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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Cat Missing for 4 Years Reunited with Family After Cousin Sees Her on Shelter’s Website
4 years after losing a beloved cat named Tinsel, a stroke of fortune found her reunited with owner Maggie DeGreenia whose cousin saw her on a local shelter’s website. Tinsel disappeared in December, 2021, leading to weeks of searching, posting on Facebook groups, contacting shelters, and putting up missing posters. But despite all her efforts, […]
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‘Nairobi Birdman’ Rescues Helpless Birds in Kenya, Giving Them a Home He Never Had
The “Nairobi Birdman” is filling gaps in Kenyan bird conservation on the streets of the country’s biggest city. Seen around town with an injured kite perched on his head, it’s just one of dozens that Rodgers Oloo Magutha has nursed back to health. These have included pigeons, storks, owls, and other wild birds that fall […]
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Iraq is ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict – UN Coordinator Shows Why
Iraq is steaming forward with its development after years of strife and war. Just recently, the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq ended its mandate after 22 years, and the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country told journalists that the country has transformed itself. “For those who lived through the troubled early years of the […]
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Franz Kafka, Nancy Drew and Charlie Parker Become Free to Use – Happy Public Domain Day (See the List)
January 1st isn’t just New Years Day; there’s another little holiday wrapped up inside. It’s Public Domain Day: the moment when a year’s worth of literature, music, film, television, pop culture, poetry, and science enters the public domain and becomes free to use, reprint, and alter. According to Standard eBooks, the public domain concept stretches
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Toronto Man Tries to Make Public Transportation Less Lonely: ‘Little Gestures Can Shift the Whole Mood’
In Toronto, one man and his glasses are making the city a friendlier place by wishing people a great week, or even just outrightly declaring to whoever he sees that they make the world a better place. Minjae Cho is once just like thousands of other Torontonians: he took the bus and the subway, went […]
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Secrets of 800-year-old Chinese Mummy’s Excellent Preservation Revealed
A team of Chinese scientists recently conducted a DNA analysis and autopsy of a 13th century Song Dynasty nobleman who was embalmed not unlike an ancient Egyptian. The quality of the preservation was such that, if the reader can bear the thought, his mortal remains emitted a pleasant fragrance 800 years after his entombment. But […]
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How Mississippi Moved from the Bottom to the Top in Student Reading Achievement Scores
You won’t find a more literate bunch of 4th graders anywhere in the nation than if you go and stand in a Mississippi elementary school. Over the last few years, the Magnolia state has risen from 49th in the country for 4th grade reading level to number 1 in both reading and math at the […]
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Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line–Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you’
Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in a rope while being circled by sharks. After swimming away, the injured ray unexpectedly returned, circling the divers in what they described as a “thank you” moment. The mobula ray was trapped more than 30 feet below the surface, completely wrapped in rope […]
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Missing 66-Year-old Hiker is Found–Even After 2-Week Search was Called Off in New Zealand
A 66-year-old man who had been missing in the rugged backcountry of New Zealand for over two weeks has now been found, even though rescue officials called off the search three days ago. Graham Garnett was discovered alive yesterday sheltering in a hut in the Kahurangi National Park by a crew of contractors who were […]
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Tiny ‘Pouch-Cam’ Provides Rare Glimpse of Endangered Tree Kangaroo Developing Inside its Mother (LOOK)
Amazing “pouch cam” images provide a rare glimpse into the hidden world of an endangered baby kangaroo after he was born the size of a jellybean at a UK zoo. Experts say the special arrival marks a major conservation milestone for one of the world’s most threatened marsupials—the endangered Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo. Keepers at the […]
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Frenchman Battling Cancer Named Sailor of the Year After Winning Treacherous Around-the-World Race
After all he’d been through, battling three-story waves didn’t seem that daunting. French sailor Charlie Dalin started feeling intense abdominal pains in 2023 and was diagnosed with a six-inch tumor on his small intestine. And it was cancerous. He’d been planning to race in the Vendée Globe, a famously dangerous 24,000-mile race to circumnavigate the […]
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
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12-yo Saves Mom’s Life by Taking the Wheel and Calling for Help After She Passed Out Driving (WATCH)
This is the inspiring moment a hero 12-year-old saved his mother’s life by grabbing the wheel then calling for emergency services after she collapsed while driving in the neighboring country of England. Quick-thinking Zac Howells managed to take control of Nicola’s car and steer it to safety—after she passed out behind the wheel while traveling […]
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100-Year-old D-Day Hero Fulfills Final Wish to be Awarded Campaign Medal From France After Helping Liberate Her
One of the last D-Day heroes has fulfilled his final wish, after being granted a medal recognizing his role in the historic invasion of June 6, 1944. Don Butt was presented with the medal last week, more than 80 years since he lived through the horrors of the Normandy landings in France. The 100-year-old said […]
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Wife Wins $4.5 Million Mansion After Ignoring Husband’s Advice ‘Not to Bother’
A wife who ignored her spouse’s suggestion to stop entering contests has won a mansion worth nearly $5 million, saying, “This is precisely why I never listen to my husband”. Nicola Dickinson became an instant multi-millionaire after winning the spectacular home in England’s Lake District—which comes mortgage-free and fully furnished, with its own private lake. […]
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