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Mister Rogers, in his iconic red cardigan, holds up Daniel from Mister Rogers Neighborhood.

'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' is officially on YouTube — including its very first episode from 1967

The channel includes iconic full-length episodes from the show’s 33-year run.
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Commuters board trains from the platform on the Long Island Railway.

Good news: With gas prices on the rise, more people are choosing public transit

Mass transit systems are seeing more riders as fuel prices rise, but experts say most Americans still have little choice but to drive.
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A wildlife overpass in an anerial view

California is building a new overpass to reduce crashes and protect wildlife. It's already working

15 hours after construction crews wrapped for the day, three animals were seen testing out the new overpass.
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A woman in a blue polo shirt in hat smiles as she holds a sea turtle on a beach

This rescued sea turtle shocked scientists with its DNA results. After a 7-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean

Staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center were puzzled when a loggerhead arrived with the facial features and shell shape of an entirely different species.
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A young Black female driver in a striped shirt smiles as she drives a car

Lyft offers driver 'gender preference' feature for all women riders — cisgender, transgender, and non-binary

Since the feature first launched in February 2024, it has continued to roll out to different regions across the U.S.
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A close-up of a harbor seal pup

After oyster farmers saved a seal pup in need, they followed up by sending her rescue a cooler full of clams and crab: 'It takes a village'

A premature seal pup was found stranded on an island in British Columbia. Then oyster farmers came to her rescue.
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A wombat in Australia

A new wildlife overpass connects two of Australia's national parks, saving beloved endangered species

The retrofitted bridge includes features for a wide range of species, from rope crossings for gliding marsupials to vegetated pathways for ground-dwelling animals.
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A woman farms in tall crops

An innovative backpack aims to save farmworkers from extreme heat. It only costs $20

A nurse and professor borrowed the idea from the military – and now it’s being tested in North Carolina’s scorching fields.
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A honey bee rests on a finger, sucking up nectar.

This man went viral online after he calmly let a bee sting him and 'unwind' its stinger: 'I had no idea they could survive this'

Chris Park said that honey bees can unwind their sting “if we give them safety, time, apology and love.”
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A large body of water with a cityscape of Camden, New Jersey in the background

Last year, this New Jersey city experienced its first 'homicide-free summer' in 50 years. Police reform is to thank

Community and activist groups, as well as local media, played a major role in better policing by the Camden County Police Department.
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From left to right: A woman in a red hoodie gasps at something off camera. A close-up of a green sea turtle washed ashore. The same woman from the left panel on the beach when its pitch dark, bundled up in a coat

This woman refused to leave a sea turtle’s side until rescuers arrived. Thanks to her, it got a second chance at life

It’s illegal to touch a sea turtle, but Clara Macciocchi quickly realized she was dealing with extraordinary circumstances.
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A Black mother kisses her baby on the cheek

Social activists refuse to give up on Black mothers, even as the word 'Black' is removed from life-saving bills

Black women in the U.S. have long suffered from inadequate health care access, structural racism, and a disturbing history of medical abuse.
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