Not All News is Bad!

A Florida mother won $2 million in the lottery, just days after she finished paying off her daughter’s cancer treatment.

Source: A Florida woman spent her life savings on her daughter’s cancer treatment — then she won millions in the lottery | CNN

Sometimes karma’s the very opposite of a bitch.

“When I see them, I see me,” said Rehan Staton, who was a sanitation worker for several years before becoming a student at Harvard Law.

Source: Former trash hauler enrolled at Harvard Law raises $70K for janitors, other workers there

Very cool.

Boaters in Hillsborough County, Florida, helped police rescue a father and daughter who never returned after taking out a jet ski.

Source: Good Samaritans Help Police Find Missing Father And Daughter

Well done!

Save A Suit empowers veterans through professional clothing, aiding their job search and boosting confidence as they navigate the challenges of civilian life.

Source: Suit Up: This Nonprofit Provides Professional Clothes To Veterans in Need

What a great idea.

Don Powell opened his mailbox and found two small dolls sitting on a small couch near a small table. Also, a note: “We’ve decided to live here.”

Source: Michigan man searches for answers after dolls take over his mailbox: ‘We’ve decided to live here’

Pretty cute.

Ascend Elements’ new recycling plant in Covington, Georgia is processing used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap into useful materials for the clean energy transition.

Source: One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and…

An important part of the puzzle.

A thin material made from seaweed can handle high temperatures but only takes a few weeks to break down in a composting bin

Source: Plastic wrap made from seaweed withstands heat and is compostable | New Scientist

Cool. And there’s no shortage of seaweed!

… a Mayo Clinic flight nurse who flew in on the emergency helicopter, said “it was unbelievable. There were probably 20 in line, waiting their turn to do CPR. They just kept cycling through.”

Source: CPR Marathon: More Than Two Dozen Responders Resuscitate Neighbor for 96 Minutes

Wow.

The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally. This article asks how we know about the mortality of children in the past and what we can learn from it for our future.

Source: Mortality in the past: every second child died

An important reminder of the amazing progress we’ve made. The “good old days” weren’t as good as some remember. Today, on the other hand, is amazing.

A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that included being bitten by a seal or polar bear before he was safely returned to his home in Alaska.

Source: A lost dog treks 150 miles across Alaskan sea ice before he’s reunited with his family

Wow!