Sci-fi Selfie: Social Media Giant Creates Selfie Camera That Flies Around Your Head

A social media giant has created a selfie camera—and it can fly around your head and follow you around. Snapchat, which has millions more active daily users than Twitter, has unveiled Pixy, a miniature drone they’ve dubbed “your friendly flying camera.” The $230 device can take-off from your hand and follow any of four preset […]

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Adorable Dash-cam Video Shows Father and 6-yo Belting Out Sinatra’s ‘Me & My Shadow’

A video of a father and his young son nailing a Frank Sinatra cover while driving in the car will make your day, if you’ve never seen the viral video. Archie was only six years old when this dash-cam footage was shared by his mother and talented 36 year old dad, Matthew Clayton. From Faversham, […]

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Secrets of Humpback Whales: Scientists Record 600 Different Calls at Sea Including Some Never Heard Before

Sounds made by humpback whales—including a previously unknown call—have given researchers a glimpse of their lives in the high seas. Scientists recorded the sounds hundreds of miles west of South Africa at the Vema Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean. The “whup” and “grumble” calls captured suggest this location could be an important stop on the […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Saturday sports: Bucks, Celtics in playoffs; NCAA president leaves; Bauer suspended

The NBA playoffs begin their second round, the president of the NCAA is stepping down next year, and a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers gets a two-year suspension for accusations of sexual assault.

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Good News in History, April 30

30 years ago today, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) changed the world forever. Tim Berners-Lee, after creating the first-ever website, announced that the “World Wide Web”—created by using their new HTML protocols—would be available for free to everyone. Thousands of website were created in the days that followed. By 1995, there were really […]

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Widow Finds Late Husband’s Wedding Ring Under Apple Tree – 35 Years After He Lost It

A 90-year-old has found her late husband’s wedding ring under an apple tree—35 years after he lost it in their garden. Ann Kendrick says Peter, who passed away 22 years ago, lost his band while working in their back garden in Looe, Cornwall in 1987. The mother-of-seven discovered the ring on Saturday, 23 April when […]

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MIT’s New Paper Thin Speakers Can Cover Any Surface to Turn Your Room Into a Concert Hall

MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that can turn any surface into an active audio source. This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion while using a fraction of the energy required by a traditional loudspeaker. The hand-sized loudspeaker the team demonstrated, which weighs about as much as a dime, can generate high-quality sound […]

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Congolese Nun Overcomes Blackouts by Becoming Electrician to Create Hydroelectric Plant

Occasionally swapping sandals for wading boots, but keeping their veils tucked under their hard hats, a group of Congolese nuns has been trained in electrical engineering to keep the town’s hydroelectric running smoothly. Powering a convent, a church, two schools, and a clinic, Sister Alphonsine Ciza’s work on the local mini hydroelectric plant is both […]

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Spectacular Aquariid Meteor Shower Next Week – See Dozens of Shooting Stars Per Hour

There’s an excellent chance to watch a meteor shower in the pre-dawn hours next week. From May 4th, 5th, and 6th, at a few hours past midnight in the Northern Hemisphere, go outside in a dark area away from artificial lights and look to the south. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower could reveal as many […]

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Wimbledon champion Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses

The 54-year-old German tennis great was sentenced for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.

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Despite losing a leg to cancer, Jacky Hunt-Broersma chases marathon record

She claimed a record: 102 marathons in as many days. Her goal was 100 marathons, but then somebody did 100. So she did 102, and is celebrating by running two extra marathons to cool off.

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Good News in History, April 29

2 years ago today, the World Meteorological Association agreed that a lighting flash which occurred over the southern United States was the longest single bolt of lighting ever recorded by man. At 477 miles long, the bolt reached from Texas, all the way across Louisiana, and into Mississippi. For Europeans, it was 789 kilometers, stretching […]

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Anchor Sage Steele is suing ESPN over free speech claims

Steele's lawyers accuse ESPN and Disney of violating her First Amendment rights and breaching her contract after she made comments on a podcast last September.

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Ukrainian Refugees Arriving in Italy Receiving Help from Unlikely Source – A Bunch of Lawyers

Ukrainians fleeing across the border to Poland have found an unlikely yet devoted group of supporters in the form of a north Italian law practice. It’s not a characteristic that one immediately associates with lawyers—free labor—but whether it’s driving through the night to personally bring people to temporary homes or volunteering to legally-represent refugees needing […]

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Two-Thirds of Americans are More Interested in Staycations This Year to Feel Nostalgia

Three out of five Americans think they’ve wasted their summer if they haven’t traveled anywhere, according to a new poll. The poll, which surveyed 2,000 adults, revealed that 58% are either planning a summer vacation or already have one in place for this year. Meanwhile, the average respondent took about four different vacations per year […]

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Hadron Super Collider Reboots After 3 Years And Immediately Breaks World Record

The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator has restarted after a break of more than three years for maintenance, consolidation and upgrade work. On April 22, two beams of protons circulated in opposite directions around the Large Hadron Collider’s 27-kilometre ring at their injection energy of 450 billion electronvolts (450 GeV). “These beams circulated at […]

