Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Billionaire Mark Cuban opens an online pharmacy to provide affordable generic drugs. – Source
2. The quality of edible spoons, chopsticks, plates, bowls, and cups is going up and the price is going down, signaling the start of a full-fledged edible-packaging revolution aimed at reducing single-use containers and plastic waste. – Source
3. The US Gov’t. website to order 4 FREE Covid tests per family is up and running a day early! Order your tests now! – Source
4. A 10-year-old girl survived a blizzard in Russia by hugging a stray dog for 18 hours. – Source
5. ‘Betty White Challenge’ on Facebook, Instagram Raised $12.7 Million for animal shelters. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. A new sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water mixtures can eradicate deadly microbes. – Source
7. Thailand to axe jail terms and fines as it decriminalizes marijuana. – Source
8. Biden administration announces more than $1 billion for Everglades restoration. – Source
9. Seeing 1,000 glorious fin whales back from near extinction is a rare glimmer of hope. – Source
10. Developers pleaded to buy his island for years. He said no, and in a final rebuff, he gave it to a conservancy. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Breaking! EU implements new rules for the transport of animals during live export; may this be a step to ending the archaic practice in the future. – Source
12. Afghan family makes a new life in the Missouri Ozarks with help of one U.S. veteran. – Source
13. LA street performer who had drums stolen gets a new set — thanks to Metallica. – Source
14. ‘Haven’t been seen for 25 years’: rains bring salmon back to California streams. – Source
15. New York woman travels 1,000 miles to reunite with dog missing for 5 years. – Source