USA Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/usa/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:34:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png USA Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/usa/ 32 32 120051390 Woman Brings Joy to Wyoming Town by Creating Hundreds of Personalized Snowmen (Video) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-brings-joy-to-wyoming-town-by-creating-hundreds-of-personalized-snowmen-video/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-brings-joy-to-wyoming-town-by-creating-hundreds-of-personalized-snowmen-video/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200708 There’s a small town in Wyoming where the people are outnumbered; by animals, by trees, and even by snowmen. It was back in July when snow was equal distance a hope and a memory that Pauline Parker of Burlington, Wyoming began making personalized snowmen for everyone in her town. Painted onto wood to ensure they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-brings-joy-to-wyoming-town-by-creating-hundreds-of-personalized-snowmen-video/feed/ 0 200708 Woman Who Threw Bowl of Food at Chipotle Worker Sentenced to Work 2 Months in Fast Food Job https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-threw-bowl-of-food-at-chipotle-worker-sentenced-to-work-2-months-in-fast-food-job/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-threw-bowl-of-food-at-chipotle-worker-sentenced-to-work-2-months-in-fast-food-job/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:54 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200647 In a creative use of the justice system of English Common Law, a woman in Ohio was sentenced to two months’ work at a fast food restaurant after she was recorded throwing hot food in the face of a Chipotle worker. Reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George come up with the pilot for a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-threw-bowl-of-food-at-chipotle-worker-sentenced-to-work-2-months-in-fast-food-job/feed/ 0 200647 California Teen Passes the Bar Exam at 17– Now He’s a Practicing Attorney https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-sweeps-aside-nations-hardest-bar-exam-becoming-california-lawyer-at-17/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-sweeps-aside-nations-hardest-bar-exam-becoming-california-lawyer-at-17/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200624 Glasses on, Peter Park has a superpower, but it isn’t spinning webs and catching thieves just like flies, it’s a brilliant brain that has seen him become the youngest attorney in California’s history. In a legal history-making moment, the Korean American currently working at the Tulare County District Attorney’s office as a law clerk passed […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-sweeps-aside-nations-hardest-bar-exam-becoming-california-lawyer-at-17/feed/ 0 200624 US Sets Policy to Seize Patents of Government-Funded Drugs if Price Deemed Too High https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-sets-policy-to-seize-patents-of-government-funded-drugs-if-price-deemed-too-high/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-sets-policy-to-seize-patents-of-government-funded-drugs-if-price-deemed-too-high/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200622 The Biden Administration last week announced it would be seizing patents for drugs and drug manufacturing procedures developed using government money. A draft of the new law, seen by Reuters, said that the government will consider various factors including whether a medical situation is leading to increased prices of the drug at any given time, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-sets-policy-to-seize-patents-of-government-funded-drugs-if-price-deemed-too-high/feed/ 1 200622 Detroit’s Newest Road Can Now Charge Electric Cars as They Drive on it https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/detroit-road-can-now-charge-electric-cars-as-they-drive-on-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/detroit-road-can-now-charge-electric-cars-as-they-drive-on-it/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200570 Detroit, Michigan celebrated a major milestone in the future of vehicle electrification, as crews finished installing the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway last month. Using technology from Electreon, 14th Street is now equipped with inductive-charging coils that will charge electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with receivers as they drive on the road. The road will be […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/detroit-road-can-now-charge-electric-cars-as-they-drive-on-it/feed/ 0 200570 These 385 Million-year-old Tree Roots Look Just Like Ours, and Tell a Tale Just Like Ours https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:19:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200506 Trees were one of the oldest dominant life forms on Earth, but the most important component of a tree, the roots, are currently shrouded in evolutionary mystery: when they first evolved, how they evolved; these are unanswered questions. In New York’s Catskill mountain range, a fossilized forest is clueing