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SINGLE GENE SHOT GIVES DEAF GIRL HER HEARING...

A seven-year-old born deaf held conversations with her mother four months after one inner-ear injection.

— Optimist Daily

MAYO CLINIC AI SPOTS PANCREATIC CANCER 3 YEARS EARLY...

Not All News Is Bad

PARAGUAY SLASHES POVERTY FROM 50% TO 16% IN TWO DECADES...

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PRISONERS RAISING ENDANGERED BUTTERFLIES BACK FROM BRINK...

Reasons to be Cheerful

BOWEL CANCER TRIAL: ZERO RELAPSES AFTER THREE YEARS... Not All News Is Bad
GAZA SISTERS TURN RUBBLE INTO BRICKS TO REBUILD... Optimist Daily
KENYA COURT STRIKES DOWN SEED-SHARING BAN... Good News Network
SAN DIEGO DESALINATION SURPLUS NOW RESCUING DROUGHT STATES... Good News Network
CHINA GREEN HYDROGEN CAPACITY DOUBLES IN ONE YEAR... Optimist Daily
HEMP PLASTIC STRETCHES 1,600% AND SURVIVES BOILING WATER... Not All News Is Bad
FINLAND BUILDS BRIDGE WITH ZERO CAR LANES... Optimist Daily
85 MILLION ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND LOCKED INTO CONSERVATION... Good News Network
JAGUAR FILMED IN HONDURAN HIGHLANDS FIRST TIME IN A DECADE... Good Good Good
DUTCH NONPROFIT TARGETING 90% OF OCEAN PLASTIC BY 2040... Positive News
MOST AMERICANS — INCLUDING REPUBLICANS — BACK ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS... Good Good Good
FOREST OF DEAN EXPANDING FOR FIRST TIME IN 200 YEARS... Good News Hub
SAM NEILL BEATS LYMPHOMA, EYES NEW MOVIE... Good News Network

HOMER'S ILIAD FOUND INSIDE 1,600-YEAR-OLD MUMMY... Good News Network
COOKING ONCE A WEEK CUTS DEMENTIA RISK BY 30%... Good News Network
CARACAS BUS DELIVERS GYNECOLOGICAL CARE TO HOMELESS WOMEN... Reasons to be Cheerful
MARISKA HARGITAY'S RAPE KIT LAWS NOW COVER ALL 50 STATES... Good Good Good
STUDENTS RESCUE INJURED HIKER WITH STRETCHER THEY'D PRACTICED... Good News Network
5 KIDS TAKE OVER SCHOOL BUS WHEN DRIVER COLLAPSES... Not All News Is Bad
RARE FISHING CAT WITH WEBBED TOES CAUGHT ON TRAIL CAM... Good Good Good
500 TURTLES RESCUED FROM DRYING OUTBACK LAKE... Good Good Good
POLAR BEAR MOM ADOPTS ORPHANED CUB IN RARE FILMED MOMENT... Good Good Good
ICELAND TURNS EVERY PART OF A FISH INTO SOMETHING USEFUL... Reasons to be Cheerful
BRONX BODEGAS NOW STOCK FREE BOOKS ALONGSIDE THE CHIPS... The Story Exchange
YUROK TRIBE'S KLAMATH RIVER DAM VICTORY STILL RESONATES... The Story Exchange
WOODLAND WALKS MEASURABLY REDUCE ANXIETY, STUDY CONFIRMS... Positive News

ORPHANED OTTER BECOMES SURROGATE MOM TO ORPHANED PUP... Good News Network
YOUNG INVENTOR FINDS GREENER WAY TO RECYCLE RARE EARTHS... Good News Hub
BRIGHTON BREAKING GROUND ON EUROPE'S FIRST WOMEN'S-ONLY STADIUM... Optimist Daily
6,500 VOLUNTEERS BUILD 10,000 BEDS FOR KIDS WHO SLEEP ON FLOORS... Not All News Is Bad
$1 GLASSES ARE RESTORING VISION ACROSS THE DEVELOPING WORLD... Reasons to be Cheerful
BALCONY SOLAR LAWS SPREADING ACROSS HALF OF US STATES... Good Good Good
SMALL WISCONSIN CITY DEFEATS GIANT DATA CENTER PLAN... Reasons to be Cheerful
NY RESTAURATEUR OPENS DOORS TO HOMELESS EVERY COLD NIGHT... Not All News Is Bad
PSYCHEDELICS SHOWING PROMISE FOR NFL BRAIN INJURY RECOVERY... Reasons to be Cheerful
PLATYPUSES AND DOLPHINS ONCE SHARED THE SAME SEAS... Good News Network
LONDON CHARITY RESTAURANT RELAUNCHES WITH MASTERCHEF JUDGE... Positive News
VERMONT NEIGHBORHOOD GEOTHERMAL PROJECT PUSHES FORWARD... Not All News Is Bad
WOMEN DJS OVER 60 ROCK GERMAN FESTIVAL STAGE... Not All News Is Bad
UC BERKELEY STUDENTS LEAD CAMPUS REBELLION AGAINST PHONES... Not All News Is Bad