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30 Positive News Stories That Cheered Up Our Day

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30 Positive News Stories That Cheered Up Our Day

September 20, 2023

If you’re anything like us, you’re probably pretty tired of constantly reading the countless depressing news stories that come out every day. And so, for a change, we decided to compile a bunch of positive news stories from around the world. Stories like…

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We might soon be able to cure people who are currently living with HIV. Trials are starting on a possible functional cure (meaning tiny particles of HIV could remain, but wouldn't cause a positive test result). CRACKED.COM — Source

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TEEN DRUG USE HAS GONE WAY DOWN. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has been surveying tens of thousands of high schoolers for almost four decades, and not only is drug use down, but almost every form of substance abuse is down. The exception is marijuana. CRACKED.COM www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2012/07/adolescent-smoking-drinking-historic-lows — 12 Pieces Of Good News The Media Just Skipped

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Some researchers think that a mustard plant could help avert global warming. CSA CZECH NIRUNES Using jet fuel from Brassica carinata, instead of regular petroleum-based jet fuel, could apparently carbon emissions by roughly 68%, CRACKED.COM — Source

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We thought the tentacled butterfly ray was extinct, but it turns out it wasn't. The animal was found in waters off Iran, and scientists were totally surprised (and pleased). CRACKED.COM — Source

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ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S 2017 REPORT, THE OVERALL CANCER DEATH RATE HAS DROPPED 25% FROM ITS 1991 PEAK. THIS TRANSLATES TO AROUND 2,143,200 FEWER DEATHS THAN IF THE RATES REMAINED AS HIGH AS THEY WERE IN 1991. CRACKED.COM — 29 Pieces Of Good News That Got Choked Out By Trump Stories

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Colombia created a hotline to fight machismo-it's called the Calm Line. It was introduced to prevent violence by tackling machismo itself, AKA the idea that men always have to be tough and in charge. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM St. Boniface Church in San Francisco has been opening its doors to the homeless for the last 15 years. The church reserves 2/3 of its space for the endeavor, called The Gubbio Project. They provide warm blankets, shelter, and other necessary supplies for the houseless. The effort hasn't had a negative effect on the church, with 95% of churchgoers saying they felt completely safe there. — Feel-Good Stories To Buoy All Our Souls

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Syrian refugees prevented a terrorist attack in Germany. GRACKED.COM The 3 refugees recognized Jaber al-Bakr from wanted posters. They tied him up and held him in their apartment until the police arrived to arrest him. It was found that Bakr possessed explosives and was planning an attack but the actions by those refugees stopped it. — 29 Pieces Of Good News That Got Choked Out By Trump Stories

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Ithaca, New York

Ithaca, NY, has announced that it's starting to decarbonize every last building. INS That's part of an to make the city 100% carbon-free - its buildings are 40% of its carbon footprint, so the city wants to decarbonize them all. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEES HAVE MADE A COMEBACK. Bees did go through a pretty rough patch 10 years ago. The U.S. bee population hit a low point in 2006 with 2.5 million colonies, but by 2015, that number was up to 2.66 million, a two- decade high. And they're doing just as well, worldwide. CRACKED.COM washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/10/believe-it-or-not-the-bees-are-doing-just-fine/ — 12 Pieces Of Good News The Media Just Skipped

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The NIH gave a landmark grant to study the effects of a psychedelic. It's for looking into psilocybin's effect on tobacco addiction, and it's the first grant in over 50 years for studying a psychedelic's therapeutic effects. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nature truly is healing: there are sharks and seahorses in the River Thames. And eels and seals too, according to a new study. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Bangladesh, three simultaneous religious festivals happened without a hitch. Despite rising tensions, thousands of Muslims, Hinduists, and Buddhists harmoniously celebrated festivals that happened to coincide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mittens for Koalas

In light of the recent bush fire in Port Macquarie, Australia, a quilting community in Netherlands began knitting mittens for koalas that suffered burn injuries. Over 400 pairs of mittens made with the best fabrics were sent over to koala crisis centers in Australia. CRACKED.COM — Feel-Good Stories To Buoy All Our Souls