in paleobotanists as to the origins […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/feed/ 0 200506 Violent Crime and Homicide Falling Across Major US Cities, with Detroit on Track for a 60-Year Low https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/violent-crime-and-homicide-falling-across-us-major-cities-with-detroit-on-track-for-a-60-year-low/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/violent-crime-and-homicide-falling-across-us-major-cities-with-detroit-on-track-for-a-60-year-low/#comments Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:00:34 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200488 After a special task force was created to address a criminal case backlog in Detroit, the city is on pace for the lowest homicide rate in 60 years, with violent crime in general falling at combined rates of 56%. By the end of the government-enforced lockdowns of the criminal justice system in Wayne County which […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/violent-crime-and-homicide-falling-across-us-major-cities-with-detroit-on-track-for-a-60-year-low/feed/ 1 200488 Man Visits Shelter Dog Every Day for 2 Months to Earn Her Trust Before Fostering Her https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-visits-shelter-dog-every-day-for-2-months-to-earn-her-trust-before-fostering-her/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-visits-shelter-dog-every-day-for-2-months-to-earn-her-trust-before-fostering-her/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200438 A man in Austin has fallen head over heels for a dog that’s heels over heads. Alva the dog has wobbler syndrome, but that didn’t stop Joe Rotunda from knowing they were meant to be together. Arriving at Austin Pets Alive! in November 2020 at just 5 months old, Alva was flea-ridden, malnourished, and in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-visits-shelter-dog-every-day-for-2-months-to-earn-her-trust-before-fostering-her/feed/ 2 200438 Dozens of ‘Flash Dads’ Cheer On Students Arriving at Schools in Kentucky–For 7 Years Giving High Fives and Support https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200407 If you’re a student at a Louisville elementary school, Wednesday might just be your favorite day of the week. Perhaps because of its reputation as the “hump day,” it’s also become the day of action for the “Flash Dads” a volunteer group of fathers from the school district of all different races, creeds, and professions […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/feed/ 1 200407 Ancient California Redwoods Defy Scientists’ Expectations and Sprout New Shoots From Blackened Trunks https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200404 A devastating fire sparked fears that California’s redwoods would never recover, but these old timers had a trick up their trunks, and utilized deep stores of energy in their roots to sprout new growth weeks after they were charred. The story begins after lightning sparked a fire in California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park during […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/feed/ 0 200404 California City Sees Explosion in Spawning Salmon Population in San Jose After 10 Years of Habitat Cleanup https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/city-creeks-see-explosion-in-spawning-salmon-population-in-san-jose-after-10-years-of-habitat-cleanup/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/city-creeks-see-explosion-in-spawning-salmon-population-in-san-jose-after-10-years-of-habitat-cleanup/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200378 In the Bay Area of California, home of San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara County, and Silicon Valley a famous Pacific resident is heading home for the holidays—up newly-cleaned creeks to spawn. Who could have thought that the cradle of 21st-century civilization, with its problems and advancements, would have space for wild river ecosystems capable […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/city-creeks-see-explosion-in-spawning-salmon-population-in-san-jose-after-10-years-of-habitat-cleanup/feed/ 0 200378 FedEx Delivers 300,000 Free Christmas Trees to Military Families With Annual Trees for Troops Program https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fedex-delivers-300000-free-christmas-tree-to-military-families/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fedex-delivers-300000-free-christmas-tree-to-military-families/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:26:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200340 FedEx is rolling down the highway to deliver Christmas joy to military families throughout America in the annual Trees for Troops program. The freight company is delivering nearly 16,000 Christmas trees this month to families at over 90 military bases across the U.S. Partnering with the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, FedEx has also reached a special […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fedex-delivers-300000-free-christmas-tree-to-military-families/feed/ 0 200340 Aurora Borealis May Be Visible in U.S. Northern Tier Tonight, NOAA Announces