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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.
A school bus driver in the Halifax area said he had to think quickly after a tractor-trailer fell off an overpass and nearly collided with his bus full of students last week.
The right person at the wheel.
Ed Dwight was the first black astronaut candidate in 1961 – but was never picked for a Nasa mission.
Source: Decades after training, 90-year-old finally goes to space on Blue Origin flight
Love it.
Chloe Morley says she was in “complete shock” when she discovered the proposal.
Source: Somerset farmer proposes by mowing ‘marry me’ into his field
Lovely.
An explosives dog in Prince George’s County who almost didn’t survive an Anne Arundel County animal shelter earlier this year is ready to protect and serve. Two-year-old German shepherd Boomer is one of Prince George’s County’s newest first responders. “He was a pound rescue set to be euthanized — probably within hours,” Prince George’s County police Cpl. Andrew Cummings said….
Source: Dog spared being put down by animal shelter joins ranks of first responders in Prince George’s
Excellent.
She also likes to enjoy a beer with fellow runners to celebrate her successes…
Source: Age no barrier for Italy’s 90-year-old sprint queen
Inspiring.
Students at Davie County High School in North Carolina began writing the letters in February. Now, some even text their older pen pals.
Source: ‘The connection subsists’: North Carolina students connect with local seniors in pen pal program
Great idea!
Discover the complicated mechanics of synthetic platelets and their promise to revolutionize medical care.
Source: The life-saving science of synthetic blood platelets | The Optimist Daily
Fascinating.
The tabby will become a “Doctor of Litter-ature” in recognition of his contributions to the Castleton campus, where he has become a regular visitor for the past four years.
Source: Meet Max, the cat receiving an (honorary) doctorate from Vermont State University this weekend
Cute.
New research out of London, Ont.’s Western University is shedding light on a potential cure for ALS, with the goal of conducting human clinical trials within the next five years.
Source: Western University researchers unlock potential ‘cure’ for ALS
Very exciting.