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Drag Queen Pattie Gonia takes a selfie outdoors, next to a screenshot of Pattie Gonia backpacking

A drag queen named Pattie Gonia just raised $1M for charity by hiking 100 miles in full drag

The funds will support eight nonprofits focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the outdoors.
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Empty seats on a Delta Airlines flight

This airline is giving away free gift cards to 100K people. To get one, you have to perform a random act of kindness

Customers who demonstrate an act of kindness while traveling may just be rewarded by their flight team.
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A Black woman with short hair kisses a white woman with blonde hair with a pride flag wrapped around their shoulders.

In 2025, LGBTQ+ identification in the US rose by 9.3%

In the latest Gallup poll on LGBTQ+ identification, experts noticed a notable change.
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On an orange scribble background are handwritten words reading "you matter"

The secret to confronting political division and anxiety? Feeling like we actually matter, Jennifer Wallace says

Jennifer Breheny Wallace is the expert on mattering, something she calls “a deep human need” to “feel valued by the people around us and to know that we have value to give back.”
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A group of young girls gather around laptops at a Girls Who Code club, laughing and smiling

With student clubs and scholarships, Girls Who Code is on track to close the tech gender gap by 2030

The organization aims to serve 5 million new young women, girls, and non-binary students in the next five years.
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A golfer stands by a golf ball with a club at the ready.

This golf tournament is the largest zero-waste sporting event in the world

For 12 years, the “People’s Open” in Phoenix, Arizona has served as the largest zero-waste sporting event in the world.
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A pile of black trash bags sit on a street in New York

In New York, researchers are spending $4M to study your garbage

Experts are getting their hands dirty — all with a good cause in mind.
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An aerial view of Olympic housing in Cortina for 2026

2026 Winter Olympic villages debuted: Athletes to live in 'trailer park' village or try out Milan's subsidized housing

Sustainability guided the development of the 2026 Olympic living quarters, featuring temporary mobile home units and apartments that will be turned into subsidized student housing.
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A racquet and two tennis balls on a court

After Wimbledon, these tennis balls have a second life as homes for mice

After the world-famous tennis tournament, the balls go on to become artificial nests for mice.
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6th grader Julian stands behind a metal cart with an Oregon license plate spelling his name

Meal time was extra challenging for this disabled first grader, so a lunch lady made him a custom 'cafeteria cart'

First grader Julian has a form of dwarfism, and his cart helps him navigate the cafeteria and get his lunch with ease.
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A crowd gathers outside the white house with pride flags held high

How people are preserving LGBTQ+ history — despite the Trump administration’s efforts to erase it

Meet the people preserving queer stories despite these recent efforts to erase LGBTQ+ history.
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An aerial photograph of Reyjavik at the end of the city downtown.

Iceland was just named the safest place to live in 2025. The US ranked 128. Here's what they do differently

What makes Iceland the planet’s most peaceful country — and why is America slipping so far behind?
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