https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/aurora-borealis-may-be-visible-in-the-u-s-northern-tier-tonight/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/aurora-borealis-may-be-visible-in-the-u-s-northern-tier-tonight/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:02:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200245 The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center run by NOAA has just predicted a visible aurora borealis may appear in the northern US tonight, after observing several solar flares kicking up over the last few days. These flares, known as coronal mass ejections, are what cause the geomagnetic storms which we see as green lights in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/aurora-borealis-may-be-visible-in-the-u-s-northern-tier-tonight/feed/ 0 200245 Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:00:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200188 By the year 2000, Judge John Phillips had long since lost count of the number of minors he had sent through the California penitentiary system for crimes committed during a violent, unguided, and hopeless adolescence. “You send these young people to prison, and they learn to become harder criminals,” he said once. In 2003, he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/feed/ 0 200188 First Fully-Electric MLS Soccer Stadium Being Built in New York City Could Transform the Whole Neighborhood https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-fully-electric-mls-soccer-stadium-being-built-in-new-york-city-could-transform-the-whole-neighborhood/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-fully-electric-mls-soccer-stadium-being-built-in-new-york-city-could-transform-the-whole-neighborhood/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:00:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200184 New York City Football Club (NYCFC) recently revealed their proposal for a new soccer stadium in Willets Point, Queens, that would be totally electric, partly run on green energy, and built with recycled materials that conserve water and reduce waste. Sports stadiums are pretty unsustainable places, whether that’s the large amount of water needed for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-fully-electric-mls-soccer-stadium-being-built-in-new-york-city-could-transform-the-whole-neighborhood/feed/ 0 200184 Joy Returning to Maui: Walmart and Salvation Army Bring Holiday Cheer, Surprising Thousands of Kids with Toys https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/joy-returning-to-maui-thanks-to-walmart-and-salvation-army/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/joy-returning-to-maui-thanks-to-walmart-and-salvation-army/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:06:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200110 It’s been a difficult year for Hawaiians in Maui since wildfires destroyed the community in August, but with the holidays approaching so is the kindness, with Walmart and the Salvation Army stepping up with tens of thousands of free toys and gifts. The organizations wanted to give back to the children affected in the community […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/joy-returning-to-maui-thanks-to-walmart-and-salvation-army/feed/ 0 200110 Police Give Motorists a Thanksgiving Surprise–Handing Out Free Turkeys Instead of Tickets https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:20:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200061 Motorists in South Carolina who were pulled over for violations got a Thanksgiving surprise, as officers handed them a free turkey instead of tickets or fines. Every turkey day for the past five years the Summerville Police Department has spread seasonal cheer with the program. A video captures drivers being pulled over and bursting into […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/feed/ 0 200061 Pipe Dreams Comes True For Top Tradesmen at the First National Plumbing Championship https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pipe-dreams-comes-true-for-top-tradesmen-at-the-first-national-plumbing-championship/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pipe-dreams-comes-true-for-top-tradesmen-at-the-first-national-plumbing-championship/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:18:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200054 On a mission to elevate the profile of plumbers, the first-ever Plumbing National Championship attracted the crème de la crème of American tradespeople to compete for cash and prizes last month. One of the plumbers taking the plunge made a savvy move that would pay off big, when Craig Childress, a Boston tradesman, made the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pipe-dreams-comes-true-for-top-tradesmen-at-the-first-national-plumbing-championship/feed/ 0 200054 Wendy’s Worker Saves Customer’s Life: ‘I was like, ‘Girl, you know how to do CPR; get over there’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wendys-worker-saves-customers-life-i-was-like-girl-you-know-how-to-do-cpr-get-over-here/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wendys-worker-saves-customers-life-i-was-like-girl-you-know-how-to-do-cpr-get-over-here/#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200030 