Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Taco Bell extends education benefits to all employees. – Source
2. Three school children are set to win national awards after stopping a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge, saving his life. – Source
3. Manny Pacquiao builds 1000 homes for poor families in hometown. – Source
4. Charles Barkley donates $250,000 to teach Alabama, Mississippi students African-American history. – Source
5. Robert Downey Jr makes terminally ill boy’s dream come true. Aaron Hunter posted a video online pleading to meet Iron Man. To his surprise, after the #AaronNeedsIronMan campaign went viral, the Avengers star FaceTimed him. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Chemotherapy-free “cancer vaccine” moves from mice to human trials at Stanford. – Source
7. Washington State governor to sign a bill banning therapists from practicing gay conversion therapy. – Source
8. Bullied boy with two colored eyes, cleft lip rescues cat with same rare conditions. – Source
9. Hatchlings from vulnerable turtle species spotted for first time in decades on Mumbai beach that was rejuvenated in past two years by massive volunteer cleanup operation. At least 80 Olive Ridley turtles have made their way into the Arabian Sea from nests on Versova beach in past week. – Source
10. 93-year-old Holocaust survivor finally receives his bar mitzvah. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Scotland produces a record amount of energy from renewables as green schemes generate two-thirds of electricity: Nation beats rest of UK with 68.1 percent of energy needs met without fossil fuels. – Source
12. Scientists successfully remove Alzheimer’s from mice. – Source
13. Hospital relaxes rules to let dying man see his dog one last time: Peter Robson’s only wish was to be able to say goodbye to Shep, the border collie which had provided companionship after his wife died. – Source
14. It turns out MLK’s 9-year-old granddaughter wrote her March for Our Lives speech all by herself. – Source
15. Deported Army Veteran wins the fight for U.S. citizenship. – Source
