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A Louisiana student has beaten the odds and graduated high school at the top of his class while living in a homeless shelter.

Source: Student who lived in homeless shelter during high school graduates as valedictorian

Very impressive.

Businesswoman Eve Howard says she applied to retrain as a nurse after her cancer treatment.

Source: Cancer all-clear inspires woman to retrain as nurse in Wolverhampton

Inspiring.

The whole process takes 12 hours but can produce a staggering 2,000 liters, or about 500 gallons of drinking-quality water per day.

Source: Indian Engineers Tackle Water Shortages with Star Wars Tech in Kerala

Very cool.

Psychiatrists are writing the first prescriptions for zuranolone, which got approved last year.

Source: The first pill for postpartum depression is finally getting to patients. Doctors say it’s working.

Very cool.

A Missouri fifth grader has won praise and had an award named for him after he raised more than $7,000 to erase school meal debt in his district.

Source: A fifth grader’s fundraiser cleared his school of meal debt. It named an award for him

Well done!

According to figures from the Aviation Safety Network, in the 1970s, there were about 6 fatal airliner accidents for every million commercial flights. This meant about 1 in every 165,000 flights ended in a fatal accident.

Source: Commercial flights have become significantly safer in recent decades

You wouldn’t know it from the news, but it’s very true.

The terrier was found locked in a house alongside the body of her dead owner.

Source: Firefighter gives Martha the dog a home after owner’s death

A seventh grader is being praised for helping his friend cross the finish line at their school race on Thursday.

Source: Utah 7th grader helps friend cross the finish line of school race

So cool.

Today’s good news story comes from New York City. A New York City woman’s distress turned to relief thanks to the diligent efforts of an MTA ticket clerk and police officers who helped her recover a lost engagement ring on a train. The inciden

Source: Determined Train Clerk And Police Officers Find Woman’s Missing Engagement Ring

Nice.

Debuting her new album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Billie Eilish provided fee-free public transit to fans for a listening party in Los Angeles.

Source: Billie Eilish covers public transit costs for LA fans, bolstering ‘sustainable pop star’ cred

Great idea.