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One-eyed Cat Missing For 5 Years Shows Up on Offshore Oil Rig Baffling Owners

A five-year odyssey for a cat named Dexter seems to have finally come to an end, after a long, covert stay at a prison was interrupted by his arrival onboard an offshore oil rig, which finally resulted in a call to animal services. The cat was a regular “well-loved” hangabout at Her Majesty’s Prison Grampian […]

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Good News in History, April 28

18 years ago, a famous fugitive was apprehended. Shrek the Sheep, a resident Merino “wether” (a castrated adult male sheep) of Bendingo Station, New Zealand, was finally caught and shorn after 6 years of evading capture. Like many infamous criminals, Shrek apparently spent a large amount of time hiding in caves, avoiding the round up. […]

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Over 12 years, Mark Emmert helped the NCAA make billions — but what's his legacy?

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Nicole Auerbach, a senior writer with the Athletic, about Mark Emmert's announcement he plans to step down after 12 years at the helm of the NCAA.

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Prehistoric People Created Art by Flickering Firelight, New Research Reveals

Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light of a fire, the new study has found. […]

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Ukrainian Refugees Move Into Medieval Irish Castle Owned by Good Samaritan

From the bombed-out streets of Mariupol to the rustic walls of a 15th-century Irish castle, a group of eleven Ukrainians have found a safe place to stay. Having no space in Madrid where he lives with his Spanish wife Lola, Barry Haughian decided to quickly open up their second home when shells started falling on […]

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John Kerry’s Global Ocean Conference Raises 400+ Commitments Worth $16 Billion to Protect Ocean Health

The seventh annual Our Ocean Conference concluded recently with the announcement a grand tally of 410 commitments to protect the the oceans and the living beings surrounding them—pledges worth $16.35 Billion. The conference, co-hosted by the Republic of Palau and the United States, was the first to be held in a small island developing state. […]

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Vermont Startup’s Electric Plane That Lifts-Off Vertically is Really Taking Off

A Vermont-based company pioneering electric vertical take off and landing planes, or “eVTOL” in the industry, is attracting huge investment and orders from different transportation companies. The company, called Beta, is now the only western aviation firm to really push the envelope of what is a science-fiction standard—a vehicle that can reach the altitude and […]

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College football team is trading jersey numbers for QR codes

The University of Central Florida's uniforms for spring scrimmages feature a QR code on the backs of players' jerseys. Snapping the codes opens a player profile, their number and other stats.

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Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki could be baseball's next big thing

Twenty-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is creating quite a buzz. He stunned the baseball world this month by almost throwing two perfect games in a row.

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Good News in History, April 27

157 years ago today, Cornell University of Ithaca New York was chartered. Ezra Cornell, a state senator back in 1865, offered his farm as a land donation in addition to a $500,000 grant to establish the school. Today Cornell has the 11th largest library in the U.S., and is ranked as the 7th finest school […]

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NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to Aid New Moon Explorers

Imagine a mountaineering expedition in a wholly uncharted environment, where the hikers had the ability to generate a real-time 3D map of the terrain. NASA researchers and their partners have developed a remote-sensing mapping system set to aid explorers in the most isolated wilderness imaginable: the airless wastes at the South Pole of the Moon. […]

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Florida Chihuahua is World’s Oldest Living Dog Setting Guinness Record

A new record for the world’s oldest dog living has been official confirmed in Florida: Born on 9 January, 2001, meet 21-year-old chihuahua TobyKeith. TobyKeith’s owner, Gisela Shore, has been with him for much of his life after adopting him from a shelter. “I was a volunteer at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue and one of […]

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New Hydrogen Fuel Cells Use Cheap Iron Instead of Costly Platinum for Green Vehicles

Researchers have developed a hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology. Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with water vapor as the only by-product, making them an attractive green alternative for portable power, particularly for vehicles. However, their widespread use has been hampered […]

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Bartender Immediately Drops a Beer to Save Family Swept By Rogue Wave Into Rip Current

An ordinary shift at the bar became an exercise in heroism for one bartender in South Africa recently. Tongai Matandirotya, who works at Brass Bell Restaurant near Cape Town left behind any thoughts of his own safety—and of the drink he was pouring for a customer—to dive into the cold Atlantic ocean to rescue a […]

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Investigating the timing and implications of Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia

Months after her arrest, WNBA all-star Brittney Griner is still held in a Russian prison. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Yahoo Sports writer Jeff Eisenberg about suspicions surrounding her case.

