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Indian Engineers Tackle Water Shortages with Star Wars Tech in Kerala

June 2, 2024 by Leo

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.

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

June 1, 2024 by Leo

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

May 31, 2024 by Leo

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!

Commercial flights have become significantly safer in recent decades

May 30, 2024 by Leo

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.

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

May 29, 2024 by Leo

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

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

May 28, 2024 by Leo

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.

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

May 27, 2024 by Leo

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.

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

May 26, 2024 by Leo

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 hero’: N.S. school bus driver’s split-second decision avoids major highway crash – Halifax | Globalnews.ca

May 25, 2024 by Leo

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.

Source: ‘A hero’: N.S. school bus driver’s split-second decision avoids major highway crash – Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The right person at the wheel.

Decades after training, 90-year-old finally goes to space on Blue Origin flight

May 24, 2024 by Leo

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.

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