College Grad’s Long-shot Email Results in Front Row Pass as Photographer During 3 Taylor Swift Tours
nnThere’s an old adage that good things come to those who wait. But sometimes, it takes a shot in the dark or a leap of faith.nnCTV recently shared the story of a Canadian photographer who was able to photograph Taylor Swift on her recent Eras tour—all because when she was in college she cold-called a […]
Couple Uses Wedding Fund to Pay for Surgery on Injured Dog Found on Side of Road: ‘She Deserved a Chance’
nnA couple in Arkansas have emptied their savings and wedding fund to save a 10-month old dog found stricken by the side of the road.nnWeeks have passed, and their their love has inspired $39,000 in donations to help save the pooch and replace the money they so self-sacrificingly forked over for emergency surgery.nnIt was Halloween […]
How a Cash-Strapped County Found Success with a 32-Hour Workweek: It’s ‘Life Changing’
nnIn the Washington county of San Juan, the transition to a 32-hour, or 4-day workweek, has generated a year’s worth of data that has county workers excited.nnThe cash-strapped San Juan had projected that the union-negotiated salary rises would climb above the payroll budget for the year, and the reduction in working hours has helped avoid […]
Hope for Patients with Aggressive Breast Cancer: Vaccine Trial Results in 88% Survival Rate After 3 Years
nnBreast cancer patients have been given fresh hope after a new vaccine showed “promise” in treating an aggressive form of the disease.nnThe results came in a clinical trial involving American patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an experimental drug designed to prevent the recurrence of tumors.nnThe trial, using a therapy designed by researchers at […]
“To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.” – Anatole France
Quote of the Day: “To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.” – Anatole FrancennPhoto by: Sébastien GoldbergnnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, November 15
7 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and a monumental work of the Buddhist faith that contains a depiction of Buddha sometimes described as “sleeping,” but he’s actually in Samadhi. The site has received UNESCO World Heritage status, and […]