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Good News in History, April 26

Happy 119th birthday to Atletico Club Madrid! Formed by Basque students living in Madrid, the football club was originally put together as a youth club-extension of the students’ hometown team of Atletico Bilbao, and they recruited some dissident members of Real Madrid to make it happen. Several “Golden” periods brought them success during the 20th […]

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Friendship Ornaments From the Stone Age Were Crafted and Worn as a ‘Symbol of connection’

Roughly 6,000 years ago, hunter-gatherer communities in northeast Europe produced skillfully manufactured slate ring ornaments in great numbers. While these ornaments are commonly referred to as ‘slate rings’, they were rarely used as intact rings. Instead, the ornaments were fragmented on purpose, using pieces of rings as tokens. These fragments were further processed into pendants. […]

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Family’s New Puppy is Seriously a Golden – After Digging Up Rare Coins Worth $8k

A family’s new puppy is already worth his weight in gold, after digging up sovereign coins worth nearly £6,000 ($7,564). 51-year-old Adam Clark bought Ollie, a lagotto romagnolo, as a surprise for his nine-year-old daughter Alicia last month. The breed is known for digging—especially for truffles—and on March 30, on his first walk around the […]

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Dutch Visionary Helps Refugee Camp Recycling All of its Plastic Trash into New Products

A refugee camp in the northern Sahara that relies on international aid for everything has gotten their hands on small, relatively-portable plastic recycling machines to turn the camp’s waste plastic into furniture, bricks, and other useful objects. For years, pallets of supplies containing food, water, and medicine would arrive—then they went into a sandy, makeshift […]

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Facebook, Google, Stripe, Shopify Investing a Billion Dollars in Pre-Orders for Captured Carbon

Four gargantuan tech companies have put together a $1.2 billion fund to pull carbon out of the atmosphere with a unique model that could go a long way to preventing 1.5°C of warming. The money will be fronted by companies looking to purchase a security which guarantees a certain amount of carbon removed from the […]

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Livin’ Good Currency – Ep 7: The Big Record Executive Who’s Setting Innocent Prisoners Free

The Lesson: In many circumstances, the U.S. government, and those governing the 50 states, will place extraordinary, ruinous sentences on men and women who are simply in a difficult period of their lives socially, or who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Well these loaded convictions are not always the end […]

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The Supreme Court ponders the right to pray on the 50-yard line

The case comes to the court in the midst of a sea change in the law relating to the relationship between government and religion.

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Good News in History, April 25

63 years ago today, the St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened for shipping. An enormous maritime trade route, the seaway connects the Great Lakes of North America, and all the important cities on their coasts, to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Great Lakes and seaway shipping generates $3.4 billion in business […]

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Tourists Get to See Tulips in Holland Once Again, Grabbing Incredible Photos of Spring – LOOK

Photographs in the last few weeks show the stunning kaleidoscope of colors bursting into bloom in Holland’s tulip fields. Beginning in late March, millions of blooms have been delighting visitors in the Netherland with their patchwork of color. British photographer Matt Cooper was one of those visitors. The 48-year-old from London traveled over the Easter […]

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Scientists Spurred by Airline Delays Invent New Deicing Coatings to Last Longer and Cut Toxic Runoff

Airports delays are common, but especially during winter when jets need to be dowsed with thousands of gallons of deicing fluids to prevent ice formation and maintain the plane’s aerodynamics to avoid fatal accidents like the tragic Air Florida flight that fell into the Potomac River in Washington, DC directly after lift-off in a 1982 […]

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9-Year-old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $2,000 For Shelter Cats After He Saw They Had No Toys

A 9-year-old boy walked into his local animal shelter with a big plastic bag filled with cash, handing over all the proceeds he’d raised at a lemonade stand. Ben Miller from Boise, Idaho, collected a whopping $1,150 in one weekend. It was his third lemonade stand fundraiser since 2019, a year when he was visiting […]

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Watch the Moment a Guy Jumps Out of His Car to Give Umbrella to Couple Stuck in D.C. Downpour

Recently, a random act of kindness in the Nation’s Capital inspired a driver to share the video of a Good Samaritan. Thousands were inspired by the moment that happened on April 14th, after it was shared on Reddit. It may look like the woman, who was being drenched on the sidewalk, began holding the umbrella […]

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Miguel Cabrera is the 1st Venezuelan-born player to get 3,000 hits in MLB history

The Detroit Tigers designated hitter became the 33rd player in the league to reach the milestone. Rockies shortstop José Iglesias ran over to hug his former teammate during the game.

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Good News in History, April 23

164 years ago today, Max Planck was born in Kiel, Germany. As the father of quantum theory, he changed everything about the understanding of the atomic and the subatomic worlds. He collected the Nobel Prize in physics for his troubles, and his fame was such that the Germans renamed the most prestigious scientific academy in […]

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Ultrasound That Takes a Baby’s First Pictures May Also Help the Blind to See

While there are currently no non-invasive therapies available for the treatment of vision loss in the retina, but researchers are now exploring a solution that could restore sight by using one of the other five senses: Sound. Common retinal diseases cause degeneration of the light-sensitive photoreceptors in your eye. Currently, ophthalmologists use electronic technology to […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

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Wimbledon bans players from Russia and Belarus from competing

Wimbledon, one of the world's most prestigious tennis tournaments, announced this week it is banning players from Russia and Belarus from competing there this summer.

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World’s Biggest Wildlife Crossing Breaks Ground on Earth Day

A landmark Earth Day ceremony just took place to celebrate the start of construction on the historic Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Southern California. Spanning over ten lanes of the 101 freeway in the Los Angeles area, when complete the crossing will be the largest in the world, the first of its kind in California, […]

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Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70

Guy Lafleur is the Montreal Canadiens' all-time high scorer, with an astonishing 1,246 points.

