Good News Headlines 5/10/16
100-Year-Old Runner Breaks World Record In Style
by Eric Pfeiffer, Good Magazine
Ida Keeling is 100-years-old and set a world record after winning a 100m race at Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field… Read More
Harvard Moves Against Single-Gender Final Clubs, Sororities And Fraternities
by Fred Thys
Harvard is banning members of unrecognized single-sex final clubs, as well as fraternities and sororities, from leadership positions in student organizations or athletic teams… Read More
Koch Brothers Struggle To Block Climate Action In State Legislatures
by Aliya Haq, Natural Resources Defense Council/EcoWatch
Of the 50 state bills introduced this year to obstruct the CPP, 56 percent already have died… Read More
Co-op Hostel In Greece To Help Integrate Hundreds Of Refugees
by Cat Johnson, Shareable
A proposed cooperative hostel in Greece aims to help Syrian refugees successfully integrate into Greek society… Read More
Transcending Ugly Campaign, London Elects First-Ever Muslim Mayor
by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams
Labour candidate Sadiq Khan resoundingly won London's mayoral race on Friday, overcoming an "appalling dog whistle campaign" to become the city's first Muslim mayor… Read More
Strangers Open Arms – And Doors – To Alberta’s Wildfire Evacuees
from Good News Network
The evacuees of Fort McMurray were relieved to receive help from strangers nearby. Ed Saunderson and his wife Sara have hosted close to 40 people, many of them unkown to them, at their home on the shores of Willow Lake since yesterday… Read More
Royally Awesome School Elects Muslim Prom Queen In San Bernardino County
by Elyse Wanshel, The Huffington Post
Inclusivity reigns supreme in one school in San Bernardino County. Zarifeh Shalabi, a devout Muslim, was crowned Summit High School’s prom queen on April 9 in Fontana, California… Read More
Virginia First-grader With No Hands Wins National Handwriting Contest
by Doug Criss, CNN
People may look at Anaya Ellick and see a child who'll have a lifetime of challenges. But a second look at her reveals a girl who's providing a lifetime of inspiration… Read More
Teen Birthrate Hits All-time Low, Led By 50 percent Decline Among Hispanics And Blacks
by Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post
The birthrate among American teenagers, at crisis levels in the 1990s, has fallen to an all-time low, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
Quiet Hour Instituted At Grocery Store Is Gift For Autistic Shoppers
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
Imagine a superstore so quiet you could “hear a pin drop.” It’ll be a reality when an Asda store in Manchester, England starts a weekly “quiet hour” for customers with autism and other sensitivities… Read More
These Activists Are Building A Sanctuary For SeaWorld’s Remaining Orcas
by Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Think Progress
SeaWorld has said it plans to keep the 29 orcas it has until they die, but a new nonprofit says it’s creating an alternative seaside sanctuary where rescued or retired cetaceans can live while enjoying an environment as close to their natural habitat as possible… Read More
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