Uplifting / Positive News Stories

[Blythe]

Just wanted to post something upbeat here in the PROC. I like to try to find positive stories to read about; I often get very emotionally worn out by sad things or things that make me angry. While I don't turn a blind eye to those things, I also would like to read more positive things in the news.

So here's a thread specifically about uplifting things in the news. Please share uplifting or positive stories you might have happened to stumble upon when perusing the news. They don't have to be big news--even something small is fine. :)

For me, some things I've read today:

• I read about an anonymous $8,000 donation to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA.
• I read about a lady making a smart use of couponing to feed the hungry.
• I read about this cafe which welcomed hiring on autistic employees (which cheered me up because it can be very hard for someone on the autism spectrum to find employment)!

[Anteros]

It's nice to get reminders that not everything is bleak and horrible.  :-)

I found this reather uplifting:
Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian NMAAHC http://www.craveonline.com/art/1122319-peoples-journey-across-america-finally-arrives-washington-mall

[Beguile's Mistress]

Police stopped a young man walking through a neighborhood an this is what happened.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/hot-topics/teen-who-walked-2-hours-to-work-given-bike-by-police-officers/449805907

[Blythe]

Thank you both for sharing things!  :-)



Things I read today:
One of the homeless men who found NJ bombs to be given money & job prospects.

A five year old boy offers free hugs (& a donut) to police officers in Charlotte, NC.

[Blythe]

Not as current as it could be, but still, this is pretty awesome:

Sri-Lanka has been declared malaria-free!

[Mintprincess]

Police stopped a young man walking through a neighborhood an this is what happened.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/hot-topics/teen-who-walked-2-hours-to-work-given-bike-by-police-officers/449805907

Ok this just bought tears to my eyes.   More positive in the world!  We need it now :) <3

[Blythe]

Nifty device helpin' babies with cerebral palsy to learn to crawl

I like stories where improved technology will result in improving lives. <3

[Ryven]

A small gesture, but a good one.

[Blythe]

A small gesture, but a good one.

Liked this a lot! :-)




Read this today:
*coughs* Okay, this also made me laugh & is a bit of older news, but oh man, this tortoise. He certainly had a way with the lady tortoises. >_>

So uh, Diego, a 100 year old tortoise, saves his species from extinction. By having 800 offspring. Yes, 800.

[Oniya]

Read this today:
*coughs* Okay, this also made me laugh & is a bit of older news, but oh man, this tortoise. He certainly had a way with the lady tortoises. >_>

So uh, Diego, a 100 year old tortoise, saves his species from extinction. By having 800 offspring. Yes, 800.

Turtles.  Gettin' down to biznass.

[Mithlomwen]

I love this thread so much. 

Thank you for starting it Blythe. 

[Blythe]

Yoshinori Ohsumi won Nobel medicine prize

Pioneered great work about autophagy, which'll hopefully unlock more information about a lot of serious diseases and therefore help people. So definitely something positive to read today.  :-)

[HannibalBarca]

Science is amazing:  https://stemcell.usc.edu/2016/09/07/paralyzed-man-regains-use-of-arms-and-hands-after-experimental-stem-cell-therapy-at-keck-hospital-of-usc/

[Anteros]

Obama Just Signed a Bill of Rights for Survivors of Sexual Assault: http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/obama-signed-a-bill-of-rights-for-sexual-assault-survivors.html?mid=twitter_dailyintelligencer

[Anteros]

Nigeria confirms release of 21 girls kidnapped in Chibok by Boko Haram: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-girls-idUSKCN12D102

[Blythe]

Barbershop cuts prices for kids willing to read out loud to their barbers

Really liked this story a lot. <3

[Blythe]

The Hilton offers paid parental leave for housekeepers & cooks, not just for moms, but for fathers and for adoptive parents! :-)

[HannibalBarca]

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels recapture town of Dabiq from Isis

Dabiq is the city where ISIS believes the apocalyptic battle between them and unbelievers will occur, where they will win and take over the world.  They even named their national magazine after the city.

[Sara Nilsson]

https://www.thelocal.se/20161015/swedish-school-builds-gender-neutral-changing-room

Yay! Wonderful to see that at least in some places progress is made. And as a post op transwoman i think this is a good solution. And it was nice to see that she got alot of support.

[Mithlomwen]

http://shenandoahcountryq102.iheart.com/onair/Lori-31478/student-rescues-cheerleader-in-tears-because-15206587/#ixzz4NHzpNJBx

High school student carries young cheerleader off of the field when her father couldn't do it due to being stationed elsewhere. 

What an amazing young man. 

[gaggedLouise]

This should have haoppened long ago, but it's a useful act anyway:

The house where Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria is set to be demolished - to avoid the occasional pilgrimages and cult activities of neo-Nazis on the spot.

I wonder if there was a "blue plaque" on that house during WW2.

[Anteros]

Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman Dropped in Vindication for Press Freedom: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/vindication_for_press_freedom_as_charges_dropped_against_20161018?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Anteros]

One's Jewish And One's Muslim. Together They Created The Best Halloween Costume
http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/1883/One-s-Jewish-And-One-s-Muslim-Together-They-Created-The-Best-Halloween-Costume#ff4Y1Uc97hGek26h.99

[Anteros]

These Cops Left Standing Rock and Refuse to Return: http://theantimedia.org/cops-leave-standing-rock/

[Valerian]

One little girl gets to give her hero a birthday cupcake.