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NASA Perseverance Rover Captures a Stunning Solar Eclipse Video on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars’ potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists better understand the moon’s orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the Red Planet’s crust and mantle. Captured with Perseverance’s next-generation Mastcam-Z camera on April 2, the […]

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Long-Lost Medal Honoring Revolutionary War Hero Sells for Record-Breaking $1 Million

Many Revolutionary War heroes were honored with gold medals by the Continental Congress after the war, and one such medal has just broken a record at an auction house after being lost for more than 200 years. Sold on the 4th of April at Stack’s Bowers auction house for $960,000—it’s a stunning end to a […]

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Scientists Powering Tesla on 9,400-mile journey With Rolled-up Printed Solar Panels

Scientists from Australia and Britain are planning to take a 9,400-mile road trip through some of the most remote regions of the world in a Tesla, all the while charging the batteries with an unrollable plastic solar panel sheet. Called the Charge Around Australia project, the team hopes to get Australians to think about ways […]

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Good News in History, April 22

100 years ago, Charles Mingus Jr., one of the greatest American jazz band leaders ever, was born in Arizona. Mingus played the double bass and piano, and composed in a soulful center of hard bop jazz surrounded by influences of gospel, blues, free jazz, and classical music. He was also an extreme man, and wielded […]

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Pokémon GO May Alleviate Some Depression, Says Study

Playing location-based games, such as the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, may alleviate non-clinical forms of mild depression, a new study has found. In the new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has, the researchers examined the effect of location-based mobile gaming on local depression trends. Location-based games are […]

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Seven in 10 Americans Said Their Mom is Their Best Friend: ‘They are Superheroes’

People may come and go, but moms are forever friends. In fact, seven in 10 Americans said their mom is their best friend.  A survey of 2,000 adults asked them how they show their appreciation toward the women in their lives who are mothers and found that three in five believe every day should be […]

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‘Impossible Fossil’ Preserves the Exact Moment the Dinosaurs Died: ‘It’s Absolutely Bonkers’

As we all know, 66 million years ago an asteroid struck the Earth, causing a worldwide extinction of the dinosaurs. Now a dinosaur mass grave is revealing the crucial details of the global cataclysm, as scientists believe they have found evidence of its exact moment. Among the finds are dinosaurs that suffered what appear to […]

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After US Declared its Largest Woodpecker Extinct, New Evidence Supports Belief That They Are Still in South

The largest woodpecker on the continent, the ivory-billed woodpecker was proposed to be extinct last year after more than 70 years without a sighting. New findings, including trail and drone camera images, presented by conservationists at the National Aviary, aim to refute this claim and secure protection for lowland forests in Louisiana where the woodpecker […]

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The NBA Playoffs are in full swing and packed full of action

There's been plenty of drama — on and off the court — and fans are loving it. The NBA had its highest TV opening playoff ratings in a decade.

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Good News in History, April 21

240 years ago today, the city of Bangkok is believed to have been officially founded after changing hands during a military campaign, and the subsequent reorganization of the city on the more strategic east bank of the Chao Praya River. At the time it was called Rattanakosin, and the country Siam. It was founded by […]

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Miracle Dog Survives 12 Days Trapped in Badger Holes After Owner Refuses to Give Up, Camping in the Woods

A miracle dog survived 12 days trapped down a badger sett after her owner refused to give up hope and camped out in the woods waiting for her safe return. 46-year-old Victoria Hogan was left devastated when her border terrier Freda became trapped underground after darting down the hole during a walk. Victoria carried out […]

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New Transistor Could Cut 5% of World’s Digital Energy Use While Upgrading Memory Capacity

Inside nearly every piece of electronic equipment, there’s a transistor—a simple component that receives a current and sends it in one or more other directions. It’s one of those things that deserves an expression like “a new mousetrap,” because if someone were to invent a better one, that would change the industry immediately, to the […]

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Sloth Is Friends With Zookeeper and Won’t Get Out of Bed Until They’ve Had Morning Cuddles

A sloth has formed an adorable relationship with its keeper and refuses to get out of bed until they’ve had their morning cuddles—and a zoo tour. Gordon the sloth, from Drusillas Park in Sussex, took a particular liking to Amelia Jones when the pair first met two years ago. The unlikely friends started their companionship, […]

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Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players — including No. 2 Medvedev

The British tournament becomes one of the first tennis events to suspend players from the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine, and excludes several highly ranked players from competition.