A Wendy’s worker was given the impromptu opportunity to have a break from work; normally a delightful surprise, but it wasn’t for R&R. At a franchise location on Richmond Road in Lexington, Kentucky, a man had collapsed in the parking lot. Alexandria Cowheard was on shift and alerted to the situation by her coworker. She […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wendys-worker-saves-customers-life-i-was-like-girl-you-know-how-to-do-cpr-get-over-here/feed/ 1 200030 Hero Truck Driver Saves Choking Woman Who Showed Up at a Construction Site https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-truck-driver-saves-choking-woman-who-stopped-her-car-on-a-construction-site/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-truck-driver-saves-choking-woman-who-stopped-her-car-on-a-construction-site/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:00:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199993 An Illinois woman has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving; a pair of healthy children, the keys to a German-made SUV, and the fact that when her life depended on it, she parked in front of a hero in waiting. Jeff Hanus was calmly sitting on the side of the road in his […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-truck-driver-saves-choking-woman-who-stopped-her-car-on-a-construction-site/feed/ 0 199993 New Hampshire Man Had No Car and No Furniture, But Died with a Big Secret, Leaving His Town Millions https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199985 In the small town of Hinsdale, Geoffery Holt lived a slightly eccentric, but mostly quiet life working contentedly as the groundskeeper of a mobile home park. Relying on either a bicycle or a lawnmower as his mode of transport, his friends remembered him as an articulate fellow, and his obituary page describes him as “fundamentally […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/feed/ 0 199985 Houston Good Samaritan Steps up to Drag Wounded Officer Away from Gunfight https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/houston-good-samaritan-helps-drag-wounded-cop-away-from-gunfight/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/houston-good-samaritan-helps-drag-wounded-cop-away-from-gunfight/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199903 If you thought you had a crumby Monday commute this morning, check out this video of a hero from Houston getting out of his car and dragging a wounded cop out of a gunfight. Resident John Lally was not planning on being a hero when he was driving to work up Highway 59, but he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/houston-good-samaritan-helps-drag-wounded-cop-away-from-gunfight/feed/ 0 199903 Flying Car You Can Park in Your Garage Lifts Off on Maiden Voyage: Meet the $200,000 Switchblade https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flying-car-you-can-park-in-your-garage-lifts-off-on-maiden-voyage-meet-the-200000-switchblade/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flying-car-you-can-park-in-your-garage-lifts-off-on-maiden-voyage-meet-the-200000-switchblade/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199744 Last year, GNN reported on the Samson Switchblade, a street-legal car that had received its airworthiness certificate from the FAA, and was ready to begin testing. Last week, a veteran pilot took the Switchblade up on its maiden flight; driving it to the airport, deploying its wings and tail, and taking off for a 6-minute […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flying-car-you-can-park-in-your-garage-lifts-off-on-maiden-voyage-meet-the-200000-switchblade/feed/ 0 199744 Watch Arizona Firefighters Rescue Entangled Hawk: ‘Humans, Pets, Animals–We Take Care of Them All’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rescue-entangled-coopers-hawk-in-arizona-park-we-take-care-of-them-all/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rescue-entangled-coopers-hawk-in-arizona-park-we-take-care-of-them-all/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:00:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199650 In Tuscon Arizona, fire and rescue were out proving that for them, saving someone’s hide is all the same whether it’s covered in clothes or feathers. An adult Cooper’s hawk was reportedly trapped in fishing line in Christopher Columbus Park. The Tuscon Fire Department unit called Ladder 4 was deployed to the scene and was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rescue-entangled-coopers-hawk-in-arizona-park-we-take-care-of-them-all/feed/ 0 199650 Bill Gates Backs Novel Merry-Go-Round Wind Turbine: Half the Cost and Better for Landscape Than Giant Towers https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bill-gates-backs-airloom-energy-carousel-style-wind-turbines/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bill-gates-backs-airloom-energy-carousel-style-wind-turbines/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:22:07 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199579 Bill Gates has backed a novel wind power system by investing in Airloom Energy, a company that has developed a carousel-style wind turbine. The Microsoft billionaire’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures led the round that provided $4 million in seed funding to scale up the innovation, touted to slash the cost of wind energy production in half. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bill-gates-backs-airloom-energy-carousel-style-wind-turbines/feed/ 0 199579 University Creates 2-Year Debt-Free College Degree to Help Underserved Students https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/butler-university-creates-2-year-debt-free-college-degree-to-help-underserved-students/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/butler-university-creates-2-year-debt-free-college-degree-to-help-underserved-students/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:30:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199481 Butler University of Indianapolis has created a 2-year debt-free college to offer an associate’s degree aimed at helping prospective first-generation laureates get access to higher education. Graduates of the facility can then continue their path to a bachelor’s degree for a flat rate of $10,000, a quarter of the current normal tuition of $45,000. “We […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/butler-university-creates-2-year-debt-free-college-degree-to-help-underserved-students/feed/ 0 199481 St. Louis Looks to Resettle Chicago Migrants From Venezuela to Reverse Declining Population, Boost Workforce https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:30:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199390 Last Wednesday, WBEZ (91.5 FM) reported that a civic leader of St. Louis visited the Chicago Mayor’s Office to discuss a program whereby migrants from Venezuela could be brought to the Gateway to the West in order to ease the migrant crisis gripping the Windy City just as winter temperatures arrive. It’s estimated that 20,000 […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/feed/ 0 199390 Texas Mother–Daughter Duo Given Prestigious Award from 3 Past Presidents for Easing Others’ Pain From Rare Disease https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-mother-daughter-duo-receive-award-for-easing-pain-from-rare-disease/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-mother-daughter-duo-receive-award-for-easing-pain-from-rare-disease/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:22:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199360 A Texas mother-daughter duo was honored by three former presidents this month, becoming 2023 Points of Light Award honorees for their fierce dedication and advocacy for children with pediatric pancreatitis. The little-known disease struck Rebecca Taylor when she was just 7-years-old, causing excruciating pain. Now 21, Rebecca was chosen for the award because of the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-mother-daughter-duo-receive-award-for-easing-pain-from-rare-disease/feed/ 0 199360 Growing Up With Asthma, Woman Now Accelerates Our Transition to EVs to Reduce Air Pollution in Cities https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/growing-up-with-asthma-she-now-accelerates-transition-to-evs-to-reduce-pollution/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/growing-up-with-asthma-she-now-accelerates-transition-to-evs-to-reduce-pollution/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:11:44 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199334 During the crucial first two years of life, the brain undergoes significant development, with a staggering one million neural connections formed every second, yet air pollution around cities has emerged as a significant barrier to that healthy brain development, so Kate Harrison decided to devote her life to promoting a solution. In 2014, almost half […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/growing-up-with-asthma-she-now-accelerates-transition-to-evs-to-reduce-pollution/feed/ 0 199334 Three-Quarters of Small Business Owners Believe They’re Equipped to Handle Any Economic Instability https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-small-business-owners-believe-their-company-is-equipped-to-handle-any-economy/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-small-business-owners-believe-their-company-is-equipped-to-handle-any-economy/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:10:31 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199309 More than three quarters of U.S. small business owners believe that their company is equipped to handle any upcoming economic instability, according to a new poll. The new survey of 1,000 small business owners revealed that increased interest rates and inflation are their top economic concerns for the remainder of 2023. But despite those economic […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-small-business-owners-believe-their-company-is-equipped-to-handle-any-economy/feed/ 0 199309 Cop Saves Unconscious Driver From Burning Truck, ‘I’m either going to die here with him or get him out’ –WATCH https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cop-saves-unconscious-driver-from-burning-truck-im-either-going-to-die-here-with-him-or-get-him-out-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cop-saves-unconscious-driver-from-burning-truck-im-either-going-to-die-here-with-him-or-get-him-out-watch/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199246 Salisbury Police Department of North Carolina is honoring one of their own who said he was willing to die in a car fire in order to save the unconscious motorist trapped within. Lieutenant Corey Brooks is the hero in question—who saw a tractor-trailer hit the guardrails along Interstate 85 and catch fire on August 8th. