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Graduates of The Excel Center in Indiana got steadier jobs and saw a 40% increase in earnings.

Source: Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

Great idea.

Joshua ran alongside the runners for approximately four kilometres before his owners caught up with him, said Bent. His owners walked the last half-kilometre with him to get him over the finish line.

“We very quickly put a medal around his neck and he became quite the star. Most people who actually ran the half marathon wanted their picture with Joshua at the finish line,” said Bent.

Source: This goat hopped into a Newfoundland marathon — and won a medal

Cute.

Only 1 in 25 pinkies who arrive with their eyes shut at this wildlife rescue centre in WA’s Kununurra survive, but a generous donation from the local hospital is about to change that.

Source: Old baby incubators giving orphaned kangaroo pinkies a fighting chance at life

Resourcefull, and cute.

The new goal is $80,000.

Source: Avery Johnson shatters $20K goal with help from BYU fans

Very cool.

“I don’t know a lot of people who would have done that,” the store’s manager said.

Source: Good Samaritan finds $12,000 cash in a Market Basket parking lot, returns it to owner

Wow!

Nature – She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant.

Source: Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first

Promising for more than just diabetes.

Lonely dogs were treated to a special furry photoshoot to help them find their forever homes. The photoshoot will promote residents of the London, England rescue shelter All Dogs Matter, and featured some of their older, bigger, and less ‘photogenic’ pooches. The focus was also placed on pairs of pups that need to be adopted […]

Source: Unwanted Shelter Dogs Get the Supermodel Treatment to Help Them Find New Forever Homes (LOOK)

Great idea.

Drones can make air freight cheaper and remote areas more connected. But tracking them will be key.

Source: Sky high—Europe’s first drone cargo airline gets ready to take off

Interesting idea.

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.

Source: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives

There’s some good news…

A JBLM service member carried the injured woman over a mile to safety.

Source: A Tacoma grandmother broke her leg while hiking alone near Mount Rainier. These ‘angels’ were able to help her

Well done, all.