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Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

An elderly patient in a hospital bed petting two German shepherds while medical staff stand nearby.

A man's final wish from his hospital bed: 'Find my dogs a forever home'

Bowie, 4, and Nikki, 10, were the loves of his life. A rescue has taken it upon themselves to make his final wish come true.
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An orangutan and its child hanging from a tree

After being rescued from traffickers, this orangutan has become a mother in the wild: 'A glimmer of hope'

Indonesia’s forestry minister named the baby Badar, a Malay word with Arabic origin meaning “full moon.” The mother’s name, Bulan, also means “moon” in Indonesian.
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A spotted wild cat stretches across sandy ground at night, with dry grass and vegetation visible in the background.

Trail cameras capture rare footage of elusive African serval kittens, a cat that looks like a 'stretched out cheetah'

The rare sighting came as a result of lion and leopard research carried out by conservation nonprofit Panthera.
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Yellow CAT bulldozer with tracked treads and front blade on sandy ground, rocky mountain visible in background, green vegetation surrounding the equipment.

Trump just paused border wall construction in Big Bend. Activists are still fighting to protect the region for good

A grassroots group of people across the political spectrum — No Big Bend Wall — is gaining momentum in the fight to keep a massive border wall project from moving forward.
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Ocean waves crash against dark rocks in shallow water under a blue sky with white clouds.

A new species of seahorse was hiding in plain sight for more than a century. It's named after the 'mother' of seahorse research

Amanda Vincent is a legend in the world of seahorse research. She just inspired the name of a new species.
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A large black tire stands upright in a field of yellow and purple wildflowers against a clear blue sky.

California's new 'tire efficiency' rules aim to save drivers $1B a year, reduce 2M tons of carbon emissions

The nation’s first tire efficiency standards target an overlooked drag on fuel economy that can cost drivers more at the pump.
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An orange and white train travels on tracks through a wide valley with colorful striped mountains in the background under cloudy skies.

Latin America's first solar-powered train travels through a stunning 10,000-year-old canyon

The Tren Solar de la Quebrada travels through a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A still from House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra, a woman with platinum blonde hair wearing a burgundy tunic with embroidered shoulders and a metal necklace, stands in a mountainous landscape with large scaled reptilian creatures behind her.

Scientists discovered a new species of horned lizard in Thailand. They named it after Rhaenyra's dragon in 'House of the Dragon'

“House of the Dragon” may be on a two-year hiatus, but it is still making headlines — especially in the scientific community.
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A man holding a leash next to a tan and black dog with its tongue out, and a woman in a wheelchair, all posing together indoors.

Heroic dog saves his owner — and cat — as Spokane wildfires set home ablaze

Shadow courageously alerted his owner to the Old Trails Fire as it encroached on their property.
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A large sea turtle lies on sand while several people lean over to examine and touch its shell and flippers.

Beachgoers are learning a vital lesson from this harrowing sea turtle rescue: 'Fill in your holes'

A viral video posted on World Sea Turtle Day is serving as a cautionary tale for beachgoers this summer.
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A child rides a bicycle past a row of five pink structures with teal roofs and crosses mounted on their walls, elevated on wooden platforms beneath a large tree.

Bamboo tiny homes survive a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. They were built for the price of a smartphone

These simple one-room homes could be a new blueprint for scalable disaster housing.
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Six young penguins with dark gray and white plumage stand together on sandy ground with sparse vegetation visible behind them.

Australia is working to catch 5,000 of the world's smallest penguins to vaccinate them against bird flu

Capturing wildlife to vaccinate them is difficult, particularly because the bird flu vaccination requires they be caught twice, for two doses.
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