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cop-saves-unconscious-driver-from-burning-truck-im-either-going-to-die-here-with-him-or-get-him-out-watch/feed/ 0 199246 Ring Camera Video Catches Teenage Trick-or-Treaters Refilling Empty Candy Bowl: ‘It feels really good’ – WATCH https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ring-camera-catches-teenage-trick-or-treaters-refilling-empty-candy-bowl-it-feels-really-good-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ring-camera-catches-teenage-trick-or-treaters-refilling-empty-candy-bowl-it-feels-really-good-watch/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:02:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199243 A group of teenagers who came across an empty candy bucket decided to refill it with their own candy in order to ensure little kids could have some too. Going viral on social media, the act of holiday generosity was filmed from the house owner’s Ring camera and captured the irony of the three young […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ring-camera-catches-teenage-trick-or-treaters-refilling-empty-candy-bowl-it-feels-really-good-watch/feed/ 0 199243 Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-golf-courses-being-rewilded-into-public-lands-with-fish-and-wildlife-returning-and-hiking-and-biking-trails/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-golf-courses-being-rewilded-into-public-lands-with-fish-and-wildlife-returning-and-hiking-and-biking-trails/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:00:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199169 Near Akron, Ohio, an abandoned golf course has been rewilded into a splendid slice of natural Rustbelt nature that includes a restored section of the now nationally protected Cuyahoga River. Golf courses around the country are being closed faster than they’re being opened, and the vast acreage of the fairway is often reclaimed by nature, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-golf-courses-being-rewilded-into-public-lands-with-fish-and-wildlife-returning-and-hiking-and-biking-trails/feed/ 1 199169 National Park Bounces Back From California’s Biggest Single Fire: ‘There’s still beauty’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/theres-still-beauty-a-national-park-bounces-back-after-californias-biggest-single-fire/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/theres-still-beauty-a-national-park-bounces-back-after-californias-biggest-single-fire/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:00:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199137 The Dixie Fire of 2021 was the largest single blaze in California’s history, but even this human-accelerated firestorm couldn’t tamp down the resilience of nature. In August, it devastated Lassen Volcano National Park in Northern California, leaving parts of it reminiscent of “Mordor” yet in a feature piece from The Guardian, it’s clear nature is […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/theres-still-beauty-a-national-park-bounces-back-after-californias-biggest-single-fire/feed/ 0 199137 The US Economy Delivers Blockbuster Performance in 3rd Quarter With Highest Growth Since 2021–Lowering Inflation https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-economy-surges-in-3rd-quarter-of-2023/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-economy-surges-in-3rd-quarter-of-2023/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:30:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199043 The U.S. just posted its GDP number—a whopping 4.9% for the 3-month period ending in September—which is more than twice the GDP of the second quarter (2.1%). GDP (Gross Domestic Product) tracks the health of a country’s economy by totaling the amount of goods and services produced for sale in the market. It also includes […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/debt-activists-cancel-10-million-in-student-loan-debt-after-buying-it-all-for-a-penny-on-the-dollar/feed/ 0 198980 Elon Musk to Bring Back 1st Drive-in Movie Theater to LA at Tesla’s New Supercharging Station https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/elon-musk-to-bring-back-1st-drive-in-movie-theater-to-la-at-teslas-new-supercharging-station/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/elon-musk-to-bring-back-1st-drive-in-movie-theater-to-la-at-teslas-new-supercharging-station/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198967 Have you ever been sitting at an EV charging station and wished you could throw on a movie or something while you wait? Well, Tesla is providing such an opportunity to the denizens of Los Angeles. Tesla Motors recently received permission to break ground on a 1950s-style drive-in movie theater and diner where the cinema […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/elon-musk-to-bring-back-1st-drive-in-movie-theater-to-la-at-teslas-new-supercharging-station/feed/ 0 198967 When Builders in Maui Constructed Tiny Homes for Man’s Family, it Grew into Crowdfunded Rehousing Project https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:44:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198853 Buried under the 24-hour news cycles of the last few months, recovery in Lahaina is progressing, one tiny house at a time. William Fincher, an owner of two restaurants in the historic Maui town which tragically burned down this August, is receiving help from neighbors and friends to build a pair of tiny homes for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/feed/ 0 198853 Young Driver Fatality Rates Have Fallen Sharply in the US, Helped by Education, Restrictions https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/report-young-driver-fatality-rates-have-fallen-sharply-in-the-us-helped-by-education-restrictions/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/report-young-driver-fatality-rates-have-fallen-sharply-in-the-us-helped-by-education-restrictions/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:00:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198779 A new report from a non-profit coalition of highway safety offices shows that rates of fatal traffic collisions of drivers under the age of 21 have fallen dramatically. The most at-risk demographic is now 38% less likely to be involved in a fatal collision, and 45% less likely to be the victim of a fatal […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/report-young-driver-fatality-rates-have-fallen-sharply-in-the-us-helped-by-education-restrictions/feed/ 0 198779 Over 200 UFO Sightings This Year But They Do No Harm, Says New U.S. Government Report https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-200-ufo-sightings-this-year-but-they-do-no-harm-says-new-u-s-government-report/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-200-ufo-sightings-this-year-but-they-do-no-harm-says-new-u-s-government-report/#respond Sat, 21 Oct 2023 21:13:32 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198786 An intelligence document from the Pentagon was delivered to Congress this week detailing its ongoing UFO investigations, called “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAP)—over 200 sightings this year. It reveals there have been more UFOs sighted, but they’re doing no harm, according to the annual 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. It detailed 291 new sightings, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-200-ufo-sightings-this-year-but-they-do-no-harm-says-new-u-s-government-report/feed/ 0 198786 Chicago Marathon Runner Rescues Stray Kitten During the Race–Bystander Gives it a Home https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198723 A Chicago Marathon runner gave up a record finish in order to save a stray kitten she found on the course. The story got sweeter when amid the spectators on the side of the road, she found Andrea Maldonado who called out that she would give the kitten a new home. Marathoner Sarah Bohan was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/feed/ 0 198723 Police Officers Use A Metal Pole to Retrieve Couple’s Engagement Ring After it Fell Down Sewage Drain https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-officers-use-a-metal-pole-to-retrieve-couples-engagement-ring-after-it-fell-down-sewage-drain/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-officers-use-a-metal-pole-to-retrieve-couples-engagement-ring-after-it-fell-down-sewage-drain/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:30:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198712 Officers in Pittsburgh were hot on the trail of a runaway, but they had to improvise in order to save the day. The caper was an engagement ring that decided to make a break for it through the sewers, but Sergeant Andrew Robinson and Officer Kyle Briggs were not about to be sidestepped so easily. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-officers-use-a-metal-pole-to-retrieve-couples-engagement-ring-after-it-fell-down-sewage-drain/feed/ 0 198712 Oklahoma Teen Wins Volkswagen Beetle After Attending a Stranger’s Funeral: ‘Perfect winner was drawn’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-teen-wins-volkswagen-beetle-after-attending-a-strangers-funeral-perfect-winner-was-drawn/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-teen-wins-volkswagen-beetle-after-attending-a-strangers-funeral-perfect-winner-was-drawn/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198658 A generous woman decided to do something fun with her last wishes, offering her car to anyone who would come to attend her funeral. Her name was Diane Sweeney, a lover of family, faith, and her WV Beetle. Passing away suddenly in July of last year, she had told her nephew Rick Ingram about her […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-teen-wins-volkswagen-beetle-after-attending-a-strangers-funeral-perfect-winner-was-drawn/feed/ 0 198658 Good News for California Bees: Governor Signs Law to Help Protect Pollinators From Toxic Pesticides