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Scientists Use Sound to Destroy Half of Liver Tumors, and Boost Immune Systems That Cleared Away the Rest

Noninvasive sound technology developed at the University of Michigan breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells, and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread—an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans. By destroying only 50% to 75% of liver tumor volume, the rats’ immune systems were able to clear […]

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Good News in History, April 20

58 years ago today, Andy Serkis, a very special actor, was born. Lord of the Rings fans will tell you that Gollum is of the three most important characters, and Serkis’ portrayal and vocalization of the crawling, mutated schizophrenic obsessed with recovering the ring of power, will be remembered for all time as one of […]

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What Your Candy Preference Says About You

Do you like sour candy more than other flavors? It’s likely you might be an extrovert. That’s just one takeaway from a new survey of 2,000 candy lovers: a person’s preference for certain sweets may speak volumes about their personality or lifestyle choices. In addition to being extroverted (59%), a majority of sour candy connoisseurs […]

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Scientist Superfan Names Millipede Species After Taylor Swift: ‘Her music helped me through grad school’

Taylor Swift, U.S. singer-songwriter known for hits such as Shake It Off and You Belong With Me, has earned a new accolade—she now has a new species of millipede named in her honor. The twisted-claw millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. These little-known invertebrates have a […]

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Monumental Animal Sculptures Made From 35 Tons of Plastic Collected on Oregon Coast by Volunteers

Life-sized (and often much bigger) sculptures of colorful marine life are traveling in exhibitions across America to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean.The message is uniquely and powerfully communicated, as the sculptures are made entirely from ocean-born plastic, picked up by volunteers, and formed by artists into the charming installations. The Washed Ashore […]

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French Town to Light its Streets With Bacteria Luminescence That Needs No Electricity

A French design startup wants to reimagine public lighting by introducing—much like in a fantasy or sci-fi story—bacterial and fungal bioluminescence to street lights. One of the most fascinating phenomena in nature, all kinds of animals, plants, and fungi utilize enzymes to glow in the dark, whether in an enchanting woodland, the bottom of the […]

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Good News in History, April 19

Last year, the first rotary flight was performed on the surface of another planet, as humanity continued its quest to become a multi-world species with the Ingenuity Mars helicopter. This little solar powered small fry arrived on the world riding on the rover Perseverance’s underbelly, separating while the rover was descending. It has completed 25 […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo's newborn son has died

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez said their newborn son had died.

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3 Easy Houseplants Can Instantly Reduce Air Pollutant by Up to 20%

Ordinary potted house plants can potentially make a significant contribution to reducing air pollution in homes and offices. That’s according to new research led by the University of Birmingham and in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). During a series of experiments monitoring common houseplants exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2)—a common pollutant—researchers calculated that […]

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Mesh Keeps Crops Insect-Free But Lets in Sun and Rain For Up to 3x the Yield

Researchers have designed a textile “Plant Armor” that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they try to reach a plant. Based on their findings, researchers said the Plant Armor could provide a more effective, chemical-free alternative for insect protection. “We found it’s possible to use this new technology to protect against insects we didn’t […]

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Cannabis And Pancreatic Cancer: Botanical Drug Kills 100% Of Cancer Cells, Research On Cells Reveals

A botanical drug based on an extract of Cyathus striatus fungus and a cannabinoid extract from the cannabis plant has eliminated 100% of pancreatic cancer cells—relatively selectively and without damaging normal cells—in experiments conducted on a cell model. The fungus has been the subject of research to test its anti-cancer efficacy in Professor Fuad Fares’ […]

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‘Radical’ Solar Breakthrough Allows Energy to Now Be Stored for Up to 18 Years, Say Scientists

A pair of Swedish scientists designed a microchip that stores solar energy in liquid, and shipped it to China where three months later it was converted into electricity. The scientists are hoping to open a Pandora’s box of solar-powered electronics and appliances—expanding solar’s use away from exclusively baseload power generation Scientists and entrepreneurs are still […]

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The Boston Marathon kicks off in its first spring race since the pandemic started

The prestigious race is returning to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began, after a cancelation in 2020 and a postponement to the fall in 2021.

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Good News in History, April 18

92 years ago today, a magical thing happened that in today’s epoch of 24-hour news cycles seems both impossible, and almost noble. At quarter to the hour of nine, a BBC news announcer told the British public “there is no news,” and played piano music instead for the 15-minute interval before the next bulletin reported […]

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New Nasal Spray That Could Protect People From All COVID Variants to Start Human Trials

A groundbreaking treatment in the form of a nasal spray, which could protect people from all COVID variants will advance to human trials after successful lab tests. The new spray contains “potent” proteins which target the virus’s weak spots and prevent it from infecting the body, say researchers at Northwestern University and the University of […]

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Ultra Efficient ‘Tandem’ Solar Panels Ditch the Silicone to Absorb More of the Sun’s Spectrum With Less Energy

German scientists have published details of their new solar panel, calling it the world’s most efficient of its type, which uses a wider spectrum of sunlight. Existing solar technologies are made using silicon and cannot be improved much further—which makes it all the more important to find more efficient and more sustainable materials. Combining a […]

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Celebrations Erupt as Baby Cotton-top Tamarins Are Born to One of Most Endangered Primate Species (LOOK)

Adorable photographs celebrate new births for one of the world’s most endangered primates—all born recently to lucky zoos in America and England participating in a species survival program. At Chester Zoo, weighing-in about the same as an egg from your kitchen, the tiny critically endangered baby cotton-top tamarin arrived last month to first-time parents. Zoo […]

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Black wrestlers are having their moment

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers.

