Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Sarah McBride elected as the country’s first transgender state senator. – Source
2. Financial hurdle gone: Alberta first province to eliminate fees for addiction recovery programs. – Source
3. Horrified by deadly attacks, French Muslims protect church – A group of French Muslims decided to stand guard outside their town’s cathedral to protect it and show solidarity with Catholic churchgoers. – Source
4. Commercial whaling may be over in Iceland – Citing the pandemic, whale watching, and a lack of exports, one of the three largest whaling countries may be calling it quits. – Source
5. Man opens home to 300 dogs, sheltering them from Hurricane Delta. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Oregon becomes the first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. – Source
7. ‘Australia’s biodiversity just got a lot richer’: Two new mammals discovered. – Source
8. Acclaimed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand in a 1995 mugging in Bulgaria. But now he has returned to play his favorite Bach sonatas thanks to “bionic gloves” invented by industrial designer Ubiratan Bizarro. – Source
9. Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to begin dismissing marijuana charges. – Source
10. Mississippi votes to end Jim Crow electoral college-like system; popular vote to choose a governor. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. The Philippines shuts the door on new coal power proposals | The Philippines has stopped accepting new proposals for coal-based power projects to encourage investment in other energy sources like natural gas and renewables. – Source
12. From foster care to the governor’s office. Mark Robinson elected North Carolina’s first Black Lt Governor. – Source
13. Cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 found at six months in non-hospitalized individuals. – Source
14. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park in Florida welcomes endangered white rhino baby. – Source
15. Injection prevents women from contracting HIV, study finds. – Source
