United States Highlights
Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System
A California relief organization is sending more than a quarter million N95 respirators to help protect health workers on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Responding to widespread PPE shortages, the aid package, which also includes eye protection and protective coveralls—all donated by 3M—is the largest announced shipment […] The post Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System appeared first on Good News Network...
Thousands Donate to Help Nebraska Ranchers Who Couldn’t Feed Their Herds After Wildfires Burn Every Acre
A few months ago the largest wildfire in Nebraska history burned a thousand square-miles of ranch land. It burned every foot of grass on Mike and Kayla Wintz’s 11,000-acre ranch. But when they and their neighbors faced the threat of losing their livelihoods, something remarkable happened. Thousands of anonymous donors stepped up from across the […] The post Thousands Donate to Help Nebraska Ranchers Who Couldn’t Feed Their Herds After Wildfires Burn Every Acre appeared first on Good News Network...
France Salutes America, Flying Over Statue of Liberty–Launching Month of Celebrations for 250 Years of Friendship
The skies over New York City turned red, white, and blue on Tuesday as France launched Mission #Liberté250 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary—and to honor the enduring alliance between sister nations. The flyover by the French Air Force’s precision aerobatics team—the Patrouille de France—kicks off a historic month-long tour along the East Coast in a […] The post France Salutes America, Flying Over Statue of Liberty–Launching Month of Celebrations for 250 Years of Friendship appeared first on Good News Network...
Win a Free Wedding at Historic Hudson Valley Estate For Couple With the Best Story
A historic Hudson Valley estate built in 1895 is reopening as a wedding venue and retreat—and the owners, a husband-and-wife team, are inaugurating the restored property by giving away a free wedding to the couple who tells the best story. Pine Brook Manor, about 90 minutes from New York City, includes 110 acres of pine […] The post Win a Free Wedding at Historic Hudson Valley Estate For Couple With the Best Story appeared first on Good News Network .
Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs
A new law passed in Tennessee will protect residents from incurring rising electricity costs from nearby data centers’ demands on the grid. Republican-led bill HB 1847 prohibits utilities companies and municipalities from paying for a data center’s electrical needs, or any of the infrastructure costs involved in expansion. Sponsored by Republicans Senator Brent Taylor from […] The post Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs appeared first on Good News Network .
3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge
A California wildlife overpass is already proving popular with the local deer—and it’s not even finished yet. In what is certainly a ringing endorsement of the $20 million bridge, 3 mule deer were caught on camera traps using the bridge to safely cross I-97 in Siskiyou County. This wildlife overpass was designed to provide animals […] The post 3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge appeared first on Good News Network .
NASA Reveals Details of its ‘Moon Base’ Program to Prepare Humanity for Next Chapter of Exploration
NASA recently announced details of its first three missions of the Moon Base program, a series of landings on the Lunar south pole. Moon Base is the first stage of establishing a semi-permanent human presence on our satellite, and the data gathered during missions I, II, and III will inform the first visit of humans […] The post NASA Reveals Details of its ‘Moon Base’ Program to Prepare Humanity for Next Chapter of Exploration appeared first on Good News Network...
Grieving Mother Finds 3-Carat Gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park After Son and Father Die
A grieving mother discovered a 3.09-carat white gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park, catching a wave of emotional release and hope following a year of personal loss. Keshia Smith planned the trip to Arkansas a year ago, joining her boyfriend and brother on the journey from Pennsylvania. Little did she know she’d be healing […] The post Grieving Mother Finds 3-Carat Gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park After Son and Father Die appeared first on Good News Network...
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Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
A sophisticated AI-powered examination of coral reef resistance extrapolated into the future found that there’re about 64,000 square miles of coral reefs on Earth that could still be resisting climate change by 2050. The common theory states that CO2 emissions create a greenhouse effect which warms the seas which causes coral reefs to bleach or […] The post Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin appeared first on Good News Network .
From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story
It was 7 years ago that the heavy wooden doors of transport crates slid open, and 12 European bison who had grown up in zoos suddenly were looking around, blinking at an unfamiliar wild landscape. They were standing on the slopes of Shahdagh, or the King’s Mountain, northern Azerbaijan—their new home. Together with the UN […] The post From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story appeared first on Good News Network...
New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees
In Michigan, a prospective law would eliminate virtually all regulations on that ole’ chestnut: the childhood lemonade stand. If it can be believed, state house Representative Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan), had the issue brought to his attention after the local health department in his district demanded that some children pay repeated fees to run their lemonade […] The post New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees appeared first on Good News Network .
Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds
It took a new and special space telescope to parse out each one of these individual stars gleaming in a dizzying mass at the center of our own dear Milky Way galaxy. The European Space Agency’s Euclid Telescope, orbiting 1 million miles from Earth at the 2nd Lagrange Point—an orbit it shares with NASA’s James […] The post Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds appeared first on Good News...
Good News in History, July 1
123 years ago today, the starting pistol rang out for the first Tour de France, the most prestigious cycling competition today. Set up and sponsored by the newspaper L’Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L’Équipe, it ran from the 1st to 19th of July in six stages over 2,428 km (1,509 miles) and was won […] The post Good News in History, July 1 appeared first on Good News Network .
Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There
9 female white rhino have been reintroduced to one of Mozambique’s southern national parks as part of a mammoth undertaking to bring back species the country has lost. Mozambique was the victim of one of Africa’s worst post-colonial power struggles, during which time they lost virtually all of several large animals during a civil war […] The post Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There appeared first on Good News Network .
Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back
It was a 1969 Mustang Mach 1, Daniel Allen would tell his boys; the best car he’d ever owned. And he traded it away to make room for his growing family. Every time Mr. Allen told the story, one of his six sons was listening intently. Shane Allen recently traded his own restored Mustang for […] The post Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back appeared first on Good News...
Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase
The Great Smokey Mountains is set to get just a little bit greater thanks to a 600-acre donation from a south-focused nature nonprofit. Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The purchase permanently protects “one of the most significant remaining privately held properties” […] The post Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase appeared first on Good News Network .
3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country
A week after two magnitude 7 earthquakes struck Venezuela’s capital of Caracas, search and rescue teams from around the world are still rescuing people from the jaws of death. This includes Aaron Levi Cantillo, who was trapped under rubble for more than 4 days, and a 3 year old named Klieber Moran, who was rescued […] The post 3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country appeared first on Good...
July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month
With plenty to see across the firmament this month, one event surely stands out for stargazers: when 2 meteor showers bombard the sky over the last nights of July. The first is the Southern Delta Aquariids, and though they can be seen as early as July 12th, their peak display will come on July 30th/31st. […] The post July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month appeared first on Good News...
Good News in History, July 2
On this day, 250 years ago, a dying patriot rode all night through a storm so America could be born. Caesar Rodney, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware, was tending to protests by British loyalists on the night of July 1st when a storm brewed to the north. Suffering from asthma and a […] The post Good News in History, July 2 appeared first on Good News Network .