People Doing Good

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Justin Timberlake rides on a bike, extending a high-five to other cyclists

Justin Timberlake joins 'bike bus' movement, leading students in morning drop-off ride

The star joined about 200 on their route to school in a special weekend ride.
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A photo collage of a gas pump inside a car's gas tank, a young Indonesian student eating her meal, a distressed woman standing outside while wearing a face mask, an offshore oil rig, and a woman with her hands in her face while seated at a table with receipts

Good News This Week: January 11, 2025 - Pets, Meals, & Medical Debts

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A person places a stack of folded jeans into a cardboard box

Online marketplace matches 20,000 donors with LA fire victims to donate clothes, other essentials

A secondhand clothing marketplace based in LA is matching donors to fire victims based on size, gender, and age.
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A small fire on top of a kitchen stove

To mitigate house fires, student invents 'smart fire extinguisher' to automatically snuff out flames

Henry Zhou’s invention could replace clunky fire extinguishers that require extensive training to use.
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Image of a teenage girl smiling as she touches a screen on a yellow table, while sitting in a yellow booth.

Dad walks 124 miles in cold to raise thousands for charity in his daughter's name

Santino Sellick raised over eight thousand dollars for local charities on what would have been his daughter's 21st birthday.
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close up image of a black man driving, with a left hand on the steering wheel and a phone in their right hand.

Distracted driving causes 1.6 million crashes per year. This mom crafted a creative solution to keep eyes on the road

Studies show driving while texting is six times more dangerous than driving drunk.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is an old yellow school bus. On the right is a glimpse into a mobile laundry bus, which houses rows of washers and driers inside of a school bus.

College students create 'laundry bus,' provide hygiene and dignity to homeless community

The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
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A black and blue wheeled robot shovels snow from a sidewalk

A college student invented a 'snow removal Roomba.' Now, it's clearing snow in residential neighborhoods

Midwesterners may see a new snow-plowing robot in the streets this season.
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Jake Harvath, a man in his twenties with long brown hair and a long beard, sits atop a mustang. Behind him is another wild horse, trotting through the desert.

Man returns from world's longest horseback ride across US, raises awareness for wild mustang crisis

Jake Harvath documented his whirlwind journey on social media, in hopes of encouraging people to adopt wild horses.
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An 8-year-old girl with long black hair and a royal blue blazer holds up an orange sculpture in the shape of a hand. On the hand is a white light-up bracelet

This 'self-regulating bracelet' invented by an 8-year-old helps neurodivergent students communicate in school

The design won her a Bronze Medal at a national engineering competition.
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A close-up of someone squeezing a red stress ball as they donate blood

Red Cross offers Super Bowl tickets to blood donors this month

Anyone who donates through January 26 will be entered to win.
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A photo collage of a teacher standing next to a map and four people rowing a canoe on a lake

Good News This Week: January 4, 2025 - Babies, Headsets, & Phones

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