly knot” in a legally recognized ceremony officiated by an ordained “ministeroni” from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. – Source
25. Russian engineers have used dogs and robots to successfully clear the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra of nearly 3000 explosive devices left behind by Islamic State. – Source