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Good News in History, April 17

8 years ago ago, exoplanet science took a big leap when NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope confirmed the discovery of a rocky Earth-like planet orbiting the habitable zone of its star for the first time ever. Kepler-186f is about 580 light years from humanity, and is around 11% greater in radius with respect to Earth. 186f […]

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New York Islanders legend Mike Bossy dies of lung cancer. He was 65

It's the third loss from that Islanders era this year. Fellow Hall of Famer Gillies died in January and Jean Potvin died in March.

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Saturday sports: Baseball history then and now; pitcher's perfect game cut short

The 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. Plus, a female baseball coach makes history. And a pitcher's hope for a perfect game gets cut short by his manager.

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Firefighters Rescue Bucket Full of Tiny Ducklings After They Fell Through the Holes of a Drainage Pipe

These ducklings were so tiny, they fell through the gaps in a street’s drain cover while waddling toward an English park. Neil McIvor was cleaning up litter with his volunteer group in Stamford, Lincolnshire, when he raised the alarm. “We saw these ducklings in trouble after hearing them ‘cheeping’,” recalls the 53-year-old who telephoned the […]

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Munich’s First Solar Bus Technology Will Hit the Road to Reduce Emissions and Pollution

Saving fuel, slashing emissions, and cutting pollution are just some of the benefits of installing solar panels on public transportation buses—and the city of Munich is buying a ticket to the future by doing just that. Founded by a trio of German friends in 2016, Sono Motors went public in 2021, selling their Sion solar-paneled […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Bigger than Texas: Huge New Marine Park Will Protect ‘Australia’s Galapagos’

Massive new marine parks will now protect and preserve the Australian oceans surrounding Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands—home to life found nowhere else on earth. These two parks in the Indian Ocean will protect over 287,000 square-miles of spectacular seascapes (744k square km), an area greater in size than Texas, and twice as large […]

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Good News in History, April 16

50 years ago today, crates containing a pair of giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo for the education and inspiration of the American people. Ling-Ling (female) and Hsing-Hsing (male), were the first giant pandas every kept at an American zoo, delighting visitors and television crews, who would run stories on every development in their […]

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Startup Designs Prefab Facades That Turn Energy-Sucking Buildings Into Power Providers

A German renovation firm is raising a lot of interest in their ability to make old buildings really energy efficient simply by putting a big ‘coat’ on them. Taking a 3D scan of a house, they prefabricate wood panels of identical shape and scale to be attached to the outside, and have turned the most […]

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Study of Iridescent Animals Reveals Surprising Purpose Beyond Attracting Mates and Warning Predators

A new study shows for the first time that the striking iridescent colours seen in some animals increase their chances of survival against predators by acting as a means of camouflage. Rather than reveal it seems these dynamically changing shades are used to conceal, according to a University of Bristol study. Until now, it was […]

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The Planets are Prepping for An Epic Alignment – Here’s How to Watch it Shape Up

From now until early July, the five nearest planets to Earth will slowly join a celestial conga line across the pre-dawn sky. These rare, but not once-in-a-lifetime conjunctions offer an excellent opportunity to learn what planets look like, find them with a telescope or binoculars, and introduce some children to stargazing. In what was the […]

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How Jackie Robinson inspired one man 'to be somebody'

It's been 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a man who watched him play.

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A football league that collapsed spectacularly in the 1980s is coming back

The United States Football League relaunches Saturday, playing its first game since 1985. NPR's A Martinez talks to author Jeff Pearlman about the earlier rise and demise of the league.

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Pink Floyd Reunites to Record First New Material in 28 years – a Protest Song Against the Ukraine War

Three-fifths of Pink Floyd have reunited to release a protest song against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, their first new track in 28 years. Entitled Hey Hey, Rise Up! David Gilmour described the track, as a show of “anger at a superpower invading a peaceful nation,” and features a Ukrainian musician singing the chorus refrain. […]

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Good News in History, April 15

And, 75 years ago today, years before the Civil Rights Movement gained prominence in the news, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier becoming the first black player on any Major League Baseball team, debuting at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. “It represented both the dream and the fear of equal opportunity, and it would […]

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Baymont Hotels Will Give Pet Parents a Weekend Away in Exchange for Their Best Pup-Friendly Travel Tips

Do you have the “ulti-mutt” tips for navigating travel with a pup? To celebrate your pets, Baymont by Wyndham has launched a nationwide search for the best pup-friendly travel tips. In exchange, 10 pup parents will receive a free weekend hotel stay for two while their tips, and their pups, are featured in an upcoming […]

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Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India’s Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers

A spray of common bacteria and fungi has been developed to rapidly biodegrade agricultural waste in the fields of India, enriching degraded soils and saving thousands in material and labor costs. Furthermore, it’s eliminating the practice of burning post-harvest waste, a large contributor to one of India’s most infamous societal problems: smog. Set amidst a […]

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Constructive Feedback Is Surprisingly Welcome: ‘Just do it’

People consistently underestimate others’ desire for constructive feedback and therefore don’t provide it, even when it could improve another person’s performance on a task, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. “People often have opportunities to provide others with constructive feedback that could be immediately helpful, whether that’s letting someone know of a […]

