Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Scientists have found “super corals” in Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay, where a reef is thriving despite development, dredging, sewage, and high temperatures. In the lab, the corals also withstood simulated climate change, including rising acidity and temps. The find could offer hope for the future of corals. – Source
2. Amazon tribe wins legal battle against oil companies. Preventing drilling in Amazon Rainforest. – Source
3. Teenage crane operator saves 14 people from burning building in China. – Source
4. Celebrity chef offers to hire a cafeteria worker fired for giving free food to a student. – Source
5. Report: Half of McDonald’s Happy Meal customers pass on soda. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. After a lifetime of learning, Atlanta woman earns a college degree at 93. – Source
7. The boy’s brain tumor was growing so fast that he had trouble putting words together. Then he started taking an experimental drug targeting a mutation in the tumor. Within months, the tumor had all but disappeared. 11 out of 11 other patients have also responded in early trials. – Source
8. Colorado Bill would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of prescription painkillers. – Source
9. Results from Phase 2 clinical trials indicate MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is safe and effective. – Source
10. 130,000 trees to be planted across England to combat climate change. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. The morning-after pill can now be sold without a prescription in Costa Rica. – Source
12. Woman in Jamaica returns ATM cash and gets rewarded $1.2 million for her honesty. – Source
13. With her family behind her, 48-year-old Virginia mom qualifies for Olympic trials. – Source
14. A farmer who saw a fox killed by a car acted quickly when he noticed movement in the animal’s belly. Chris Rolfe performed an emergency Caesarean on the side of the road, saved four cubs and after weeks caring for them and released them to the wild. – Source
15. 8th grader starts a movement to eliminate $18,000 of lunch debt for his school district. – Source
