Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. FDA approves start of Phase one HIV Crisper cure study. – Source
2. N.J. automatically expunged 360K marijuana cases this summer. There could be more to come. – Source
3. Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission. – Source
4. Equal pay in sport: US Soccer offers identical contracts to men’s and women’s teams. – Source
5. Barcelona has reclaimed around eight hectares of the cityscape from motor vehicles! This space will be transformed into sidewalks, playgrounds, bike lanes, or restaurant terraces. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. The UK invites everyone to donate blood, regardless of sexual orientation. – Source
7. Religious schools in Victoria, Australia to lose the right to sack LGBTQ staff. – Source
8. Applause in Queensland Parliament gallery as the historic bill passed, legalizing voluntary assisted dying. – Source
9. German election: 85,000 adults with disabilities can vote for the first time – Germany’s top court decided in 2019 that adults who have legal guardians should no longer be barred from taking part in elections. Now many of them will do so for the first time. – Source
10. CAR-T cell therapy successfully used against Systemic Lupus Erythematosus autoimmune disease. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. World’s coal-power pipeline has shrunk by 75% since 2015. – Source
12. Young couple adopts teen Mom, become grandparents in their 20s. When they find out they’re pregnant, the adoptive daughter offers tips for parenting a newborn as they navigate a unique family dynamic. – Source
13. The U.S. to buy hundreds of millions more doses of Pfizer vaccine to donate to the world. – Source
14. Lincoln University professor goes viral for holding a student’s baby during class after she couldn’t find a babysitter. – Source
15. Virginia Oliver lobster lady: 101-year-old woman still harvesting lobsters as her father taught her decades ago. – Source
