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30 years after genocide: Rwanda’s youth feel united, despite older generations’ concerns over ethnic tensions

Millennials and Gen Zs have little desire to bring up what they classify as their parents’ divisions and instead see each other as fellow Rwandans. But among Rwanda’s older generation, the fear of a resurgence of ethnic tensions remains alive.
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Donate your eclipse glasses and pay it forward to students in Latin America

Make the good from yesterday's total solar eclipse last by donating your undamaged eclipse glasses to schoolchildren in Latin America.
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Red-headed musician Chappell Roan performs on stage, microphone in hand, wearing a black and pink outfit.

Chappell Roan wants your friendship bracelets — and all proceeds are going to Gaza relief

Chappell Roan encouraged fans to donate friendship bracelets at her tour merch table, reselling them to benefit Mercy-USA for Gaza relief.
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New study: 69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation

During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.
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Proteins in milk and blood could soon let doctors detect breast cancer earlier — and save lives

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.
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Total solar eclipse, showing ‘diamond ring’ effect, which is visible just before or just after totality when the last or first slither of sunlight glints through a gap in the lunar topography

Eclipse good news: This is how visually impaired students will 'get a feel for' the eclipse

In the U.S., over 7 million people are blind or visually impaired and may not be able to experience an eclipse the traditional way.
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Good News This Week: April 6, 2024 - Legos, Trees, & Renewables

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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An illustrated advertisement for Catan: New Energies board game, with the game set against a backdrop of green rolling hills dotted with windmills.

Catan goes eco-friendly — 'New Energies' board game tackles climate change

In "Catan: New Energies," players settle land while navigating modern-day disasters, like mitigating pollution levels to avoid game-ending consequences.
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A Kemp's ridley sea turtle is released into the ocean

Georgia just made history with the state's largest-ever release of endangered sea turtles

After being rescued from Cape Cod last winter, and months of rehabilitation, a group of 34 endangered sea turtles were released from Jekyll Island this week.
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Two photos. Left: Mercury Stardust and Jory take a playful selfie in her studio. Right: Jory, Dylan Mulvaney, and Mercury Stardust talk together in a TikTok video

Mercury Stardust & friends raise millions for gender-affirming care on TikTok, despite transphobic trolls

Mercury Stardust's annual TikTok livestream was interrupted by trolls this weekend — but the trans creator is dedicated to supporting gender-affirming care.
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Several cars and workers stand at the base of a wind turbine with the blades sitting on the ground awaiting installation

After a decade of explosive growth, nearly one-quarter of U.S. electricity now comes from renewables

Renewables have grown at a staggering rate since 2014 and now account for 22 percent of the nation’s electricity — solar alone has grown eightfold in 10 years.
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A collage with a monochrome image of President Biden taking a selfie with Olivia Rodrigo, flanked by more images of Olivia Rodrigo with her tongue out holding a microphone. The background is a pattern of purple grid on white, with abstract yellow and red shapes.

All the times Olivia Rodrigo showed us she's a feminist — from girlhood to the 'Guts' Tour

Olivia Rodrigo’s support of abortion funds has been celebrated, but here are all the times she’s reminded us of her feminist values over the years.
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