25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 64

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January 17, 2018

Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.

1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

1. Norway announces a total ban on fur farming. – Source

2. Florida 20-year-old wins $451 million Mega Millions jackpot: “I’m only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity.” – Source

3. Legal marijuana cuts violence says U.S. study, as medical-use laws, see crime fall. – Source

4. Florida bill would ban orca shows and breeding. – Source

5. Dog missing for 5 days is found alive in a snowbank in Maine. – Source

6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

6. Iceland has become the first major retailer to commit to eliminating plastic packaging for all own brand products within five years to help end the “scourge” of plastic pollution. The retailer said it would be replacing plastic with packaging including paper and pulp trays and paper bags. – Source

7. “I thought, I’m going to get a helicopter no matter what.” : Aussie man hires a chopper in a frantic search to find the missing son and finds him. – Source

8. Someone donated $100 million to Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, anonymously. – Source

9. Bill and Melinda Gates are paying off Nigeria’s $76 Million debt to Japan. – Source

10. “Helping the Homeless, One Table at a Time”: 16-year-old earns Eagle Scout. – Source

11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

11. A wild wolf has been found in the northern Belgian region of Flanders for the first time in more than a century: “Our country was the only one in continental Europe to have not been visited by a wolf,” since the animal began recolonizing the continent, Landschap said. – Source

12. Indiana Police Officer saves choking toddler during the first day on the job. – Source

13. Newfoundland calendar of burly mermaid men raises $300,000 for mental health: Last year, around 30 burly guys donned sparkly mermaid tails to pose as “merb’ys”—a portmanteau of “mermaid” and “b’y,” a Newfoundland term meaning “boy” or “buddy.” – Source

14. Turkish gym gives 12-year-old Syrian refugee, gazing through the window, free lifetime pass. – Source

15. Who knew? Turns out, Maui from ‘Moana’ lives in Maili and works at Costco. William Vaana has been getting a lot of attention since Disney’s “Moana” was released. – Source