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A Massachusetts startup has an innovative method for recycling lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. The company says the recycled batteries are cheaper and perform better than new ones. They’re less polluting, too.
Source: Mass. startup transforms old electric car batteries into better-than-new ones
Very cool.
The alleged scammer told Jean, 73, that he was her grandson and needed $8,000 for bail after being arrested for drunken driving.
I love this!
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – It was a mystery for weeks in a Fox Valley neighborhood. On garbage days, bins appeared back at their garages. One family maybe thought it was a fluke. Melody Lutte…
Source: Mystery ‘garbage man’ in Grand Chute neighborhood revealed
I love this.
After years of R&D, startup ByFusion is processing 450 tons of plastic a year—with the goal of reaching 100 million tons by 2030.
Source: This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into building blocks fit for construction
Such a cool idea. I hope it takes off.
Amanda and Shane Hudson, from Michigan, decided to celebrate their big day with their three-year-old Mastiff and Staffordshire bull terrier mix Weller and made him the best man.
Source: Dog steals the show at wedding after he was picked to be the best man
There are some great photos with the story. 
Team in Hampshire ties sausage to drone as ‘last resort’ to rescue Millie the jack russell from mudflats
Source: Stranded dog saved from rising tide after rescuers attach sausage to drone
Great thinking!
Animal rescue organizations across Canada have received thousands of dollars in honour of the late Betty White, the much-loved actor and animal-rights advocate.
Source: Canadians donate thousands to animal-rescue organizations in honour of Betty White
In the U.S. as well. I hope it becomes an annual event.
While a number of activities were cancelled due to winter weather throughout the Pittsburgh region, one local high school football coach found the snowfall as an opportunity to allow his players to give back.
Nice!
A new ’tissue scaffold’ that holds the potential for a bioengineering breakthrough
Source: Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Closer to Fixing Arthritis – UConn Today
Could I get this sooner, please?
“It blew our minds,” Patrick Mitchell’s daughter said. “I was so overwhelmed by people’s generosity.”
Source: This man was at the end of his life. Strangers stepped up to take him on bucket-list adventures.