Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. ‘I am free’: Colorado grandfather comes out as gay at age 90. – Source
2. San Antonio pet stores will sell only rescue dogs and cats starting Jan. 1. – Source
3. When New York’s Strand Bookstores asked for help, 25,000 online orders flooded in. – Source
4. Taiwan hits record 200 days with no local COVID-19 cases. – Source
5. Couple gets married at Dunkin Donut drive thru where they met. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Seattle’s Duwamish River is visibly healing. In 2001, it was labeled as one of the most toxic sites in America. After two decades of cleanup efforts by conservationists and community groups, wildlife is now returning and the river is the cleanest it’s been in 100 years. – Source
7. Howl-O-Ween Puppy Parade raises money for children’s mental health hospital. – Source
8. Meet the Toronto carpenter building insulated, mobile shelters for homeless people this winter. – Source
9. 3-year-old girl rescued after being trapped for 65 hours under the earthquake ruins in İzmir, Turkey. – Source
10. Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Record number of endangered turtles hatch in Mexico. – Source
12. South Korean dog meat farms closing, as attitudes change. – Source
13. An orphaned cougar cub suffering from starvation found its way to the Central Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene, just in time to get the help she needed. – Source
14. Indian child poverty charity offers free school meals in England: Akshaya Patra, which feeds millions in India, opens the first of three planned kitchens. – Source
15. Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train. – Source