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How to fight loneliness, according to the scientists who wrote the health guidelines on social connection

These guidelines, which are now publicly available, aim to do more than offer advice. Elements of them are already being embedded into policies in the Netherlands and the U.K.
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Hundreds of anti-ICE protestors brought their Home Depot to a halt just by buying and returning 17-cent ice scrapers

Home Depots across California and North Carolina ground to a halt this weekend as hundreds of protestors participated in a symbolic protest
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Private chef uses restaurant scraps to make hundreds of gourmet meals for food banks

Maddy Goldberg was inspired to volunteer her skills when she realized how much food was being wasted in the restaurant industry.
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A person holds a cinnamon roll up in front of a teal bakery front that says: Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe

Nashville cafe serves 1,000 free holiday meals ninth Thanksgiving in a row

Every year, Nashville’s Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe turns the week before Thanksgiving into a heart-warming, music-filled feast.
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Four people, including New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, hold up turkeys in New York

AOC donates 1,600 Thanksgiving turkeys to hungry families in the Bronx

The Congresswoman has hosted a Thanksgiving-themed food distribution for years now.
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A photo collage of a powdered form of KLU156, Chris Martin singing on stage, an indigenous man raises his fist in the air, two men shovelling the ground, and a man riding a rickshaw

Good News This Week: November 22, 2025 - Walls, Tamales, & Park Rangers

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Scientists discover funky-nosed 'Pinocchio chameleon' is actually three species. Here's the fun way to tell them apart

A new study shows that Madagascar’s “nose chameleons,” once confused as one species, are actually three distinct and rapidly evolving species
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Charlotte volunteers deliver hundreds of free grocery boxes to immigrant families fearing ICE raids

OurBridge for Kids paused afterschool programming with increased ICE presence, organizing a food drive in the meantime.
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These new species of 'stubble mushrooms' sport 'beard-like' whiskers. Scientists say they're key to conservation efforts

A 13-year hunt in Alberta just revealed 13 quirky new mushroom species — a miniature fungal treasure trove with big implications for conservation.
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Latino-owned grocery chain offers free delivery to people afraid of leaving home due to ICE raids

Compare Foods hopes to give customers “peace of mind from the comfort of their home.”
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The 'world's largest vacuum' sits atop a dormant volcano in Iceland

Perched on an Icelandic volcano, the giant “Mammoth” vacuum sucks carbon from the air and locks it into stone, marking a major leap toward massive, scalable carbon removal.
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A deep-sea discovery called 'Chonkus' could be our best bet against carbon emissions

Meet “Chonkus,” a super-dense, fast-growing deep-sea microbe that scientists say could become a powerful new ally for capturing carbon and cleaning up emissions.
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