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Scientists Rewind the Age of Skin Cells by 30 Years – And Others Nearby Become More Youthful Too

Research from the Babraham Institute has developed a method to ‘time jump’ human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the aging clock for cells without losing their specialized function. Work by researchers in the Institute’s Epigenetics research programme has been able to partly restore the function of older cells, as well as rejuvenating the […]

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What Brittney Griner's detention in Russia tells us about basketball's gender pay gap

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

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Good News in History, April 14

122 years ago Today, Exposition Universelle opened in Paris, the World’s Fair to end all World’s Fairs. 40 nations and dozens of then-colonial territories exhibited their cultures, technological and scientific advancements, and architecture, and the Paris architects build the Grand and Petit Palais, Alexander the III Bridge, the Gare d’Orsay railroad station, and a very large, four-legged […]

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Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field in MLB history

Alyssa Nakken of the San Francisco Giants became the first woman to coach on the field in major league baseball history after regular first-base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected from the game.

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Ed Sheeran Leads Singalong at English Pub, Pouring Pints for Delighted Locals (WATCH)

Ed Sheeran stunned pub-goers when he turned up at an inner-city Birmingham pub and started pulling pints and having a sing-a-long with customers. The 31-year-old singer left revelers gobsmacked when he appeared without any security at The Roost in Small Heath, Birmingham on Sunday. Punters said Ed happily joined in a game of pool as […]

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Preserved by Students for Years, WWII Internment Camp Becomes National Park

A Japanese-American interment camp from the Second World War in Colorado, preserved for years by local students, has been folded into the care of the National Park Service. As a new National Historic Site, the Amache Internment Camp is now part of the Service’s commitment to tell the entire story of American history, good and […]

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Research Suggests Mushrooms Talk to Each Other With a Vocabulary of 50 ‘Words’

For people wanting their minds blown, the kingdom of fungi is a never-ending box of tricks. Mycologists studying the underground filaments of fungi are observing electrical signals similar to a nervous system: a normal phenomenon, except that they found the signals were remarkably similar to human language. When filaments called ‘hyphae’ of a wood-digesting fungal […]

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New Treatment Helps Alopecia Patients Regrow Their Hair

A new Yale study shows that one in three patients with a severe skin disease were able to regrow hair after being treated with a common arthritis drug. The study is based on Phase 3 clinical trials using baricitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, to treat alopecia areata, an often disfiguring skin disease characterized by […]

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Decorated sprinter Usain Bolt shares his secret to success: video games

Bolt tells the BBC that he loved games so much as a kid that he'd sometimes skip training to head to a store to play video games. Bolt says gaming helped develop his competitive spirit.

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The Atlanta Braves are celebrating their World Series win with a pricey burger

The Atlanta Braves are selling a new burger at Truist Park this season that costs $151. It comes with a replica World Series Championship Ring.

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Good News in History, April 13

410 years ago today, on a small islet called Ganryū, master swordfighter Miyamoto Musashi defeated Sasaki Kojiro in a duel in what was the equivalent of the heavyweight title match of the age. The event is recognized as the epitome of achievement in a unique blend of warrior skill and cunning strategy. Decades after the […]

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Set of golf clubs once used by Tiger Woods sells for record amount

A set of golf clubs allegedly used by Tiger Woods to win four of his 15 major championships sold for over $5 million.

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Leaving No Molecule Behind: ‘Landfill of the Future’ Turns Farming Waste Into Soaps, Compost, and Candles

Among sparsely populated communities in Newfoundland, a landfill for the future—where every molecule is accounted for and reused—is steadily growing its portfolio of circularly produced goods that utilize waste from the island’s forests, farms, and fisheries. For clients, it’s just like any other landfill. They can go and dump whatever amount of biological waste that […]

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U.S. House Passes Bill to Cap Insulin Cost at $35 Per Month

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes the most sweeping nationwide measure to date to limit out-of-pocket co-pays for insulin. The national co-pay cap, which ADA has aggressively promoted, would apply to Medicare beneficiaries, individuals on commercial insurance, and those covered by other group health plans. The House-passed […]

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Stolen 22 Years Ago, Two Priceless Charles Darwin Notebooks Mysteriously Returned in Pink Gift Bag

On two leather and copper-bound field notebooks, Charles Darwin jotted down a variety of musings that formed his theory of evolution. Held at Cambridge University Library for decades, in the year 2000 they were stolen. 22 years later, as mysteriously as they disappeared, they were returned—bound in saran wrap in exactly the same condition as […]

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How to Reduce Loneliness: Meaningful Activities Can Improve Health, Well-being

Free time is sometimes idealized, but research shows free time can sometimes be unhealthy by increasing loneliness. A new Penn State study demonstrated that engaging in meaningful, challenging activities during free time can reduce people’s loneliness and increase their positive feelings. An international team of researchers including John Dattilo—professor of recreation, park, and tourism management […]

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Livin’ Good Currency – Ep 6: Martin Samuelson’s Star Power—Funneling Hollywood Money into Children’s Hospitals

