Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. At 23, the Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford has become the youngest person ever to top the Sunday Times Giving List. The striker has donated £20 million to food, poverty, and community charities – a sum greater than his personal wealth. – Source
2. Good news! The DEA quietly announced ending their monopoly on cannabis grown for scientific purposes. And that means American researchers can, for the first time ever, conduct studies using real-world cannabis instead of the terrible low-THC they’ve been forced to use for decades. – Source
3. Police say a teenager who attached uplifting messages to a bridge to help people facing a mental health crisis has helped save six lives. – Source
4. Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $43m to restore the Galápagos Islands | Environment. – Source
5. Several states in the US report zero covid deaths for the first time in months. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Search engine Ecosia plants trees in exchange for searches. It uses pay-per-click ads to fund projects that positively impact both people and nature. – Source
7. N.C. Zoo celebrates the birth of 12 critically endangered red wolf pups. – Source
8. Hundreds of grateful Canadians flock to the border after Blackfeet Tribe in Montana offers COVID vaccines to all. – Source
9. Even the International Energy Agency thinks it’s time to stop drilling new oil wells. – Source
10. When paired with intense talk therapy, MDMA (a key ingredient in Ecstasy) drastically eased symptoms in people who struggled with severe PTSD for years. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Texas elementary school surprises cafeteria worker after she becomes a US citizen. – Source
12. Feds seize 68 lions, tigers, and other big cats from Tiger King Park in Oklahoma. – Source
13. Since 2010, almost 21 million square kilometers have been added to the world’s network of national parks and conservation areas, an area greater than the landmass of Russia. – Source
14. One million-plus US households sign up for a $50-a-month broadband benefit in the first week. – Source
15. Over $25K raised for boy mauled while defending siblings against dogs. – Source
