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Source: Over Two Billion People Gained Access to Improved Sanitation — Beautiful News
Things we take for granted, saving lives.
After losing her mom to cancer, a woman found healing – and love – writing thank you notes to veterans and first responders – CNN
Natalie Reilly’s note has the hashtag #NothingButLoveNotes. She guesses at least 20,000 notes have been handed out by her community of writers.
What a cool project.
Santa Rosa credit union hires good Samaritan fired by US Bank for giving $20 to a struggling customer
The Portland woman lost her job for giving a stranded customer $20 to fill his gas tank on Christmas Eve. The story went viral, Community First Credit Union heard about it and thought she is exactly the kind of worker they want.
Well done. Love small local businesses for just this kind of difference.
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic | MIT News
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Source: Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic | MIT News
So cool.
Family working to reunite people with portraits left behind in closed photo shop – ABC News
Brian Bononi says he found more than 100 photographs in a closed store; now he’s hoping to get them in the hands of families who own them.
Source: Family working to reunite people with portraits left behind in closed photo shop – ABC News
What a neat thing to do.
Meet the veterinarian walking around the streets of California and treating homeless peoples’ animals for free – CNN
When Kwane Stewart first decided to become a veterinarian, he had no idea his job would become less about the animals he treats and more about the humans who own them.
Touching.
Dymka the Cat | This Hero Cat Has 3D-Printed Titanium Limbs
After suffering serious frostbite, Dymka is now living large with new titanium limbs.
Source: Dymka the Cat | This Hero Cat Has 3D-Printed Titanium Limbs
The accompanying video’s pretty cute to watch as well.
A group of teens stole this man’s guide dog. Then one of them had a change of heart
The guide dog owner received a phone call from the teen, who said his friends had taken Lucca and he knew it was wrong.
Source: A group of teens stole this man’s guide dog. Then one of them had a change of heart
A change of heart can be a very good thing.
‘I went into full panic mode’: Mom who desperately needed baby formula called 911 in middle of night
“I don’t think there’s any officer in the world that would have acted differently. We all got in this job for different reasons, but all the officers I know just want to help people.”
Source: ‘I went into full panic mode’: Mom who desperately needed baby formula called 911 in middle of night
They said it was “just part of the job”, but it seems more like “above and beyond” to me. 
So sweet: 2-year-old caught on camera hugging pizza delivery man
You’re gonna want to grab this tissues for this one.
Source: So sweet: 2-year-old caught on camera hugging pizza delivery man
Indeed, there is a very touching twist…