Good News Headlines 8/13/19
Dog With 6 Legs Adopted By Bullied Teen: ‘Now He’s Got A Best Friend’
by Gregory Kirby, Liam McInerney, SWNS, Fox News
When Luke and his mom went to pick up Roo, she came “bounding out” of her puppy pen and jumped up at the pair on her hind legs… Read More
Elizabeth Warren’s New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80%
by Asma Khalid, WBUR
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday with the goal of reducing gun deaths by 80% through executive action and legislation… Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Speaks Directly To White Supremacists In Surprise Appeal
by Ed Mazza, Huffpost
Freshman lawmaker has a message — and a promise — for anyone involved in hate groups… Read More
Delaware Is Being Recognized As The First No-kill State For Animal Shelters
by Amanda Jackson, CNN
For a state to be deemed “no-kill,” it must achieve at least a 90% save rate for all cats and dogs entering its shelters… Read More
US Military Veterans Given 3,000 Free Floats To Help With PTSD
by Shirley Amy, eCounseling.com
True REST Float Spa has been playing its role in helping current and past military personnel with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) issues… Read More
Hawaii Dems Team With Florida Republicans To Save Coral Reefs
by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beats
Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono hope that Marco Rubio and Rick Scott can help push legislation to bolster coral restoration and conservation… Read More
Oil And Gas Rigs Could Soon Be Reassigned To Fight Climate Crisis By Storing CO2 Emissions
from Good News Network
Rather than spending millions of dollars to decommission oceanic oil and gas rigs, new research suggests that they could be used to combat the climate crisis… Read More
Wood Turtles Clawing Back (With A Little Help From Their Friends)
by Lexi Peery, WBUR
Conservationists from Zoo New England and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife have begun a three-year program to monitor and protect these turtles, and also identify areas to possibly restore them… Read More
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