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

1. Aldi introduces wages higher than the “real living wage” after the supermarket has a record year. – Source
2. First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has now regained his upper body movement. – Source
3. School superintendent arrested for allegedly using own insurance to help sick student will only get a small fine, keep a job. – Source
4. This kid asked each car company to send him a decal. They sent a lot more than that. – Source
5. Dog gets adopted after spending 525 days in the shelter. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. The end of plastic cutlery, plates, and straws: EU market says goodbye to single-use plastic products. – Source
7. 50 dogs rescued from Martin County puppy mill. – Source
8. Germany to close all 84 of their coal-fired power plants. Will rely primarily on renewable energy. – Source
9. Patton Oswalt gets trolled on Twitter, proceeds to help troll with his medical bills and change his life. – Source
10. As deputy stood in the rain to salute a slain officer’s funeral procession, a good Samaritan made sure she kept dry. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Angola decriminalizes same-sex activity, makes discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal. – Source
12. Jayme Closs to get $25K reward money after saving herself. – Source
13. 80% of India’s poor, about two-thirds of USA population, have been lifted out of extreme poverty in the past 6 years (218million of 268million). – Source
14. For the first time in 35 years, no children were murdered in the city of Sacramento last year. – Source
15. “Miracle” baby boy who survived 25 heart attacks in one day. – Source
Jayme Closs is listed twice. Not that it’s a bad thing, just making a note.