The Lesson: The stereotype of the Hollywood producer is one of self-involvement, packed schedules, and rudeness. By definition however, producers know how to make things happen, and in the case of Martin Samuelson, that’s involved 25 films, but also 5 separate charities that work in children’s hospitals and foster care organizations providing psycho-neuro-immunology, dream-making, and improving […]

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Good News in History, April 12

Happy 75th birthday to David Letterman, who on February 1st, 1982, took the reins of NBC’s Late Night and kept them for 33 years before stepping down in 2015. In total he went on the air for 6,080 episodes, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. […]

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Opium Production Ceases as Communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle Turn to Forestry to Solve Poverty

An area famous for cropping narcotics and cannabis has changed its moniker from the Golden Triangle of Opium to the Golden Triangle of Sustainable Forestry. It’s a shift four decades in the making, as the residents of four communities in the hilly, forested northern part of the state of Durango decided they wanted to secure […]

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Man Wins €200 Million on the European Lottery and Donates Almost All of It to Save the Earth

€200,000,000: That’s how much an anonymous Frenchman won in the Euromillions jackpot lottery last week, and almost the sum total of how much he gave towards the preservation of tropical rainforest in West Africa, and forests in his native country. The lucky winner established the Anyama Endowment Fund, named after a town in Côte d’Ivoire […]

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Dengue Detection Smartphone Tech Offers Hope For Low-cost Testing on Par With Lab

Accurate home testing could be used for a wider range of illnesses, as new research shows the capability of smartphone-powered tests for Dengue Fever. Biomedical technology researchers from the University of Reading used a new diagnostic kit called Cygnus to detect Dengue Fever with significantly improved rates over lateral flow testing kits. Working with academics […]

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Scottie Scheffler gets Masters' green jacket while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

Scottie Scheffler continued his dominating year on the golf course with his first major championship at the Masters. His victory came as Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf.

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Runners from Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is a week away. Dozens of runners who live in Russia or Belarus may no longer compete because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and its use of Belarus as a staging ground.

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Good News in History, April 11

10 years ago today, Marvel’s The Avengers was released in American theaters. Unique in cinema history, The Avengers was not only one of the best examples of a sequel better than the original, but the only example of a 6th film that was better than the original. Based on a fictional team of comic book superheroes who save […]

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Homeless Dog That Comforted Troops Overseas is Being Transported to America to Live With One of the Soldiers

A homeless dog that brought comfort to U.S. soldiers overseas will now get a chance to live the cozy life in America with one of those soldiers. The three-year-old mixed breed became like family to Sergeant K. and his Army unit in Kosovo last year, after they found him looking for food around their base. […]

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Humans Can Fight Viruses By Breathing Deeply –Harvard Study Shows How it Works

The average person will take more than 600 million breaths over the course of their life. Every breath stretches the lungs’ tissues with each inhale and relaxes them with each exhale. The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including the maintenance of healthy tissue. Now, new research from […]

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Hubble Telescope Spots Most Distant Star Ever Seen on Record, From Light Traveling 12 Billion Miles

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe’s birth in the big bang – the farthest individual star ever seen to date. The find is a huge leap further back in time from the previous single-star record […]

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Vast Majority of Dog Owners Believe They Can Read Their Pooch’s Mind: Tomorrow is National Pet Day

Celebrated on April 11th, National Pet Day celebrates the joy that pets bring to our lives—and, for many, it’s a psychic connection. In fact, nearly three-quarters of pup parents claim they can read their furry companions’ minds. The new poll results coincide with the annual calendar day founded in 2006 by animal welfare advocate Colleen […]

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Tiger Woods will look to rebound at the Masters after a career-worst day

Woods is set to tee off Sunday morning after recording a career-worst day in the third round.

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Tiger Woods tees off in the 3rd round of the Masters

After 17 months without participating in high-stakes golf, Woods says he's thankful to be competing at all.

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Researchers Find New Strategy for Preventing Clogged Arteries

Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. Scientists have successfully minimized artery-narrowing plaque in mice, and published their findings this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine did so by boosting […]

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Young Artist Draws ‘Picture Perfect’ Pencil Portraits, Says Anyone Can Do it With Practice –And Shows You How

Her stunning hyper-realistic pencil drawings can take up to 100 hours to complete—but the artist insists anyone can master the skill if they put in the practice. Emma Towers-Evans first picked up a pencil when she was just two years old and said her love for drawing began after watching the film ‘Free Willy’ which […]

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Rachel Balkovec, the 1st woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team, debuts with a win

Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

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Aggressive Breast Cancer Could Be Tamed By Ingredient Found in Cardamom Spice, Say Scientists

The spice cardamon could hold the key to tackling aggressive types of breast cancer, according to new research. A natural compound called cardamonin found in the spice kills cancer cells and prevents them from flying under the immune system’s radar, say scientists at the Florida A&M University. Around 10 to 15 percent of breast cancers are […]

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Tiger Woods tees off in the 3rd round of the Masters

After 17 months without participating in high-stakes golf, Woods says he's thankful to be competing at all.

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NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies after reportedly being struck by a car

Dwayne Haskins, a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died, according to the team. The 24-year-old reportedly died after being hit by a car.

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