Stranger saves woman's 4 yr old son from flying puck (www.wbng.com)
Mark Cuban is ‘proud to pay’ $275.9 million in taxes (www.cnbc.com)
Texas' skyscrapers are going dark to keep billions of birds safe (www.bbc.com)
The World Health Organization said Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis. (www.reuters.com)
Last year, a 50% rise in annual cases was reported across 26 African countries regarded as meningitis hyperendemic countries.
A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe's largest solar farm (electrek.co)
Teen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By British Doctors (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
3 Men Trapped On Deserted Island Get Rescued After Spelling 'Help' With Palms (www.sunnyskyz.com)
Harvard and MIT Scientists Discover Cholesterol-Busting Microbes in the Gut (scitechdaily.com)
Meet a Missouri dad who went from a ‘full-on bigot’ to fighting bathroom bans on behalf of his 16-year-old daughter: ‘When it was my child, it just flipped a switch’ (fortune.com)
Better late than never! 🥳
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work (wtop.com)
EPA announces first-ever national regulations for "forever chemicals" in drinking water (www.cbsnews.com)
Mexican Wolf Numbers Growing in U.S. for 8th Consecutive Year, Soon to Be Howling at a Reserve Near You (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
The Mexican wolf is listed separately from the gray wolf as an endangered subspecies under the federal Endangered Species Act. In 1977, the Service and its partners initiated efforts to conserve the subspecies by developing a bi-national captive breeding program stemming from just seven Mexican wolves. Mexican wolves were first...
In 2015, video of a judge recognizing the defendant was her friend from middle school went viral. 10 years later he's clean and works as a successful manager. (www.unilad.com)
A teacher promised his 1978 class an eclipse party. He just hosted it. (www.washingtonpost.com)
One man’s artistic wonderland, created secretly in rented apartment, given protected status (www.cnn.com)
A South Jersey animal shelter is creating a baseball ‘Field of Dreams’ for dogs and cats looking for forever homes (whyy.org)
Global Life Expectancy Rises by 6.2 Years After Drop in Deaths from Stroke, Diarrhea, and Respiratory Infections (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Brazil and Colombia see dramatic reductions in forest loss following changes in political leadership (www.wri.org)
"This Is The First Time": Drug Shows Signs of Slowing Parkinson's Disease (www.sciencealert.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.nz/post/8901999...
California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers after minimum wage hike (apnews.com)
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water For 20% Cheaper Without Needing Constant Sunshine (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
8-year-old Boy Becomes Youngest Player to Beat a Chess Grandmaster: ‘I felt amazing’ (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
'Reef stars' restored Indonesia's blast-damaged corals in just 4 years (grist.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13601128...
Milestone in neonatal surgery: a tumor in a baby before birth is successfully intervened on (www.infolibre.es) Spanish
Experts removed a heart tumor that put the lives of the 28-week gestating infant and her mother at risk....