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THE RESULTS OF A 40 YEAR LONG STUDY FOUND NO LINK BETWEEN IMMIGRATION AND INCREASED CRIME RATES. MOREOVER, IT WAS FOUND THAT IMMIGRATION ACTUALLY REDUCES CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIME, FOR EXAMPLE MURDER AND LARCENY. CRACKED.COM — 29 Pieces Of Good News That Got Choked Out By Trump Stories

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Spain is banning unhealthy food and drink ads aimed at kids and adolescents. | SEE | I ILLE OEC Ads for those products will be banned on kids' TV, and any ads for them aimed at kids under 16 will be banned outright both online and in print. CRACKED.COM — Source

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VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS HAS GONE WAY DOWN. The past 25 years have seen a significant drop in violent crimes perpetrated at schools. 1993 was the most violent school year in the U.S., with 42 homicides and 13 other serious crimes per 1,000 students. By 2010, those numbers had dropped to two and four, respectively. CRACKED.COM www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/13/school-violence-security-sandy-hook/3446023/ — 12 Pieces Of Good News The Media Just Skipped

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Colorado

In Colorado, the world's first mostly solar-powered steel mill will be built. The mill will draw most of its power from a 750,000-panel solar farm that'll generate 300 megawatts (and it'll be called the Bighorn Solar project). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Make-A-Wish

A 13-year-old kid made the Make-A-Wish to feed the homeless, and got it. Coca It wasn't a one-off thing, either - he's feeding the homeless each month for a total of one year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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We managed to get a pig kidney to function inside a living human being. The pig was genetically modified so that its tissue wouldn't be attacked by the human immune system, and the plan worked as intended. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Germany has ordered delivery apps to treat couriers more like workers. POOM D and of day DANGE amer LEW 4 DIG N B GIFTS REGULA PTS dds Specifically, they now either have to give couriers bikes and phones, or give them some money to make up for it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gene Therapy

We've gotten evidence that a revolutionary gene therapy works pretty well. The therapy was developed at UCLA, for kids with a rare immune system condition - and 90% of kids who got it 8-11 years ago are disease-free. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kenyan runner Abel Mutai held a comfortable lead in an international cross country race when he mistakenly stopped running 10 meters before the finish line. cames 7 - POLICE A.E Instead of exploiting the mistake, second place runner Iván Fernández Anaya stopped and guided Mutaito the first place finish he deserved. CRACKED COM — Feel-Good Stories To Buoy All Our Souls

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World Health THE Organization CHINA announced that Sri Lanka is now Malaria- free - & the Americas are now free from measles. CRACKED.COM — 29 Pieces Of Good News That Got Choked Out By Trump Stories

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Brown University recently awarded a PhD in physics to an 89-year-old. After a career in medicine, Manfred Steiner started taking courses in physics to fulfill a childhood dream, and he eventually made it to a PhD. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THERE'S A CURE FOR HEPATITIS C. There's a new class of wonder drugs called direct-acting antivirals, which HCV directly kick the asses of the viruses roving throughout a patient's bloodstream. This isn't a treatment; it's a full-fledged cure. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/12/30/256885858/ CRACKED.COM -1-000-pill-for-hepatitis-c-spurs-debate-over-drug-prices — 12 Pieces Of Good News The Media Just Skipped

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The Taliban are going to allow a UN polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan. 2 di BD That's a big deal, since Afghanistan is the only country in the world, besides Pakistan, in which polio is sadly still an endemic disease. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The African country of Benin got back 26 works of art taken by colonial soldiers. France officially returned those works to Benin, looted all the way back in 1892. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sweden

Sweden has officially announced that it's OK to have royal same-sex marriage. The Swedish government says that any possible marriage of a Swedish prince or princess would be treated equally, same-sex or not. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Beanie Babies

BEANIE BABIES FOUNDER TY WARneR GAVE A STRANGER 20 GRAND FOR HeR meDICAL TREATMENT. NG 29 OF ABIES Warner was lost in Santa Barbara and pulled into a parking lot to get directions. Не wound up speaking to Jennifer Vasilakos, who was raising money to treat a kidney condition. не GAVE HeR A $50 CHeck on THE SPOT, THen MAILED HeR ANOTHER FOR $20,000. CRACKED.COM — Feel-Good Stories To Buoy All Our Souls

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