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Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

A baby pangolin, covered head to toe with scales, hugs onto the curled up ball of a larger pangolin in a grassy setting.

Researchers identify new species of pangolin, underscoring conservation efforts

Biologists discovered the new type of pangolin after they confiscated a shipment of trafficked animals.
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A person places a stack of folded jeans into a cardboard box

Online marketplace matches 20,000 donors with LA fire victims to donate clothes, other essentials

A secondhand clothing marketplace based in LA is matching donors to fire victims based on size, gender, and age.
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A small fire on top of a kitchen stove

To mitigate house fires, student invents 'smart fire extinguisher' to automatically snuff out flames

Henry Zhou’s invention could replace clunky fire extinguishers that require extensive training to use.
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Image of a teenage girl smiling as she touches a screen on a yellow table, while sitting in a yellow booth.

Dad walks 124 miles in cold to raise thousands for charity in his daughter's name

Santino Sellick raised over eight thousand dollars for local charities on what would have been his daughter's 21st birthday.
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Wide shot of Great Salt Lake on the beach

The Great Salt Lake could disappear in 5 years. This teen is using hydrogels to save it little by little

When it comes to saving the lake, locals say "all the darts and arrows point back to agriculture."
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Library shelves hold colorful books

6 states expand library protections amid surging book bans: 'The freedom to read... is supported and protected'

New Jersey just joined at least 5 other states that have taken steps against school library censorship.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is an old yellow school bus. On the right is a glimpse into a mobile laundry bus, which houses rows of washers and driers inside of a school bus.

College students create 'laundry bus,' provide hygiene and dignity to homeless community

The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
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Jake Harvath, a man in his twenties with long brown hair and a long beard, sits atop a mustang. Behind him is another wild horse, trotting through the desert.

Man returns from world's longest horseback ride across US, raises awareness for wild mustang crisis

Jake Harvath documented his whirlwind journey on social media, in hopes of encouraging people to adopt wild horses.
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Two people stand in a dark room in front of a massive floor-to-wall screen that shows cameras monitoring different locations throughout southern california.

AI spots unreported California wildfire, proving its 'emerging' role in fire safety

In December, a late night wildfire in California was caught by AI technology before it could spiral out of control.
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A Medi Teddy - a light brown teddy bear plushie stuffed animal with someone putting an IV bag into its mesh back.

Teen with chronic illness invents specialized stuffed animals to discreetly hide blood bags in hospital rooms

Growing up, Ella Casano was constantly in and out of the hospital due to a condition that destroyed the platelets in her blood.
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