Category: GoodNews


  • ‘The ego has landed’ and ‘Don in… none out’

    BBC “The ego has landed” headlines the Daily Mirror as US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK for his second state visit. Also on its front page, “golden boy and reluctant hero” actor Robert Redford is pictured in a collage as his death is announced. A snap of The Duke of York next to…

  • โ€˜DoorDash for Goodโ€™ Rescues 250 Million Pounds of Food from Becoming Waste

    Donations from the Good Food Project-by Patrick Hogan / 412 Food Rescue In the late 20-teens, a sort of DoorDash service for good began rescuing donated food in Pittsburgh that was nearing its expiration and diverting to other recipients who could use it. Connecting with hundreds of local businesses, and with the help of an…

  • Highlights from day 4 of the World Athletics Championships. Source link

  • Depression Patients Treated with Psychedelic Mushrooms 5 years ago Are Still ‘Symptom-Free’

    GNN graphic โ€“ credits, Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata CC 4.0. BY-SA Alan Rockefeller Patients with clinical depression and treated with naturally-occurring psychedelic compounds are still free of symptoms five years later, according to new research. Itโ€™s not a surprise considering the scientific literature on psychedelic therapy, with patients suffering from psychiatric distress ranking the therapy among the…

  • What happened when teens tried out tech-free bedrooms?

    Kristian Johnson and Kate BerryBBC News BBC Elizabeth can spend up to four hours a night in her room watching YouTube videos A group of teenagers from Bradford agreed to take all technology out of their bedrooms for five days to see how they would cope. We followed two of them, Elizabeth and Henry, to…

  • Lost Painting Looted by Nazis Found Hanging on Wall in a Real Estate Listing

    Looted painting displayed in press conference by Mar del Plata Prosecutors Office in Argentina Credit: Belen Cano for Public Prosecutorโ€™s Office A painting looted by Nazis in World War II has been turned over to the Argentine police after a years-long search led the rightful owners to a property listing that showed it hanging on…

  • Tory MP and shadow minister Danny Kruger defects to Reform

    Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter “I don’t accept that I’m simply jumping ship to save my skin”, says Danny Kruger Conservative MP Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sat on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s team as a shadow work and pensions…

  • Activists Use Folklore to Inspire Conservation Effort to Resurrect a Ghost of England’s Past

    The Somerset Eel Recovery Project releasing eels into the River Brue โ€“ credit, Somerset Eel Recovery Project According to the reporter Amelia Hill, residents of southwest England used to be able to pay their land rent with their catch of European eel. She continues: songs were sung about the eel, lanes and canals and beaches…

  • Tories demand answers in letter to Starmer

    The Conservative Party has written to Sir Keir Starmer demanding answers over the extent of Downing Street’s knowledge of Lord Mandelson’s links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Tories also called for the prime minister to release documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment, including evidence that shows how No 10 reacted when they learned of his ties…

  • Teen Celebrates 5 Years of Reading to Kids with Disabilities Since Opening First Book During Pandemic

    NYC teen Asher Rosenfeld reads to special needs kids with his program Audibles with Asher During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading sessions over Zoom for children and young adults with special needs. He wanted to give them…