Good News Network
The Good News Network (GNN) is a website dedicated to sharing positive and uplifting news stories from around the world. Founded in 1997, it aims to counterbalance the often negative focus of mainstream media by highlighting acts of kindness, scientific breakthroughs, inspiring individuals, and other heartwarming developments. The site covers a wide range of topics, including health, environment, culture, and technology, with the goal of promoting optimism and hope. GNN also features a daily newsletter and encourages readers to contribute their own good news stories.
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Banner Avocado Harvest Ends with 15,000 lb. Dish of Guacamole–a Guinness World Record
After a record avocado harvest, over 1,000 growers in the Mexican state of Michoacan sat down to set another one: the largest bowl of guacamole in history. They succeeded, as Guinness World Record was on hand to verify, when their gargantuan guac weighed in at a terrier short of 15,000 pounds of scoopable goodness. It […]
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In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat
Following 25 days of vigorous local campaigning, residents in the supposedly-totalitarian country of China succeeded in halting highway construction that would have plowed through mudflats which 49 species of bird rely on for dinner and rest. Among these is the spoon-billed sandpiper, a migratory shorebird with a global population of less than 500, and which […]
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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
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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 […]
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Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time
In the real Caribbean, there were once real pirates, and now a team of archaeologists and filmmakers has discovered the first shipwrecks that can help tell the story of the Golden Age of Piracy. Between the 1690s and 1720s, a cast of pirates including illustrious names as Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack Rackham and Anne […]
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Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles
In the legendary Coral Triangle, where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square kilometers of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing thanks to bold conservation action by Papua New Guinea. The newly-designated Western Manus Marine Protected Area (MPA) will form part of the newly established Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves, a network […]
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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 […]
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Heartwarming ‘Sock-er’ News: Arsenal Donates Old Football Socks to Sick Horses and Donkeys
Socks are the pinnacle of lousy gifts—used socks so much the worse—but for these horses and donkeys they’re every child’s dream. That’s because these fancy red socks were donated by the players of the recently-crowned-title-winners, Arsenal FC. The footless socks have been used as dressings for horses and donkeys recovering from surgery and to keep […]
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US Nonprofit Again Wipes Out Millions in Hospital Bills–This Time for 97,000 Residents of Connecticut
The nation’s largest buyer of overdue medical debts has yet again relieved the burden of past hospital expenses for thousands of Americans. Having worked with state governments in Arizona and Maine, Undue Medical Debt (UMD) has now eliminated some $6.5 million in unpaid medical bills for 97,000 residents of Connecticut. It’s thanks to a program […]
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See Our Two Brightest Planets Form a Triple Alignment with the Moon After Sunset
Three bright planets will conjoin in the June sky early this month before the Moon jumps in on the 16th. The conjunction will feature the two brightest planets from our point of view: Venus, blazing hot and near at hand, and Jupiter, far away but orders of magnitude larger. Arrayed in a line drawn from […]
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Critically-Endangered Red Ruffed Lemur Triplets Born at Wild Georgia Theme Park
A Critically-Endangered lemur couple has welcomed triplets into their lives at a zoo and theme park in Valdosta, Georgia. It’s the third year in a row the resident female has given birth at Wild Adventures Theme Park, showing how productive captive breeding programs can be, and how much hope one should have about the future […]
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Iconic Kruger National Park Celebrates 100th Year of Protecting African Wildlife, Including the Big 5
On Sunday, South African authorities and nature lovers alike celebrated the centenary of Kruger National Park—a 7,500-square-mile paradise of African wildlife, and a cornerstone of the nation’s conservation efforts. Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Willie Aucamp rang in the celebrations at Skukuza Rest Camp inside the massive protected area, saying how
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Conductor Blown Away After Guy in Audience Steps in for Pianist During La La Land Concert Mishap–WATCH
From a beam of limelight in Sydney comes the story of a young man fulfilling something of a dream as he stepped in to perform on stage after a professional pianist felt ill. La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, is an homage to Hollywood and the dream of making it on the Silver […]
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Wisconsin Trooper Has a New Pawtner–a Kitten He Saved After it Was Hurled Out of a Moving Car
When a Wisconsin state trooper arrived to help a motorist who had stopped on a ramp up to I-90, he never could have imagined how his life was about to change. Trooper Brody Schmitz arrived at the driver’s side window, and heard a disturbing story. “The motorist informed him that she had witnessed someone throw […]
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Rescuing London’s Precious Building Materials Diverting Them from Dumps for Reuse
A salvage and reuse operation in London is ensuring that every charming bit of wood, brick, glass, porcelain, and steel that has made the city beautiful can continue to do so with a second life in the circular economy. Started through an epiphany of “street logic” by a man frustrated by red tape, Yes Make […]
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