Good News Headlines 9/3/19
For These Palestinian Kids, A First-ever Day At The Beach Means The Whole World
by Patty Nieberg and Shachar Peled, Haaretz
Sometimes it involves defying the Israeli authorities, but taking children from the West Bank village of Beit Ummar for a day of fun in the waves of the Mediterranean has its own rewards… Read More
More Than 40% Of Millennials Have Changed Their Diets Because It’s Better For The Environment
from Good News Network
Millennials reported making 17 tweaks or changes to their diet per year, with the top changes found to be eating healthier foods (46%), avoiding sugar/carbs (41%) and focusing more on plant-based foods (36%)… Read More
Incarcerated Women Help Recover Rare Northwest Butterfly Species
by Jenn Chavez, OPB
Women incarcerated there make up the team of butterfly technicians and lab assistants powering the conservation work… Read More
‘We All Have Baggage’: Teacher’s Viral Class Activity Inspires Kindness
by Genevieve Shaw Brown, GMA
When Karen Loewe posted a photo to her Facebook page with an account of what took place in her classroom on “one of the most impactful days she ever had” in her 22 years of teaching, she never expected it to reach so many people… Read More
Seoul’s Over-65s Disco ‘Like Medicine’ For Seniors
by Olivia Lang and Julie Yoonnyung Lee, BBC
A daytime disco for over-65s in the Korean capital Seoul is giving seniors a new lease of life… Read More
Wildlife Committee Votes To Protect Giraffes As Endangered Species For The First Time
by Bradford Betz, Fox News
National representatives at an international wildlife conference in Geneva voted Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and protests from some sub-Saharan African countries… Read More
How A Hospice In Wales Is Memorializing Children With Birdsong
by Mary Jo DiLonardo, Mother Nature Network
Tŷ Hafan is a pediatric palliative care facility in Wales that helps child patients and their families make the most of the time they have left together… Read More
Group Known As ‘The Black String Triage Ensemble’ Performs Music At Crime Scenes Around Milwaukee
from ABC7
It's not a symphony playing in a big hall but the sounds are just sweet. Their purpose is to help comfort those devastated by tragedy… Read More
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