A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Kristian and Kim Santos got engaged after meeting at a college hip-hop class. A video of Kristian and his groomsmen went viral at the wedding after they put on a surprise dance. NBC News’ Kate Snow speaks to the couple and the wedding party about the behind-the-scenes planning.
Source: Groomsmen spend months preparing for surprise wedding dance
Fun. (The video’s pretty cute.)
An Olathe freshman’s research on Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer is being recognized for its important new insights into the diseases.
Source: Olathe North freshman, Mahi Kohli, recognized for her research on Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer
Wow!
Breast cancer survivor Angelica May rang the bell at a hospital to mark the end of chemo treatments. Her boyfriend then proposed to her.
Source: ‘I got my life back’: Breast cancer survivor celebrates end of chemo, surprise proposal
Lovely.
Cafe Joyeux employs crew members with intellectual and developmental disabilities, empowering them through meaningful training and employment.
Source: Joyous NYC Coffee Shop Hires and Trains People with Autism and Down Syndrome to Work There
Nice.
His love for the rare celestial event has taken him places he never would’ve visited otherwise.
Source: 105-year-old eclipse chaser shares passion spanning six decades
Very cool.
The UK is the only country performing keyhole eye surgery to inject healthy copies of a gene into sufferers’ eyes and is being used to reverse blindness in children born with a rare condition which means they can only distinguish between light and dark
Source: ‘Miracle’ operation reverses blindness in three-year-old girl giving her ‘promising’ future
Very cool.
An Australian bank representative recently yanked an unsuspecting woman back from the brink of the financial oblivion she was about to throw herself into resulting from an internet scam.
Source: Hero Bank Teller Saves Customer from Losing Millions on a Scam
This crosses two of my worlds: online safety, and people looking out for each other. Well done.
By maximising available solar power for water production, scientists produced drinking water cheaper than ever before in lower-income countries.
Source: Solar-powered technology converts saltwater into drinking water emission-free
Important progress.
K-9 Midnight of the DeLand Police Department in Florida helped find a missing 3-year-old boy and reunited him with his family on Friday.
Source: Police dog finds missing Florida toddler safe in woods after following scent from blanket
Love stories like this.
The half-brothers behind Sunshine State Sonar have found 350 vehicles and 11 missing people in Florida waterways.
Source: Florida divers go deep with sonar to find sunken cars, solve cold-case mysteries
Fascinating.