10 Positive COVID Updates From Around the World - 2021 is Looking Brighter
These are just a few of the heartening headlines on the world's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from the Alaska to the UK to New Zealand.
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Engineers Design New Face Masks With Test Strip to Detect COVID - Much Like a Pregnancy Test
Like a cross between a smoke detector and pregnancy test, these face masks have a test strip on the front to help control COVIID spread.
Instead of Staying Home, American Youth Are Answering the Call to Serve With AmeriCorps
230 energetic young adults from across the nation have piled into vans to begin a new adventure serving others through the AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). Two weeks ago, they deployed in 24 teams across the country, assisting community groups that are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic or implementing wildfire management in the West. […]
NFL Giving Away Free Super Bowl Tickets to 7,500 Health Care Workers
NFL is giving away 7,500 tickets to Sunday's Super Bowl to health care workers as a thank you for their service in the pandemic.
Healthcare Workers Stuck in Snowy Traffic With Expiring COVID Vaccines Go Car to Car Offering Them to Drivers
These Oregon healthcare workers were stuck in a snowstorm with expiring COVID-19 vaccines. So they doled them out to people in the jam.
She was Demoted, Doubted and Rejected But Now Her Work is the Basis of the Covid-19 Vaccine
The Hungarian chemist Katalin Karikó is being talked about for the Nobel Prize through her work on the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine.
Photographer Uses Lockdown to Snap Photos of Amazing Wild Birds in Garden -All From the Kitchen Window
Cancer survivor Andrew Fusek Peters used lockdown to photograph the amazing wild birds in his garden-by snapping through the kitchen window.
Miami Team Able to Bring Basketball Fans Back to Arena With the Help of COVID-Sniffing Dogs
The Miami Heat will be opening their doors to fans again with the help of COVID-19 sniffing dogs, trained to detect the virus in body odor.
Same Technology Behind Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine is Leading Researchers to Possible MS Breakthrough
German pharma company BioNTech which helped produce the COVID-19 vaccine says they have just cured multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice.
How Phoenix Feeds The Hungry With Fresh Food While Saving Local Businesses and Farms
Phoenix, Arizona has managed to save dozens of farms and restaurants, while also giving free meals to hungry folks citywide.
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Tracker Lets You See Where U.S. Doses Are Going
If you're waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine in the US, you can look at the CDC's database to see how well your state is progressing.
'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' has Raised Over $1 Million for Struggling Actors
'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' has raised over $1 million for struggling actors through the Actors Fund.
Unsold Beer From Australia's Lockdown Is Making Renewable Energy - And in Record Amounts
Outside Adelaide, nearly 40,000 gallons of stale beer has been donated weekly to Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant to make renewable energy.
In The Wake Of Lockdowns Coal and Natural Gas May Look Like the Biggest Covid-19 Casualties
Coal and gas demand falls as supply increases, creating unsustainable markets at the same time as renewable energy demand increase while their prices fall.
The Unique Ways in Which Small Business Owners Are Adapting to the Pandemic
Technology has been a saving grace for small business owners who've had to adjust to working from home and a lack of customers during COVID.
Family Farm in Maine Couldn't Make it After Restaurants Close - Until the Neighbors Showed Up
In 1996, organic farmers Ralph and Lisa Turner launched Laughing Stock Farm on one-fifth of an acre in Freeport, Maine. With trial and error eventually came success, a steady customer base, and 12-and-a-half more acres. "Our quality produce coupled with your commitment to purchasing fresh local vegetables has built our business into a sustainable family-owned […]
Small Business Offering a Million Donations of Hand Sanitizer to Essential Groups Who Can't Keep Up
In the face of COVID-19, Kira Labs in Florida is sending out a million donations of hand sanitizer to hospitals, schools, and non-profits.
A Pandemic of Good News: The Top 50 Positive Stories of 2020
Good News Network's top stories from around the world in 2020—a round-up of resilience and kindness in a difficult year.
Preschool Director With Big Heart Drives For Uber to Ensure Kids Get Holiday Gifts - So Community Rallies to Buy Her a Car
Renee Dixon is an Indianapolis preschool director who took on extra jobs to buy gifts for her students, then she received a new car in thanks.
Indian Man Opens 'Rice ATM' For People in Need-Using $75k Life Savings to Help Others
Ramu Dosapati in Hyaderabad, India has taken his life savings and opened a 'rice ATM' for people in need to get food.
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