https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-news-for-california-bees-governor-signs-law-to-help-protect-pollinators-from-toxic-pesticides/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-news-for-california-bees-governor-signs-law-to-help-protect-pollinators-from-toxic-pesticides/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:19:51 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198639 Thanks to the persistence of state legislators, and a change of heart from Governor Gavin Newsom, California has passed a new law that will ban over-the-counter sales of lawn and garden neonicotinoid pesticides by 2025, limiting their use to trained professionals in the heavily agricultural state. AB 363 restricts the sale of the pesticide class, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/72-year-old-graduates-from-college-with-his-99-year-old-mom-cheering-him-on/feed/ 0 198592 California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-passes-right-to-repair-act-guaranteeing-seven-years-of-parts-for-your-phone/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-passes-right-to-repair-act-guaranteeing-seven-years-of-parts-for-your-phone/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198589 GNN has reported often on improvements in consumer’s right to repair products, from phones to cars, where for decades it’s become harder and harder to do so. Now, the California state government has passed a landmark law that obligates technology companies to provide parts and manuals for repairing smartphones for seven years after their market […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-passes-right-to-repair-act-guaranteeing-seven-years-of-parts-for-your-phone/feed/ 0 198589 Minnesota Cat Sanctuary Unveils New Outdoor Playground for Feral Rescues: ‘People care about them’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/minnesota-cat-sanctuary-unveils-new-outdoor-playground-for-feral-rescues-people-care-about-them/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/minnesota-cat-sanctuary-unveils-new-outdoor-playground-for-feral-rescues-people-care-about-them/#comments Sat, 14 Oct 2023 15:30:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198545 Come down and chip in on the farm: the Furball Farm that is. This is the outdoor cat shelter at Furball Farm, in Faribault, Minnesota. The staff and volunteers built this impressive outdoor structure to allow their dozens of feral rescues a place to play and learn to be around humans. Most of the cats […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/minnesota-cat-sanctuary-unveils-new-outdoor-playground-for-feral-rescues-people-care-about-them/feed/ 1 198545 Look at The Trouble Taken to Return Rehabbed Manatees into Home Waters https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/look-at-the-tech-and-trouble-taken-to-retun-rehabbed-manatees-into-home-waters/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/look-at-the-tech-and-trouble-taken-to-retun-rehabbed-manatees-into-home-waters/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198514 Eight manatees are por-poised to be released back into the waters of Florida where they were rescued years ago. The graceful sea cows, weighing as much as two Honda civics, were driven to the airport in specialized crates that monitored their conditions. The crates were then loaded into a cargo plane at Cincinnati airport, and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/look-at-the-tech-and-trouble-taken-to-retun-rehabbed-manatees-into-home-waters/feed/ 0 198514 Wash. D.C’s ‘Weed Warrior’ Volunteers Tackle ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Invasives to Save the Capital’s Trees https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wash-d-cs-weed-warrior-volunteers-tackle-mile-a-minute-invasives-to-save-the-capitals-trees/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wash-d-cs-weed-warrior-volunteers-tackle-mile-a-minute-invasives-to-save-the-capitals-trees/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198459 Around the capital beltway or Washington’s famous Rock Creek Park, you may see a group of people ripping up vines along the treeline beside the roads. If you have then you’ve glimpsed superheroes who traded in their capes for gardening gloves and their time for the satisfaction of terminating an invasive species and saving a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wash-d-cs-weed-warrior-volunteers-tackle-mile-a-minute-invasives-to-save-the-capitals-trees/feed/ 0 198459 Oldest Fossilized Human Footprints in North America Over 20,000 Years Old: New Study https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oldest-fossilized-human-footprints-in-north-america-over-20000-years-old-new-study/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oldest-fossilized-human-footprints-in-north-america-over-20000-years-old-new-study/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198464 It has long been hypothesized that humans arrived in North America while the last Ice Age was beginning to wane perhaps between 13,000 and 16,000 years ago, but after rigorous study and debate a new dating method for a set of fossilized human footprints found in White Sands, New Mexico shows humans were already here […]

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